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THE RABBIT. PHYLUM CHORDATA 



LIMBS 



The appendicular skeleton consists of two paired girdles, the 

 shoulder or pectoral girdle supporting the fore-limbs, and the 



cartilaginous 

 suprascapular 



— spine 



postspinous 

 fossa 



prespinous 

 fossa 



metacromion 



acromion 



coracoid 

 process 



Fig. 344. — Left scapula of rabbit, outer (lateral) view. 



Fig. 345. — The pelvic girdle of a rabbit, from beneath. 

 ac., Acetabulum ; il., ilium ; is., ischium ; 06./., obturator foramen ; pu . pubis ; sym., symphysis pubis. 



