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v). The molar teeth, or grinders. s 



X, X. The tongue. 



y. The posterior maxillary, or jaw, witli its incisors. 

 z, z. The lips. 



12. The upper incisory teeth. 



13. The lower incisory teeth. 



14. The posterior maxillary, or jaw-bone. 



1. The thyroid, or helmet-shaped cartilage, enclosing and 

 protecting the contiguous parts. 



2. The epiglottis, or covering of the glottis, or aperture of the 

 windpipe. 



3. The arj^tenoid, or funnel-shaped cartilages, having between 

 them the aperture leading into the trachea, or wind-pipe. 



4. The trachea, or wind-pipe, with its rings. 



5. One of the chorda; vocales, or cords concerned in the voice. 



6. The sacculus laryngis, or the sac or ventricle of the larynx, 

 or throat, for the modulation of the voice. 



7. The opening from the back part of the mouth into the 

 nostril. 



8. The soft palate at the back of the mouth, so constructed fis 

 nearly to prevent the possibility of vomiting. 



9. The muscle of the neck, covered by the membrane of the 

 back part of the mouth. 



10. The cricoid, or ring-like cartilage below and behind the 

 thyroid. 



11. The oesophagus, or gullet. 



15. A 23ortion of the os hyoides, or bone of the tongue. 



REPRESENTATION OF THE PALATE AND TEETH. 



PLATE III. Fig. 2. 



cij a. The tushes canines, or tusk-formed teeth 



b, b. The incisors, nippers, or cutting teeth. 



c, c. The palatine nerve between the artery and the vein. 



e, e. The palatine artery. It is from this artery that blood is 

 taken when horses are seized with megrims, as described 

 at page 7. 



dj d. The palate, divided into ridges and bars. 



/, /. The palatine vein. 



