Chap; V. The Anatomy of a HORSE. 49 



ftance, as alfo fome proper Mufcles cover'd on their put- 

 fide with Skin and Hair, but on the infide with a Mem- 

 brane common to the Mouth and Stomach. 



The Ufes of the Lips are to gather in Hay or Oats, or 

 other Food, and to retain it while it is chewing ; they like- 

 wife ferve to keep the Gums and Teeth from external In- 

 juries. 



The Parts of the Mouth are fome of them The Internal 

 flefhy and fome of them bony : The flefhy P^^^^ of the 

 Parts are the Lips iaft defcrib'd ; as alfo ^^^^h, 

 the Mufcles of the Cheeks and lower Jaw. The bony are 

 the upper and lower Jaw, together \\ ith the Teeth. 



All thefe Parts, excepting the Tecth^ are cover'd or 

 lin'd wnth a pretty thick Membrane, which in the Palate 

 is rugged and knotty, by reafon there are a great number 

 of Glands lie under it, out of which Part of the Slaver is 

 feparated into the Mouth * 



The Parts contair^'d within the. Mouth, are the Teeth, 

 the Oi Hyoidesy or Bone of the Tongue ; befides which, 

 there are the Gums, the Palate, the Uvula ^ the Kernels call'd 

 the Ahnonds of the Ears^ the Tongue and its Mufcles. 



The Gums are compofed of a flefhy err p 

 Subftance deftitute of Motion, that fo the 

 Teeth might the better be faften'd in their Sockets. 



The Palate^ fo call'd from its being <ru p i 

 fenc'd or pal'd in w^ith Teeth, forms the ^ ^ ^^^' 

 upper Part of the Mouth. It extends from the hiick 

 Part of the Mouth to the fore-Teeth, but is not fo 

 hollow in a Horfe as in human Subjefts ; it is compofed 

 of eighteen Bars, and confifts of Bones and peculiar glan- 

 dulous Flefh, which are cover*d with a thick Coat, which 

 is full of Perforations or little Holes, that afford a Paflage 

 to the Slaver^ which is feparated from the Glands above- 

 mention'd. 



The Uvula is a red fungous Kernel) The Uvula, 

 fomewhat longifli, feated at the back-'part 

 of the Palate, where the internal Paflage of the Nofe opens 

 into the Mouth, hanging downward, v/ith a fmall but 

 bluntifli End over the Chink of the Larynx. 



The Ufe of the Uvula^ is to moderate the Coldnefs of 

 the Air before it pafles into the Lungs, and to hinder any 

 thing from falling into the Windpipe : In a Horfe it is oi 

 ether ufe, as it hinders the VV^ater from going into the Nofe 

 when he drinks. When this is much reiax'd. it prevents 

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