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MANUAL OF MODERN FARRIERY 
vj. The molar teeth, or grinders. 
x , x. The tongue. 
y . The posterior maxillary, or jaw, with its incisors. 
r, z. The lips. 
12. The upper incisory teeth. 
13. The lower incisory teeth. 
14. The posterior maxillary, or jaw-bone. 
1. The thyroid, or helmet-shaped cartilage, enclosing and 
protecting the contiguous parts. 
2. The epiglottis, or covering of the glottis, or aperture of the 
windpipe. 
3 The arytenoid, or funnel-shaped cartilages, having between 
them the aperture leading into the trachea, or wind-pipe. 
4. The trachea, or wind-pipe, with its rings. 
5 One of the chorda vocales , or cords concerned in the voice. 
6 The sacculus laryngis , or the sac or ventricle of the larynx, 
or throat, for the modulation of the voice. 
7. The opening from the back part of the mouth into thc 
nostril. 
8. The soft palate at the back of the mouth, so constructed as 
nearly to prevent the possibility of vomiting. 
9. The muscle of the neck, covered by the membrane of the 
back part of the mouth. 
10. The cricoid, or ring-like cartilage below and behind the 
thyroid. 
11. The oesophagus, or gullet. 
15. A portion of the os hyoides , or bone of the tongue 
REPRESENTATION OF THE PALATE AND TEETH. 
PLATE III. Fig. 2. 
a, a. The tushes canines, or tusk-formed teeth 
by b. The incisors, nippers, or cutting teeth, 
c. c. The palatine nerve between the artery and the vein. 
e, e. The palatine artery. It is from this artery that blood is 
taken when horses are seized with megrims, as described 
at page 7. 
d f d. The palate, divided into ridges and bars- 
fy /. The palatine vein 
