==================================+============================= 1. Rectum: | 9. Tubes: ——————————————————————————————————+————————————————————————————— 2. Vulva: | 3. Urethra: | 10. Ovaries: 4. Bladder: | ——————————————————————————————————+————————————————————————————— 5. Vagina: | 11. Blood and Lymph 6. Uterus:11. | Vessels of Uterus: 7. Cervix: | 8. Body: | 12. Ligaments of Uterus: ——————————————————————————————————+————————————————————————————— IX. SPECIAL REGIONAL EXAMINATION. ==================================+============================= 1. Bones: | 6. Peripheral Nerves: ——————————————————————————————————+————————————————————————————— 2. Marrow: | 7. Sympathetic: ——————————————————————————————————+————————————————————————————— 3. Joints: | 8. Organs of Special Sense: ——————————————————————————————————| Eye: 4. Lymph Glands: | Ear: ——————————————————————————————————| Nose: 5. Peripheral Blood Vessels: | ——————————————————————————————————+————————————————————————————— X. MICROSCOPIC AND BACTERIOLOGIC FINDINGS. XI. SUMMARY OF CASE. The organs may be inspected and opened in the body without removing them; but when weights and measures are desired they should be removed and sectioned on the table. When the spinal cord is removed posteriorly it should be done at the beginning of the autopsy, for the sake of convenience and cleanliness. If the thorax and abdomen are examined first there is a loss of solidity and resistance, making the posterior opening of the spinal canal more difficult. The head may be opened while the cadaver is face downward and the brain removed with cord attached. If the cord is examined anteriorly this should be done at the close of the autopsy after the thorax and abdomen are completely cleaned out. The head should be opened before the heart and great vessels are cut in order to avoid bleeding the sinuses and pial veins. It should be kept elevated until the heart has been examined to avoid bleeding the latter through the jugulars. The abdomen is opened before the thorax so that the position of the abdominal organs and the height of the diaphragm can be correctly noted. A complete survey of the peritoneal cavity should be made at once before the appearances are changed through the loss of blood or other fluids, or through drying or handling. The size of the liver should be estimated before the heart is cut out, inasmuch as the loss of blood through the cut inferior vena cava may reduce its size as much as one-half. The pleural cavities should be examined before its vessels are cut, as the escape of blood may alter the appearances of the pleuræ.