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Title: The Horse : its treatment in health and disease, with a complete guide to breeding, training and management
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Axe, J. Wortley
Subjects: Horses
Publisher: London : Gresham
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Tufts University

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Fig. 3.—Portion of Lower Jaw,showing Tongue, &c. B, Circumvallate Papillae,c. Fungiform Papilla?. D, Tongue. E, Bar or Interdental Space. 1, Canine Tooth. 3, Lateral Incisor. 2, Corner Incisor. 4, Central Incisor. THE HEAD 7 on which the tractability of the horse depends is bhmted, or altogetherdestroyed, in which case the animal is rendered difficult to control. The Palate.—The palate consists of a thick membrane of a whitish orpale pink colour, covering the roof of the mouth. The front, and by far thelarger portion, is known as the hard palate (fig. 5), in consequence of thedense nature of the tissues composing it. Here it presents a number of
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Fig. 4.—Examination of the Moutha. Tongue ; h, froenum ; c e, openings of the salivary ducts; d, teeth. transverse ridges, separated from each other by shallow grooves, and dividedalong the central line by a longitudinal furrow. The ridges are archedforward, and in the act of feeding assist in keejjing the food in the mouth.Behind and continuous with the hard palate, but beyond the reach ofordinary inspection, is the soft palate. That portion of tlie hard j^alate immediately behind the incisor teethfrequent!) liecomes swollen and painful in young horses especially duringthe period of the second dentition, when the animal is said to be sufleringfrom lampas. (See Disea.ses of the Mouth.) The Frcenum (fig. 4).—The froenum, or anterior pillar of the tongue,is a loose trians-ular fold of mucous membrane extending from the undersurface of the tongue to the lower jaw. It unites the two jjarts, and THE EXTERIOR OF THE HORSE while allowing ample liberty to the tougue it restricts in some m

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