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. VII.

Fig. 1. Of the Mesentery.

• A A. THE Mesenterick Blood-vessels, being branches of the Porta.
• b b b b. The Milky-vessels passing through the Mesentery, towards the com∣mon receptacle.
• c c c c. The Nerves distributed through the body of the Mesentery.
• d. The Blood-vessels of the Duodenum.
• e e. The Blood-vessels of the Jejunum.
• f f. The Sanguiducts propagated from the bottom of the Stomach.
• g. An eminent Gland seated in the Origen of the Mesentery, called the Pancreas by Asellius.
• h. The Milky-vessels of the Guts swelling upon a Ligature.
• ii. The Milky-vessels of the Mesentery, made turgent by a Ligature.
• k k. The Valves in the Milky-vessels.

Fig. 2. Of the Stomach and Guts of a Humane Body.

• a. The bottom of the Stomach turned upward, to give us the advantage of discerning the Pancreas.
• b b. The Left Orifice of the Stomach, through which the Meat and Drink is immediately transmitted into the bosom of the Stomach.
• c c. The Right Orifice of the Stomach, through which the Chyle, and gross Excrements are conveyed into the Origen of the Guts.
• d d. The second Coat of the Stomach, garnished with long Fibres, making their progress the length of the Ventricle.
• e e. The third Coat of the Stomach is adorned with transverse Fibres (of which a small prospect is only given in the Left side of the Stomach) encircling the body of the Stomach.
• f f. The fourth Coat of the Stomach is furnished with oblique Fibres, of which a small sight may be taken in the Right side of the Ventricle.
• g g. The Pancreas seated behind the Stomach, and is a kind of Pillow for it to lean upon, and to impart heat unto it.
• h h. The Blood-vessels branched on the surface of the second Coat of the Stomach, after the manner of Network.
• ii. The Pancreas is an aggregate Body, composed of many minute Globules, which are distinct Glands, of various shapes and sizes, encircled with proper Membranes.
• k k. The Ileon, composed of many circumvolutions, is encompassed by the Colon.
• l l l l. Part of the Colon creeping cross-ways under the Stomach, maketh five Anfractus.
• m m. Part of the Colon seated in the Right side, in which it immureth some part of the Ileon.
• n n. Part of the Colon guarding the Left side of the Ileon.
• o o o o. The Ligament passing all along the middle of the Caecum and Colon, contracting them into many Cells.
• p p p p. The Cells of the Colon are nothing but so many peculiar, or distinct Cavities, or Corrugations of the Gut, made by a Ligament, straightning it.
• q q q q q. The Valvulae Conniventes of the Ileon, Colon, are Semi-circular Valves, affixed to the inside of the Guts, straightning them but half way, and having the other free for the passage of Excrements.
• r r. The Intestinum Caecum, is appendant to the Colon, and resembleth a Worm in Fi∣gure.
• s s s s. The divaricarions of Blood-vessels, variously enamelling the Intestines.
• T T. The Colon tending toward the Spleen and Left Kidney, is formed into short cir∣cumflexures, resembling the Letter S.

[illustration] engraving of dissected nerves and human guts

Tab: 7.