THORAX AND ABDOMEN OF THE HORSE 



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pelvis, and constitute the terminal line (linea terminalis), which is 

 divisible into pars sacralis, pars iliaca and pars pubica, from the bones 

 with which the line is associated. 



Contents of ihe abdomen proper. — As will be appreciated from the 

 following list, the organs and structures within the abdomen are 

 numerous and of widely different physiological function. 



