EXPLANATION OF PLATE V. 
INTERNAL ORGANS OF THE HORSE. 
This cut shows the position of each organ in the body. 
1. Pharynx, or throat. 
2. CEsophagus, or the tube which 
carries the food to the stom- 
ach. 
3. Right lung. 
4. Spleen. 
5. Stomach, 
6. Liver. 
7. Kidney. 
8. Ureter. This is the tube which 
carries the water or urine from 
the kidneys to the bladder. 
There is one tube to each 
kidney. 
9. Rectum, or back bowel. 
10. Bladder. 
11. Urethra. 
12. Small bowels. 
13. Large bowels. 
14. Diaphragm, or curtain which 
separates the stomach and 
bowels from tne lungs and 
heart. 
15. Heart. 
16. Common Aorta, which is the 
largest artery in the body. 
17. Trachea, or wind pipe. 
18. Mouth. 
