A treatise on appendicitis / by George R. Fowler.

  • Fowler, George R. (George Ryerson), 1848-1906.
Date:
1894
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A treatise on appendicitis / by George R. Fowler. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    other hand, it is covered by loops of the small intestine, or these may even reach to its outer side. c.c. S.I. s. Fig. i .—A transverse horizontal section through the pelvis at the level of the anterior superior spinous process of the ilium and sacro-vertebral angle. Right Side.—Lower segment of the section. Adult male (after Tillaux). P. P. C.—Post-peritoneal connective tissue. C. C—Caput Coli. P.—Peritoneum (dotted line). I. O. M.—Internal oblique muscle. T. M.—Transversalis muscle. T. F.—Transversalis fascia broken line). A. E. O.—Aponeurosis of the external oblique muscle (broken line). I. F.—Iliac fascia (broken line). I. M.—Iliacus muscle. P. P.—Psoas parvus. I.—Ilium. P. I.—Periosteum of the ilium. A. C. N —Anterior crural nerve. P. M.—Psoas magnus. E. I. A —External iliac artery. I. I. A.—Internal iliac artery. I. V.—Iliac veins. S. I. S —Sacro-iliac symphysis. S.—Sacrum. The direction of the cecum is not in a straight line with the otherwise vertically placed ascending colon, but is somewhat obliquely placed from above downward and to the left.