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of the Neck of the Cobra de Cap ell o. 
II. The muscles which bring forward the skin of the back 
upon the neck, to form the hood ; they arise from the ribs, and 
are inserted into the skin. 
KK. Muscles which raise the ribs; they originate from that 
part of the rib near the spine, pass over two ribs, and are inserted 
into the rib below, near its extremity. 
LL. Muscles which raise the ribs, arising from one rib, and 
passing over the next, to be inserted into the rib below. 
MM. The intercostal muscles. 
Fig. 5. A front view of the neck ; the parts are dissected, to 
show the mode in which the ribs lie in their depressed state, 
also the muscles by which they are depressed, and those which 
bring the skin back into its natural state. 
AA. The two portions of the lower jaw, separated from each 
other, and turned aside. 
BB. The poison fangs. 
CCC. The ribs in their depressed state, lying over each other, 
on the side of the spine. 
DDD. The ribs on the opposite side, in their extended state ; 
their extremities become the boundary of the hood, and give it 
an oval form. 
EE. A pair of muscles which bring the head forward upon 
the neck. 
FF. The intercostal muscles. 
GG. The muscles which bring the ribs downwards upon 
the spine. 
HH. The muscles which bring the skin backwards from the 
neck ; they have their origin from the points of the ribs, and 
are inserted into the lower edge of the abdominal scuta. 
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