ABDOMEN. 



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unduly pressed down by the intestines, and is conse- 

 quently prevented from contracting to its full extent. 



m. 



Fig 



. 323. — Foxhound. 



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Fig. 324. — M. Cottu's Irish Lassie. 



[J. DELTOx, Paris. 



This straight muscle and the other muscles of the abdomen 

 aid in the process of breathing, which will be more or less 



