THE suprarenal bodies of Vertebrates are, as is well known, made np of two sets of elements,, sharply distinguished from one another, both by their adult structure, and b j their mode of origin in the embryo. The substance which from its position in the mammalian suprarenal is known as '" medullary •" is now almost universally admitted to consist of metamorphosed nerve-cells, which arise from o...

This is a case where multiple anomalies of the posterior abdominal wall arteries were found in a single male cadaver aged 50-years. These anomalies were accessory renal, a pre-hilar division of the renal, unilateral origin of the inferior phrenic artery from the renal and aberrant suprarenal arteries. The accessory renal and the pre-hilar branch of the renal resembled polar arteries that suppli...