any of the laboratory
animals.

AUTOPSY CARD Laboratory No. _________

Date ________

Animal ______ No. in Series ______ [Symbols: male female] Weight ________
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Died (or killed) _____ o'clock ____ m. Autopsy made _____ o'clock ____ m.
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Notes on Post Mortem Examinations.

_General._

A. Seat of Inoculation.

B. Thoracic Cavity.

C. Abdominal Cavity.

D. Cranial Cavity.

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_Bacteriological_ | _Histological_ | _Organs Preserved._ |
_Examination._ | _Examination._ | |
A. | | |
| | |
B. | | |
| | |
C. | | |
| | |
D. | | |

[Illustration: FIG. 200.--Front of post-mortem card.]

41. Finally, the results of the action of the organism or organisms
isolated may be correlated with the symptoms observed during life and
the observations summarised under the following headings:

Tissue changes:

1. Local--i. e., produced in the neighbourhood of the bacteria.

Position: (a) At primary lesion.

(b) At secondary foci.

Character: (a) Vascular changes and tissue } Acute
reactions. } or
(b) Degeneration and necrosis. } chronic.

2. General (i. e., produced at a distance from the bacteria, by
absorption of toxins):

(a) In special tissues--e. g., nerve cells and fibres, secreting
cells, vessel walls, etc.

(b) General effects of malnutrition, etc.

Symptoms:

(a) Associated with known tissue changes.

(b) Without known tissue changes.

[Illustration: FIG. 201.--Back of post-mortem card.]

~Permanent Preparations--Museum Specimens.~--

_I. Tissues._--The naked-eye appearances of morbid tissues may be
preserved by the following method:

1. Remove the tissue or org