EXPLANATION OF PLATE L 



SKELETON OF THE HORSE. 



:is cut o-ives the names of all the joints and bones in the body, 

 also the number of bones in each section. Names 

 marked according- to numbers. 



i6, 



19 



Scapula, or shoulder blade. 



Humerus, or shoulder bone. 



Radius, or bone of fore-arm. 24. 



Ulna, or bone of fore-arm. 



Carpus, or knee (contains 8 bones). 



Metacarpal, or large shin bone. 



Small Metacarpals, or splint bones 



(2 in number) i on each side. 26. 



Sesamoids, or fetlock bones, 2 



small bones at the back of the 27, 

 joint. 

 Os Suffraginis, or large pastern 28. 



bone. 



Os Coronae, or small pastern bone. 29. 



Os Pedis, or foot bone. 



Os Naviculare, or shettle bone, 30. 



situated behind the coffin-joint, 31. 



and is the seat of the coffin- 2-- 



joint lameness. 33- 



Femur, or hip bone. 34- 



Patella, or stifle bone. 35. 



Tibia and Fibula, or thigh bones, 36. 



the Fibula being a small bone 37. 



running down just outside the I 3S. 



Tibia. 39' 



Tarsus, or hock joint (contains 6 



small bones). 40' 



Metatarsal, or large shin bone. 41 



Metatarsals, or small shin bones 42 



(being 2 in number). 

 20, 21, 22 and 23 receive the same 

 names in the hind leg as 8, 9, 

 10, II and 12 in the front leg, 



being the same from the fet- 

 lock down. 

 Cervical region, or neck bone 

 (being 7 in number). 



Dorsal region, or back bones 

 (being 18 in number) to corres- 

 pond with the 18 pairs of ribs. 



Lumbar region, or small of the 

 back bones (being 6 in number). 



Sacral region, or rump bones 

 (being 5 in number). 



Coccygeal region, or tail bones 

 (being 18 in number). 



Cranium bones, or bones that 

 protect the brain. 



Upper and lower jaw bones. 



Sternum, or breast bone. 



Ribs, 18 pairs. 



Pelvis, or hip bones. 



Shoulder joint. 



Elbow joint. 



Carpus, or knee joint. 



Fetlock joint. 



Pastern joint. 



Coffin-joint, which is situated 

 within the hoof. 



Hip joint. 



Stifle joint. 



Tarsus, or hock joint. The joints 

 receive the same name from 

 the hock down in the hind leg, 

 as from knee down in the front 

 leg. 



