124 EQUINE ANATOMY* 



a cardiac extremity continuous with the gullet, and a pyloric ex- 

 tremity, forming a species of valve opening into the duodenum. 



Coats. 



Serous. — Most external, from the peritoneum, and completely 

 covering the viscus, except at the greater and lesser curvatures. 



Fig. 19. 



STOMACH OF THE HORSE. 



A, Cardiac extremity of the oesophagus ; b, Pyloric ring. 



It has three folds derived from it, the cardiac from the cardia to 

 the diaphragm, the gastro-hepatic from lesser curvature to trans- 

 verse fissure of liver, and the gj-eat or gastro-colic omentum from 

 great curvature to sub-lumbar region, end of large and beginning 

 of small colon. 



