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STRUCTURE OP THE SHEEP. 



SKELETON OF THE SHEEP. 



The Head. 



1. The inter-maxillary-bone. 



2. The nasal bones. 



3. The upper jaw. 



4. The union of the nasal and upper jaw 



bones. 



5. The union of the malar and lachrymal 



bones. 



0. The orbits of the eye. 

 7. The frontal bone. 



9. The lower jaw. 



10. The incisor teeth, or nippers. 



11. The molars, or grinders. 



The Trunk, 



1. 1. The ligament of the neck, support- 



ing the head. 

 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The seven vertebra;, or 



bones of the neck. 

 1 13. The thirteen vertebrae, or bones 



qf the back. 

 1 fi. The six vertebra? of the loins. 



7. The sacral bone. 



8. The bones of the tail, varying in dif- 



ferent breeds from 12 to 21. 



9. The haunch and pelvis. 



1 8. The eight true ribs with their car- 

 tilages. 



913. The five false ribs, or those that 

 are not attached to the breast-bone. 

 14. The breast-bone. 



The Fore -Leg. 



1. The scapula, or shoulder-blade. 



2. The humerus, bone of the arm, or low- 



er part of the shoulder. 



3. The radius, or bone of the fore-arm. 



4. The ulna, or elbow. 



5. The knee, with its different bones. 



6. The metacarpal, or shank-bones the 



larger bones of the leg. 



7. A rudiment of the smaller metacarpal. 



8. One of the sessamoid bones. 



9. The two first bones of the foot the 



pasterns. 

 10. The proper bones of the foot. 



The Hind-Leg. 



1. The thigh-bone. 



2. The stifle-joint and its bone the 



patella. 



3. The tibia, or bone of the upper part of 



the leg. 



4. The point of the hock. 



5. The other bones of the hock. 



6. The metatarsal bone, or bone of the 



hind-leg. 



7. Rudiment of the small metatarsal. 



8. A sessamoid bone. 



9. The two first bones of the foot the 



pasterns. 

 10. The proper bone of the foot. 



