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    LETTERS

    Nov 05, 2021 2 minutes

    Anatomy lesson

    The statement/answer in the Hands On Pop Quiz for your Autumn 2021 edition (“Comparative Anatomy,” EQUUS 506) is partially right and partially wrong.

    The horse does not have a gall bladder, as is stated. However, the appendix and cecum are 2 different structures. Both humans and horses have a cecum,

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