As the aorta bifurcates on the left side of the body of the fourth lumbar vertebra, the common iliac of the right side would have a longer course to pursue than that on the left, if both ended at corresponding points.
The anterior surface of both arteries is covered by the peritoneum, and each is crossed by the ureter just as it bifurcates into its branches.
However, this is not always the case, as has been pointed out by Mr. Adams of Dublin, as the right common iliac often bifurcates sooner than the left does.
The blade bifurcatesat its junction with the footstalk, and twice or thrice afterwards, curling about in an irregular manner.
There is also, on each side, a main lateral branch or bundle, whichbifurcates in the same manner as the others.
The central trunk, which runs up the footstalk, bifurcates near the centre of the leaf, each branch bifurcating again and again according to the size of the leaf.
This surface is narrower in its middle portion than at its extremities, where it bifurcates to go upwards to the two trochanters, and downwards to the two condyles.
The fifth nerve, as has already been mentioned, bifurcates over its dorsal summit, and the mandibular branch of that nerve passes down on its posterior and outer side.
The splitting of the primitive duct extends slowly backwards, and thus there is for a considerable period a single duct behind, which bifurcates in front.
Finally, modern industry has cut the Landes in two by the Bordeaux railway, which traverses them from north to south, and bifurcates at Morans to throw off a line to Bayonne, and another to Tarbes.
Beyond the French military post, called Les Tamarins, the road descends the ravine-cloven mountain-slopes, and passes over the torrent which bifurcates at the foot of the majestic Metlili.
Ridge A enters the pattern area and bifurcates at points X and D.
In figure 51, the ridge which bifurcates is connected with the lower type line.
Figure 52 reflects the same type of delta shown in the previous figure in that the ridge is bifurcating from a type line and thenbifurcates again to form the delta.
In other cases, the innominate artery bifurcates soon after it leaves the first part of the aortic arch; and between these extremes as to length, the vessel varies infinitesimally.
The umbilicus, A, indicates pretty generally the level at which the aorta bifurcateson the forepart of the lumbar vertebrae.
The general course and position of the main artery may be described as follows:--The abdominal aorta, A, bifurcateson the body of the fourth lumbar vertebra.
The external carotid artery passes through the substance of the parotid, and bifurcates opposite the neck of the condyle into the temporal and internal maxillary arteries.
From each of these cells a process passes into the cord and bifurcates into an ascending and a descending branch.
The thoracic artery (3), arising from the pectoral stem, characteristically bifurcates at the anterior end of M.
The pectoral trunkbifurcates into two main pectoral arteries (9), which penetrate M.
The main ventral trunk bifurcates into two branches, one of which passes onto the inner face of the sternum, and one of which supplies the posterior two intercostal spaces.
The main thoracic artery bifurcates near the insertion of M.
An important element of structure is to be noted at this point: the poem bifurcates and the reader has to move in two directions.
Indulgence kills, abstinence kills, in their excess; and the middle path bifurcates into two new extremes with their problem.
In one leg, the tendon of insertion bifurcates into proximal and distal arms before attaching.
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