Counting the muscle cords and other parts

There are two muscle cords (māṃsarajju), seven layers of skin, eight channels (srotas), one liver and one spleen, and sixteen rows of large intestine forming the stomach (āmāśaya) and the digestive bowel (pakvāśaya); the commentary explains āmāśaya as the place where eaten raw food descends, also called medā, and pakvāśaya as the place where food is cooked.