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THE CAT. 



[CHAP. IV. 



tuberosity, which extends (n r and u) beneath (i. e., on the plantar 

 side of) the head of the astragalus and supports it. 



BONES OF RIGHT HIND-PAW. 



Fig. 72. PLANTAR SURFACE. 



a. Hood to enclose root of claw. 



as. Astragalus. 



o. Process to sustain claw. 



c& and ch. Cuboides. 



oc. Os calcis. 



oc 1 . Inner process. 



oc 2 . Outer process of os calcis. 



oc 3 . Groove for tendon of Plantaris. 



MIC. Meso-cuneiform. 



mt. Metatarsals. 



n l . Tuberosity of Naviculare, as seen on the 



plantar surface. 

 nc. Ento-cuneiforme. 

 p l . Proximal phalanx. 



Fig. 73. DORSAL SURFACE. 



p 2 , Middle phalanx. 



p 3 . Distal phalanx. 



t. Ecto-cuneiform. 



top. Its hooked plantar process. 



it. Tuberosity of naviculare, as seen on dorsal 



surface. 



X (Fig. 72) inner process of os calcis. 

 x (Fig. 73) the tuberosity of fifth metatarsal. 

 I. Hallux. only represented by its metatarsal. 

 IL Index. 



III. Medius. 



IV. Annulus. 



V. Minimus. 



