STOMACHS OF MAMMALIA. 



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porary state of the human stomach ; * while, 

 in other animals, it is its natural and per- 

 manent conformation- The Ilodentia furnish 

 many examples of this division of the cavity 

 into two distinct portions, which exhibit even 

 differences in their structure : this is seen in the 

 Dormouse, (Fig. 306) the Beaver, the Hare, the 

 Rabbit, and the Cape Hyrax, (Fig. 307). The 

 first, or cardiac portion, is often lined with 



cuticle, while the lower portion is not so lined ; 

 as is seen very conspicuously in the stomachs 

 of the Solipeda. The stomach of the Horse, in 

 particular, is furnished at the cardia, with a 



* The figure given of the human stomach, p. 182, shows it in 

 the state of partial contraction here described. 



