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ANATOMY OF THE HORSE. 
2d, 3d, 4tli, 5th, and Gth cervical vertebra;: anteriorly, to the 
cuneiform process of the occipital bone. 
Relations. —Superiorly, with the vertebrae, longus colli, and 
following muscle; inferiorly, with the oesophagus on the left side, 
and with the trachea and larynx on the right , and also with the 
membrane of the fauces. The carotid artery runs along its in¬ 
ferior border. 
Structure. —Posteriorly, consisting of slender fleshy fasciculi, 
including two or three long slips of tendon: anteriorly, it is 
fleshy, intersected by a broad flat tendon. 
Action .—To bend the head : one acting only, will incline it, at 
the time of depression, to one side. 
rectus capitis anticus minor. — Atloido-sub occipitalis , 
Situation. —Deep-seated : at the back of the cavity of the 
fauces. 
Form. —Short, slender, cylindroid. 
Attachment. —Posteriorly, lower part of the body of the atlas: 
anteriorly, the same as the foregoing muscle. 
Relations. —Inferiorly, with the preceding muscle ; superiorly, 
with the capsularligament of the occipital joint. 
Structure. —Pale and entirely fleshy. 
Action. —To assist the major. 
obliquus capitis anticus. — Atloido-styloideus. 
Situation. —To one side, at the back of the fauces. 
Attachment. —Posteriorly, close to the rectus minor, to the 
body of the atlas : anteriorly, to the postero-inferior part of the 
coronoid process of the occipital bone. 
Relations. —Above, with the occipital articulation; below 
and to the inner side, with the rectus major anticus; to the outer 
side, with the parotid gland. 
Action. —The same as that of the former muscle. 
[To be continued.] 
