. Common diseases of farm animals. Veterinary medicine. CHAPTER XIX DETERMINING THE AGE OF ANIMALS General Discussion.—The teeth are the passive organs of digestion. They are hard organs, implanted in the superior and inferior jaws in the form of a long and narrow arch that is open posteriorly. The free portions of the teeth project into the mouth, and present sharp or roughened table surfaces for the. Fig. 51.—Head of young horse with bone cut away, and showing position and size of teeth. crushing and tearing of food. In solijieds and ruminants the arch is interrupted on each side by the inte
. Common diseases of farm animals. Veterinary medicine. CHAPTER XIX DETERMINING THE AGE OF ANIMALS General Discussion.—The teeth are the passive organs of digestion. They are hard organs, implanted in the superior and inferior jaws in the form of a long and narrow arch that is open posteriorly. The free portions of the teeth project into the mouth, and present sharp or roughened table surfaces for the. Fig. 51.—Head of young horse with bone cut away, and showing position and size of teeth. crushing and tearing of food. In solijieds and ruminants the arch is interrupted on each side by the inter-dental space or bars (Fig. 51). The teeth that form the middle and anterior por- tion of the arch are termed incisors (Fig. 52). Posterior to the incisors are the canines or tusks, and fonning the arms of the arch are the molar teeth. Animals have two sets of teeth, tem- 187. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Craig, Robert Alexander, 1872-. Philadelphia London, J. B. Lippincott company
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