THE 
VETERINARIAN. 
SEPTEMBER, 1829. No. 21 . 
ANATOMY OF THE HORSE.. 
[Continued from page 303.] 
I.—CUTANEOUS MUSCLES. 
Panniculus Carnosus —Musculus Snbcutaneus. 
A muscle peculiar to quadrupeds. 
Situation .—Subcutaneous ; and so uniformly and generally 
spread over the body, that it has been regarded as one of the 
common teguments. It not only clothes the broad surfaces of 
the trunk, but it extends forwards upon the shoulder, neck, and 
face; and, backwards, upon the haunch and stifle. 
Division .—On account of its extensiveness, into three por¬ 
tions ; cervical, thoracic, and abdominal. 
The Cervical Portion originates in some pale disgregated 
fasciculi, descending upon the side of the head ; one parcel 
coming from the lateral parts of the mouth, another from the root 
of the ear and parotid gland, a third and larger one from the 
aponeurosis of the masseter; all which run to the angle of the 
jaw, and there collect themselves into a fleshy band, which, after 
descending a little way lower down, again becomes resolved into 
separate fasciculi, and dispersed and spread over the side of the 
neck. The fleshy fibres, however, are principally confined to the 
infero-lateral regions: the superior portion consisting principally 
of an aponeurosis, partly cellular and partly tendinous, which is 
extended and fixed to the ligamentum nuchae. At the bottom 
of the neck some fasciculi are found running and attaching 
themselves to the spine of the scapula ; others, paler and less 
distinct, take a downward course, passing over the shoulder- 
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