xii CONTENTS 



CHAriER XX 



THE MUSCrL.\R SYSTEM 



PAOK 



I'hvsiolojiy of muscle — Cutaneous muscles— Muscles of tlie head — Anterior maxillary 

 region --Muscles whose otlicc it is to move the lower jaw— Muscles of the external 

 car — External muscles of tiie eyelids— Ocular region — Muscles of the tongue- 

 Muscles of the jtharvnx — Laryngeal region — Palatine region — Superficial niusclea 

 of the neck and trunk — Lateral cervical region — Inferior cervical region — Superior 

 cervico-occipital region — Inferior cervico-occipital region — Muscles connecting 

 the scapula witli the iioad, neck, and ciiest — Muscles of the tliorax — Dorsal 

 region — Muscles of tlic ahdoinen — Superficial alnlominal region — Deep abdominal 

 region — Pelvic region— Muscles of tlie fore extremity — External scapular region 

 — Antero-inferior scapular region — The internal scapular region— Postero-external 

 scapular region — The antero-external humeral region— The posterointernal 

 humeral region — Muscles of tlie arm and foreleg — Muscles of the haunch — 

 (Jluteal region — External iliofemoral region— Anterior iliofemoral region — 

 Internal ilio-femoral region — The deep muscles of the iliofemoral region — 

 Anterior femorocrural region — Posterior femoro-criiral region .... -129 



CHAPTER XXI 



THE THOR.\CIC ORGANS AND THEIR APPENDAGES 



Contents of the thorax — The blood — General plan of the circulation — The heart and 

 arteries— Tiie veins — Piiysiology of respiration — Mcclianism of the ])ulm(inary 

 apfxxratus^The nasal orifices and cavities — The larynx — The tradica and lironchi 

 — The lungs — Pulmonary glands, etc. ......... 456 



CHAPTER XXII 



THE ABDOMEN AND PELVIC VISCERA 



'J'hc abdomen and its contents — Phj'siology of digestion — Structure of glands and 

 physiology of secretion — Depuration, and its office in the animal economy — 

 Anatomy of the salivary glands, pharynx, nsojjhagus, and stomach — The 

 intestines — The liver — The spleen^The pancreas— The kidneys — The pelvis — 

 The bladder — Tlic organs of generation, male and female ..... 47-t 



CHAPTER XXin 



THE NERVOUS SYSTEM 



Physiology of the nervous 8}'stem — Chief divisions of the nervous system — The 

 spinal cord— The medulla oblongata — The encephalon — The sympathetic system 490 



CHAPTER XXIV 



SPECIAL ORGANS 



The organ of smell —The eye — Tiic ear — The organ of touch — The foot . . . 496 



THE DISEASES OF THE HORSE 

 CHAPTER XXV 



THE DISE.\SES AND ISJrRI>:S OF BONE 



General remarks — Splints — Ringbone and sidebone — Bone spavin — Exostosis of the 

 humerus and scapula — Fistula — Poll evil — Caries of tlie jaw — Osteo sarcoma — 

 Eractures — Split pastenis , 506 



