So many variations in the order of section of the abdominal organs are given by different writers that it is impossible to escape the conclusion that the best order is the one best adapted to the individual case. A very common order is _spleen_, _left adrenal_ and _kidney_, _right adrenal_ and _kidney_, _duodenum_, _stomach_, _pancreas_, _liver_, _intestines_, _pelvic organs_ and _genitalia_. Beneke advises the removal of spleen, then the removal of the entire intestines, stomach and pancreas, in connection with the gall-bladder, which is stripped from the liver and removed in connection with common duct and duodenum, the whole mass removed from the body and examined outside. Other prosectors begin with the _liver_, then the _spleen_, _urinary bladder_ and _kidneys_ and _genital organs_, the _gastro-intestinal tract_ being left to the last. It may then be opened inside the body without inconvenience resulting from the escape of its contents into the peritoneal cavity. After surgical operations when permission for autopsy is refused, the abdominal, and also the thoracic organs, may be removed through the laparotomy wound. After the examination of the abdominal viscera is completed the =abdominal aorta= is opened in the median line of its anterior wall and followed into its branches, the iliacs and hypogastrics. When occasion demands it may be stripped from the spine and opened outside of the body. The =inferior vena cava= is also opened throughout its length and followed into its branches. The abdominal portion of the =thoracic duct= should receive attention before the aorta is removed. The receptaculum chyli is found by lifting up the right edge of the aorta at the level of the second or third lumbar vertebra and dissecting out the duct up to its thoracic portion. It may then be opened by the fine probe-pointed shears. The =retroperitoneal lymphnodes= and =haemolymphnodes= are examined _in situ_, or removed with the blood-vessels and examined outside of the body. The =sympathetic ganglia=, particularly the _suprarenal_ and the _cœliac plexuses_, and the _splanchnic nerves_ are to be examined, especially in cases of Addison’s disease. The section of the abdomen closes with the examination of the =ileopsoas muscles= and =diaphragm= by means of longitudinal or transverse incisions, and the inspection of the =vertebrae=. Pathologic conditions in the latter are examined according to indications. II. POINTS TO BE NOTED IN THE EXAMINATION OF THE ABDOMEN.