. The anatomy of the domestic animals. Veterinary anatomy. 636 BLOOD-VASCULAR SYSTEM OF THE HORSE laterally to the vagus and recurrent nerves. It is commonly two or three inches (ca. 5-7 cm.) in length, hut it may vary Ijetween one ami eight inches (ca. 20cm.).i The right common carotid artery (A. carotis communis dextra) passes obliqueh- from the ventral face of the trachea to its right side and continues in this position, but inclines toward the dorsal siu-face t)f the trachea near its termination. It. Fio. .'>.">6.—Vessels .\xt> Nerves of Neck of Hohse. a, Brachiocephalic
. The anatomy of the domestic animals. Veterinary anatomy. 636 BLOOD-VASCULAR SYSTEM OF THE HORSE laterally to the vagus and recurrent nerves. It is commonly two or three inches (ca. 5-7 cm.) in length, hut it may vary Ijetween one ami eight inches (ca. 20cm.).i The right common carotid artery (A. carotis communis dextra) passes obliqueh- from the ventral face of the trachea to its right side and continues in this position, but inclines toward the dorsal siu-face t)f the trachea near its termination. It. Fio. .'>.">6.—Vessels .\xt> Nerves of Neck of Hohse. a, Brachiocephalicus; 6, sterno-eephaljcus: c, omo-hyoideus; (/, slerno-thyro-hyoideus; e, trachea: /, position of cariniform cartilage: £/, anterior superficial pectoral muscle: /i, scalenus: i, intertransversalcs; ^•, insertion of serratus cervicis; /, remnant of trapezius; m, rhomboideus: «, splenius: o, complexus: p, q, longissimus capitiset atlantis; p\(i', tendons of same: r, longissimus; s, obliquus capitis posterior; t, wing of atlas; u, parotid gland; v, supraspinatus; w, anterior deep pectoral; x, spiue of scapula: y, prescapular lymph glands; i. external majdllary vein; 5, 5, jugular vein: 4. carotid artery, exposed by drawing jugular vein aside; .5, G, ascending and descending branches of inferior cervical art-ery; 7, cephalic vein: S, branches of deep cervical artery; 9-14, ventral branches of second to seventh cervical nerves; lo, branches of dorsal divisions of cervical nerves. (Ellenberger-Baum, Top. Anat. d. Pferdes.) divides at the crico-iiharvngeus muscle and under cover of the mandibular gland into external carotid, internal carotid, antl occijiital It is enclosed in a fibrous sheath, ami is accompanictl dorsally by the vagus and symjjathetic nerves, ventrally by the recurrent nerve. In the posterior part of the neck it is in contact 1 In very rare cases tliere is no truncus bicaroticus. The two carotid arteries then arise separately from the brachiocephalic,
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