PLATE 27. 



Tendons and Ligaments of the Fore-leg. 



S. Splint bone. 



E. Extensor tendon. 



M. Great metacarpal, or 

 cannon or shank 

 bone. 



E. Extensor tendon. 



.A Flexor perforatus. 



B Flexor perforans. 



C Metacarpal ligament. 



D Superior sesamoideal 

 ligament, or true 

 suspensory. 



Insertion of Metacarpal 

 ligament into Flexor 

 perforans. 



uperior sesamoideal 

 ligament at bifurca- 

 tion. 



Flexor perforans. 



Flexor perforatus. 



Sesamoideal ligament 

 at its insertion into 

 fetlock (on both 

 sides). 



Continuation forward 

 of branch of the sesa- 

 moideal ligament. 



Continuation of the 

 Flexor perforans 

 afterwards inserted 

 into the lower side 

 of the os pedis. 



Coffin bone. 



