. Animal and vegetable physiology considered with reference to natural theology. Natural theology; Physiology; Plant physiology; Biology. not so lined ; as is seen very conspicuously in the stomachs of the Solipeda. The stomach of the Horse, in particular, is furnished at the cardia, with a spiral fold of the inner, or cuticular membrane, which forms a complete valve, offering no impedi- ment to the entrance of food from the oesophagus, but obstructing the return of any part of the contents of the stomach into that passage.* This valve is. shown in Fig. 311, which represents an inner view of t
. Animal and vegetable physiology considered with reference to natural theology. Natural theology; Physiology; Plant physiology; Biology. not so lined ; as is seen very conspicuously in the stomachs of the Solipeda. The stomach of the Horse, in particular, is furnished at the cardia, with a spiral fold of the inner, or cuticular membrane, which forms a complete valve, offering no impedi- ment to the entrance of food from the oesophagus, but obstructing the return of any part of the contents of the stomach into that passage.* This valve is. shown in Fig. 311, which represents an inner view of the cardiac portion of the stomach of the horse; o being the termination of the oesophagus. * The total inability of a horse to vomit is probably a consequence of the impediment presented by this valve. See Mem. du Museum d'Hist. Nat. viii. I 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 Roget, Peter Mark, 1779-1869. London : W. Pickering
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