THE 
VETERINARIAN. 
vol. ii. OCTOBER, 1829. No. 22 . 
ANATOMY OF THE HORSE. 
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4.—ANTERIOR MAXILLARY REGION. 
zygomaticus.— Zygomatico-labialis. 
Situation. —Along the middle of the side of the face. 
Figure. —Very thin, flattened, elongated. 
Attachment. —Posteriorly, to the anterior part of the zygoma, 
and cellular tissue clothing the masseter; anteriorly, its fibres 
grow faint and vanish imperceptibly in approaching the angle of 
the mouth. 
Relations. —Externally, with the skin; internally, with the 
caninus; interiorly, with the panniculus carnosus. 
Direction. —Horizontal, from behind forwards. 
Structure. —Fleshy, except at its posterior attachment. 
Use ,—To assist in retracting the angle of the mouth. 
LEVATOR LABII SUPERIORIS ALiEQUE NASI. 
Super-naso-labialis. 
Situation. —Upon the side of the face, above the preceding 
muscle. 
Figure. —broad, thin, elongated, bifurcated anteriorly. 
Attachments.' —Posteriorly, to the subcutaneous surfaces of the 
nasal and frontal bones, reaching as far backward as the level be¬ 
tween the orbital arches; anteriorly, by one division to the lateral 
parts of the skin of the nose and the false nostrils; by the other 
division, into the side of the upper lip and angle of the mouth. 
Relations. —Externally, with the skin; the superior division, 
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