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CHAP. XXXI. Of the Bladder of Ʋrine in other Animals.

THe Bladder of Urine in Beasts, hath much affinity with that of Man, * 1.1 in reference to its Structure, Situation, Connexion, Figure, and Use.

The Ureters of a Castor, being Cylinders, composed of many Filaments, * 1.2 did make their progress in a crooked Posture, and passed an Inch between the Membranes of the Bladder, in an oblique Insertion, to give a check to the Urine, lest it should attempt a retrograde motion into the Ureters: The Bladder of Urine in this Animal, is very thick and rough, as endued with several folds, and is adorned with a Pear-like Figure.

The Bladder of Urine in a Female Hedg-Hog, * 1.3 hath its neck implanted into the neck of the Uterus, into which it dischargeth the watry Recrements, coming out of the body of the Bladder.

A Mouse belonging to the Alpes, * 1.4 is furnished with Ureters much exceed∣ing the body of this small Animal, and have the Bore of a Goose Quill, which are ordered by Nature, to give a reception to the Urine when the Bladder is full, when this Animal indulgeth a long sleep in the Winter: Whereupon the Ureters are accommodated with a large Cavity, to be Repo∣sitories

of watry Faeculencies, when the Bladder is not capable to receive any more Urine in a great space of repose.

The Pelvis relating to the Kidneys of Birds, * 1.5 is beautified with an elegant Form, by reason a large white Vessel runneth all along the Concave part of the Kidney, from which many Systemes of Vessels are derived, and pass from the Circumference, and at last are united in a common Cystern as in a Cen∣ter; from whence are propagated two Tubes, carrying watry Recrements into the more free receptacle of the Cloaca, the larger part of the Intestinum Rectum.

The Estridg, * 1.6 Eagle, Swan, Turkey, Goose, Bustard, Duck, Teal, and other Birds, as far as I can observe upon frequent Dissections, have no Blad∣der of Urine; but have their Ureters descending from the Kidneys, implan∣ted into the Intestinum Rectum, which serveth in stead of the Bladder of Urine in Birds.

Some Fish hold Analogy with Beasts, * 1.7 and other more perfect Animals, as having a Bladder of Urine; and other Fish are akin to Birds, as having their Ureters implanted into the Cloaca, which supplieth the place of the Bladder of Urine.

All Cetaceous Fish, are furnished with Cisterns of watry Recrements, and have their Ureters implanted into Bladders of Urine.

A Porpess is endued with a Bladder of Urine, * 1.8 lodged between the Du∣plicature of the Rim of the Belly, and is adorned with a Conical Figure, as beginning and ending in Cones; into it are inserted two large Ureters, at a little distance from the Neck, and the Bladder being opened, you may discover the Terminations of the Ureters, by immitting Probes into their Holes.

In a Carp, * 1.9 the Ureters coming from the Cruciform Process, are implan∣ted near the Origen † 1.10 of the Bladder, which is smaller then its Body † 1.11, which is endued with a kind of Orbicular Figure, and endeth after the man∣ner of an Obtuse Cone.

In a Codlin, * 1.12 the Ureters are implanted into the Bladder † 1.13, (not far di∣stant from its Neck) which is adorned with a kind of Pear-like Figure, and ascendeth on the left side of the Intestinum Rectum, into which it dischargeth its watry Excrements

A Flounder, * 1.14 hath the beginning † 1.15 of the Bladder smaller in Dimensions, and afterward groweth somewhat larger, and hath its Body † 1.16 endued with an oblong round Figure, and hath its Termination † 1.17 confining on the Vent, seated on the right side of this Fish.

A Thornback, * 1.18 hath its Kidneys beginning † 1.19 in small Dimensions, and afterward grow larger; they are compounded of many broad Lobules, set edgewise all along the Spine, which is very rare in the Kidneys of Fish, and are much larger toward their Terminations † 1.20, and end in short Ureters, which are implanted into the Intestinum Rectum, which serveth in stead of the Bladder of Urine.

A Crocodile, * 1.21 saith Learned Borichius, hath oblong red Glandulous Kid∣neys, which have Ureters inserted into the Intestinum Rectum. His words are these, Renes oblongi, Glandulosi, & rubicundi, ex quibus utrin{que} Ductus patutus, amplus, membranaceus{que} descendere progrediebatur ad ultima us{que} Intestini Recti, ut Liquorem Excrementitium Urinosum{que} eo amandaret, cum Ve∣sicae nullum usquam vestigium repertum fuerit.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The Bladder of Urine in other Animals.
• * 1.2

  The Bladder of Urine in a Castor.
• * 1.3

  The Bladder of Urine in a Female Hedg-Hog.
• * 1.4

  The Arteries and Bladder of Urine in a Mouse belong∣ing to the Alps.
• * 1.5

  The elegant Figure of the Pelvis in Birds.
• * 1.6

  The Cloaca in Birds, suppli∣eth the place of a Bladder.
• * 1.7

  The Bladder of Urine in Fish: in some of them the Cloaca suppli∣eth the place of a Bladder.
• * 1.8

  The Bladder of Urine in a Porpess.
• * 1.9

  The Bladder of Urine in a Carp.
• † 1.10

  T. 43. F. 1. f.
• † 1.11

  g.
• * 1.12

  The Bladder of Urine in a Codlin.
• † 1.13

  T. 43. F. 2. h h.
• * 1.14

  The Bladder of a Flounder.
• † 1.15

  T. 44. F. 1. n.
• † 1.16

  o.
• † 1.17

  p.
• * 1.18

  A Thornback hath no Blad∣der of Urine.
• † 1.19

  T. 44. F. 2. a.
• † 1.20

  b.
• * 1.21

  A Crocodile is destitute of the Bladder of of Urine.