On the sides of the eighth abdominal segment a pair of small 5-branched feathered tufts (fig. 11, e).
This would suggest that the condition of the viscera was ascertained through palpation, in particular, of the abdominal body surface.
The remainder of the descending thoracic aorta was also stiff and somewhat narrow, while the abdominal aorta was pliable and of normal caliber.
The value of examination of the relationship of the abdominal great vessels as part of the fetal scan, therefore, should be emphasized.
A group of 50 mice was exposed via the abdominal skin to 300 cercariae each.
They also represented one normally relatively minor (cough and/or sore throat) and one, at least potentially, more serious condition (abdominal pain).
