. The cyclopædia of anatomy and physiology. Anatomy; Physiology; Zoology. CARNIVORA. 479. others. The caecum exists, but is very small and short in the cats : (fig. 200 shews that of the Lion.) In the dogs it is spi- Fig. 200. ral. The whole canal is almost destitute of val- vulee conniventes, nor is the large intestine tucked up into sacs as in other orders. The mustelida: generally have no cacum nor valvula coli. A short comparative view of the structure thus hastily sketched, with that of the digestive system in the typical , the ruminant animals, will not be uninteresting. The Ca
. The cyclopædia of anatomy and physiology. Anatomy; Physiology; Zoology. CARNIVORA. 479. others. The caecum exists, but is very small and short in the cats : (fig. 200 shews that of the Lion.) In the dogs it is spi- Fig. 200. ral. The whole canal is almost destitute of val- vulee conniventes, nor is the large intestine tucked up into sacs as in other orders. The mustelida: generally have no cacum nor valvula coli. A short comparative view of the structure thus hastily sketched, with that of the digestive system in the typical , the ruminant animals, will not be uninteresting. The Car- nivora feeding on aliment which requires but little elaboration to convert it into nourish- ment, the whole process of digestion appears to be as rapid as possible, and we find that every part of the organisation is admirably adapted to this object. The strength of the jaws, the form of the teeth, the structure of the maxillary articulation are all contrived for preparing the food by simple division. The stomach is sim- ple and almost straight, the intestines short, and without any structure to retard the passage of the food. In the rum'mantia, on the contrary, the jaws are much elongated, the molar teeth flat and formed for affording the greatest pos- sible extent of triturating surface, the maxillary joint allowing of the most extensive lateral mo- tion, the stomach complicated, and a second and more complete mastication is performed after the food has been long macerated in the paunch. The intestines are exceedingly long, (in the ram twenty-eight times the length of the body,) very large, and tucked up into folds and sacs throughout their whole length. Here every thing is arranged for the thorough com- minution and maceration of the food, and for the greatest possible retardation of its passage through the body, as well as for an immense extent of absorbing surface for the extraction of every particle of nutritious matter. The liver in the Carnivora is deeply divided int
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