A systeme of anatomy, treating of the body of man, beasts, birds, fish, insects, and plants illustrated with many schemes, consisting of variety of elegant figures, drawn from the life, and engraven in seventy four folio copper-plates. And after every part of man's body hath been anatomically described, its diseases, cases, and cures are concisely exhibited. The first volume containing the parts of the lowest apartiments of the body of man and other animals, etc. / by Samuel Collins ...

Tab. X. Of the Kidneys of several Animals.

Fig. 1. The Kidney of a Man opened crossways.

• A. THE emulgent Arterie distributed through the Glands of the Kid∣ney.
• B. The emulgent Vein, dispersed into the body of the Kidney, and having its root in the cortical part of it.
• c. The Ureter derived from the Pelvis, or common Cistern of Urine.
• d d. The Pelvis, or common Channel, into which the papillary Caruncles do discharge the serous Recrements of the Blood.
• h h. The Red cortical part of the Kidney, consisting of numerous small Glands, furnished with the extremities of several Vessels.
• ...... The Origens of the urinary Ducts seated in the glandulous part of the Kidneys.

Fig. 2. The Kidney of a Lion opened.

• a a a a. The Membrane encircling the ambient part of the Kidney.
• c c c c. The glandulous part accommodated with variety of Vessels.
• b b. The urinary Ducts, taking their rise in the ambient parts.
• e e. The papillary Caruncles receiving the serous Vessels.

Fig. 3. The Kidney of a Fox opened.

• a a a a. The Membrane encompassing the Kidney.
• b b. The Red cortical part, full of minute Glands, made up of various vessels.
• c c. The Origen of the serous Ducts lodged in the glandulous part.
• d. The progress of the serous Ducts terminating in the papillary Caruncles.
• f. The Pelvis, or common Channel, into which the papillary Caruncles discharge their Liquor.

Fig. 4. Of the Kidney of a Man excarnated according to Bellinus.

• The halfe of a humane Kidney, freed from the Pelvis, and many vessels, that the union of the excretory Ducts may be represented.
• a a. The extream Filaments ending near the surface of the Kidney.
• b b b. The meeting of the Renal Ducts, making the papillary Body.
• c c c. The serous drops squeezed out of the extremities of the papillary Ducts.

Fig. 5. Of the Blood-vessels relating to the Kidneys of a Man.

• The Blood-vessels running in diverse Maeanders, endued with various shapes.
• a a. The Vessels running in numerous Gyres.
• b b. The wide spaces interceding the Vessels.
• c c c. Certain vermicular Sinus, which are conceived to encircle the said spaces.

Fig. 6. The Kidneys of a Calfe.

• a a a a. The Globules of various shapes and sizes, which are as it were so many Kidneys, consisting of many small Glands, and diverse kinds of Vessels.
• b b b. The Blood-vessels shading the surface of the Globules.

[illustration] engraving of assorted dissected animal kidneys

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