. Veterinary post-mortem technic . end of the first rib to the seventh,striking the latter at a point six inches from its the musculatiue away from the ribs from this incisionto their superior ends. From the seventh to the eighteenthribs make an incision six inches above and parallel with thecrest of the back. Cut downward to the ribs, pass the knifeunder the longissimus dorsi and remove all muscle fromthe angle made by the ribs and vertebral spinous processesfrom the seventh to the eighteenth. A portion of each ribfrom the first to the eighteenth will now be free from muscu-lar
. Veterinary post-mortem technic . end of the first rib to the seventh,striking the latter at a point six inches from its the musculatiue away from the ribs from this incisionto their superior ends. From the seventh to the eighteenthribs make an incision six inches above and parallel with thecrest of the back. Cut downward to the ribs, pass the knifeunder the longissimus dorsi and remove all muscle fromthe angle made by the ribs and vertebral spinous processesfrom the seventh to the eighteenth. A portion of each ribfrom the first to the eighteenth will now be free from muscu-lar tissue, which greatly facilitates cutting through them(Fig. 78). This preparation completed, the hands and axshould be washed and dried as before and each rib cutthrough with two inches of the anterior corner of the line followed by the ax should be that first made withthe knife from the top of the first to a point on the seventhcosta approximately six inches from its vertebra, and from 84 VETERINARY POST-MORTEM TECHNIC. INTERNAL EXAMINATION OF THE HORSE 85 the seventh to the eighteenth in a straight hne parallel toand four to six inches above the crest of the back. Aftereach rib has been severed press upon the side, close to theincision, with the heel of the left hand. At points whereit does not give under this pressure apply the ax againuntil the ribs are severed.
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