EXPLANATION OF PLATE XIII. 
STOMACH OF A RUMINANT. 
Plate XIII. illustrates the divisions and openings in the 
stomach of a Ruminant — animals which possess the singular 
power of remasticating their food. The same part it known 
by two or more different names: 
1. The Gullet or (Esophagus. 
2. The Rumen, Paunch or First Stomach. 
3. The Reticulum, Honey Comb, King's-hood or Second Stomach. 
4. The Omasum, Many-plies, or Third Stomach. 
5L The Abomasum, Rennet, True or Fourth Stomach, 
