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THE ANATOMY OF THE HORSE 



and seventh dorsal showing a slight change of form in the inclination of 

 their spinous processes. But between the first and second cervical and 

 the last lumbar the difference is so marked, that they are not at once 

 perceived by the casual observer to belong to the same class of bones. 

 Tn this change the transition is gi-adual, the sixth and seventh cervical 





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resembling the first and second dorsal, and so on in succession from before 

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GENERAL CHARACTERS OF THE CERVICAL 

 VERTEBRi^E 



In the horse the cbkvical vertebra are each very long as compared 

 with those of most of the mammalia, being, however, exceeded in this respect 

 by the camelopard. They present an irregularly cubuidal shape, and may be 



