The Whole

(Parts of the Horse)

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The Exterior

1.Ear
2.Forelock
3.Temple
4.Eye
5.Nose
6.Nostril
7.Muzzle
8.Lips
9.Chin
10.Chin groove
11.Branches of jaw
12.Cheek
13.Occipital crest
14.Poll
15.Crest
16.Neck
17.Throat latch
18.Jugular groove
19.Point of shoulder
20.Chest
21.Shoulder
22.Upper arm
23.Forearm
24.Knee
25.Cannon
26.Fetlock joint
27.Pastern
28.Coronet
29.Hoof
30.Withers
31.Back
32.Loin
33.Point of hip
34.Dock
35.Croup
36.Ribs
37.Flank
38.Brisket
39.Belly
40.Thigh, haunch
41.Buttock
42.Point of buttock
43.Stifle
44.Gaskin
45.Hock
46.Suspensory ligament
47.Tendon
48.Chestnut
49.Elbow
50.Heel
51.Trapezium
52.Tail
53.Cannon-splint bone area

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The Skeleton

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Musculature

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Internal Organs

Upper Horse: Mare:
1- aorta
2- left lobe of liver
3- stomach
4- spleem
5- left kidney
6- body of uternus
7- oesphagus
8- trachea
9- left vagus nerve
10- left ventricle
11- left dorsal colon
12- small intestine
13- left ventral colon
14- external anal shincter muscle
15- vulva
16- urinary bladder

Lower Horse: Stallion:
2- right lobe of liver
10- right ventricle of heart
16- urinary bladder
17- rectum
18- descending duodenum
19- right kidney
20- Azygos vein
21- right risticle
22- body of penis
23- lateral caecal band
24- dorsal sac of caecum
25- right ventral colon
26- caudal vena cava.

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Circulatory System

The Arteries (red) - The Veins (blue)

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