232 THE ANATOMY OP THE HORSE. 



Mucous Membrane of the Larynx. This, which is coutiimuus with 

 the Uning of the pharynx and trachea, is of a pale colour. It forms 

 the aryteno-cpiglottic folds, and lines the ventricle of the larj-nx. It is 

 provided with nximcrous mucous glands. Its free suiface is covered by 

 an epithelium, which is ciliated except over the vocal cords and around 

 the superior aperture, in which positions it is stratified and squamous. 



