14 The Anatomy of a HORSE. Chap. II. 



ten or twelve Inches below the undermoft Orifice of the 

 Stomach. This Liquor is feparafed from the Blood, which 

 is imported to the Liver from the Spleen, ^V. and fcrves, 

 in Conjundion with the Pancreatic k Juicc^ for the Pur- 

 pofes abovementioned. 



The Liver is of great Ufe, as it is a conftant 

 /// Ufe. Receptacle for all the Blood which isreturn'd from 

 the Spleen, Pancreas, and Guts; where it, no 

 Doubt, undergoes fuch Changes and Alterations, by the 

 Separation of the Gall, as are necell'ary, before it goes into 

 the Heart, to fit it for a frefh Progrefs into all Parts of the 

 Body. It IS moreover exceeding healthful to the Stomach, 

 as it not only cheridieth it by its Warmth, but alfo keeps 

 it fteady, and preferves it from any counter Action, that 

 might mar its mufcular Motion, and hinder Digeftion. 



§. V. Cy the Kidneys i Ureters^ and Bladder » 



The Kidneys. The Kidneys are feated in the Loins, be- 



hind the Stomach and Guts ; the Right un- 

 der the Liver, and the Left under the Spleen. They are 

 ■feldom alike : In a Horfe, that on the right Side is fome- 

 what triangular ; and the other is much broader below 

 than at Top, not unlike the Figure of an Egg. 

 ^heir VefTth They are nourifhed by their own proper 



* Vellels, which are called the Emu\gents ; 

 the Artery fpringing diredly from the Aorta^ and the 

 Vein having as near a Communication with the Cava : 

 Their Nerves fpring from the fame Branch of the Inter-^ 

 cofial that goes to the Stomach, and that is the Reafon 

 ■why the lealt Diforder in the Kinncys, Ureters, or Bladder, 

 caufes fuch fudden Sicknefs. 



The Subftance of the Kidneys is chiefly glandular^ hav- 

 ing on the outfide a vail Number ot little Kernel?, which 

 feparate the Stale from the Blood, and from them proceed 

 an equal Number of litlie Pipes or Conduits, which run 

 from the Circumference towards the Center, like the Spokes 

 of a Wheel: By thefe the Urine is conveyed into other 

 Glands, which are called the Caruncula: papillares^ from 

 the Refemblance they bear to Teats, which, in a Horfe, 

 are as big as fmall p'ield Beans ; and when it hai undergone 

 a further Change in thefe Glands, it is emptied into a Ca- 

 vity called the Pehisy or Baibn, which is in the Center of 

 each Kidney. This being a membranous Subrtance, is no 



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