SKELr.i'ON OF THE HORSE. 



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Skeleton of the Horse. 



Fig. 1. 



The Head. 



The posterior maxillary or under jaw. 



The superior maxillary or upper jaw. A little lower down than the letter 

 is a foramen, through which pass the nerves and blood vessels which 

 chiefly supply the lower part of the face. 

 The orbit, or cavity containing the eye. 

 The nasal bones, or bones of the nose. 



The suture dividing the parietal bones below from the occipital bones above. 

 The inferior maxillary bone, containing the upper incisor teeth. 

 The Seven Cervical Vertebrae, or bones of the neck. 

 The Eighteen Dorsal Vertebrte, or bones of the back. 

 The Six Lumbar Vertebrae, or bones of the loins. 

 The Five Sacral Vertebrae, or bones of the haunch. 

 The Caudal Vertebrae, or bones of the tail, generally about fifteen. 

 The Scapula, or shoulder-blade. 

 The Sternum, or fore-part of the chest. 



The Costae, or ribs, seven or eight articulating with the sternum, and called 

 the true ribs, and ten or eleven united together by cartilage, called the 

 Jalse ribs. 

 The Humerus, or upper bone of the arm. 

 The Radius, or upper bone of the arm. 



The LHna, or elbow. The point of the elbow is called the Olecranon. 

 The Carpus, or knee, consisting of seven bones. 



The Metacarpal bones. The larger metacarpal or cannon or shank in 

 front, and the smaller metacarpal or splint bone behind. 



