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| | The Urinary Organs |
 | | At the hilus, the vessels, excretory duct, and nerves pass into or from the organ; the branches of the renal vein lying in front, the artery and its branches next, the excretory duct or ureter being behind and below. |
 | | The hilus leads into a hollow space, the sinus, which occupies the interior of the gland. |
 | | It is thin, smooth, and easily removed from its surface, to which it is connected by fine fibrous processes and vessels; and at the hilus is continued inwards, lining the sides of the sinus, and at the bottom of that cavity forms sheaths around the blood-vessels, and the subdivisions of the excretory duct. |
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