When the external genitals cannot be removed, the vagina and rectum, after they have been freed from the surrounding tissues, are put on the stretch toward the head of the body and cut through as close to the pubic outlet as possible. When this is carefully done it is possible to secure the inner labia and the urethra intact. The rectum is cut as close to the anus as possible. The organs are then stripped up to the brim of the pelvis, then held up perpendicularly while the remaining connections are severed. The organs thus removed are examined on the board in the same manner as given above. When the organs cannot be removed from the body, the bladder and urethra are examined by an anterior median incision after they have been freed from the symphysis. The uterus and vagina are then cut with the knife in the anterior median line, either through the bladder or after the latter has been dissected away. The ovaries, tubes and broad ligaments are then examined as directed above. The uterus and vagina may also be dissected from the rectum and opened by a posterior median incision. This method is used in medicolegal examinations. To facilitate the removal of the genital organs in either sex a symphysiotomy may be performed and the pubic arch pulled apart, or a portion of the pubis may be cut out with the saw. When permission to open the body by means of the usual main-incision cannot be obtained, it is possible to remove the thoracic and abdominal organs through the vagina or rectum. The cadaver is placed on its back, with buttocks near the end of the table, the thighs separated as widely as possible and flexed upon the body. In the male the scrotum is drawn up out of the way. A circular perineal incision is then made, beginning anteriorly at the perineoscrotal junction and extending around the anus. The arm may be introduced through this opening after the removal of the rectum and the abdominal and thoracic organs pulled downward and removed. In the female the uterus and vagina are removed through the vaginal opening; the arm is then introduced and the abdominal and thoracic organs removed. II. POINTS TO BE NOTED IN THE EXAMINATION OF THE PELVIS.