STRUCTURE OF TUE OX. 

 m. Skeleton of the Ox. 



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If we look at the skeleton of the ox we shall there see the basis of 

 the immense but sluggish strength for which this animal is noted. It 

 will not be necessary to translate the names of the bones. They should 

 be called by the scientific names here given. The corresponding bones 

 found in the horse have been sufficiently explained. 



SKELETON OF THE OX. 



Names of the Bones. — ^l — Cervical Vertebrae. B B — Dorsal Verte- 

 bra. C — Lumbar Vertebrae. D — Sacrum. E E — Coccygeal Bones, 

 i^i^— Ribs. G — Costal Cartilages. ^— Scapuhi. /—Humerus. KK 

 Radius. L — Ulna. M — Carpus or Knee. 1 — Scaphoid. 2 — Semilu- 

 nar. 3 — Cuneiform. 4 — Trapezium. 5 — Trapezoid. G — Os Magnum. 

 7 — Unciform. 8 — Pisiform. iViV— Large Metacarpal or Cannon. O — 

 Small Metacarpal. P F — Sesamoid Bones. Q (^—Phalanges. 1— Os 

 Suffraginis or Pastern Bone. 2 — Os Coronae. 3- -Os Pedis. R — Pelvis. 

 1— Illium. 2— Pubis. 3— Ischium. xS'— Femur. T— Patella. U~ 

 Tibia. F— Fibula. TF— Hocks. 1— Os Calcis. 2— Ostragalus. 3— 

 Cuneiform Magnum. 4 — Cuneiform Medium. 5 — Cuneiform Parvum. 

 6— Cuboid. A^— Large Metatarsal. 1, 2, 3— Phalanges. F—Small 

 Metatarsal. Z — Head. 1 — Inferior Maxilla. 2 — Superior Maxilla. 3 — 

 Anterior INLaxilla. 4— Nasal Bone. 5— Molar. 6— Frontal. 7— Parietal. 

 {^—Occipital. i> — Lachrymal. 10 — Squamous, 11 — Petrous. 



