A TABULAR VIEW OF THE BONES OE THE HORSE. 



BONES OF THE CRANIUM. 



Number. 



Frontal, 1 



Parietal, 2 



Temporal, two pairs, 4 



Occipital, 1 



Ethmoid, 1 



Sphenoid, 1 



BONES OF THE FACE. 



Nasal, 2 



Superior and anterior maxillarj', . . 4 



Malar, 2 



Lacrymal, ...... 2 



Palatine, 2 



Superior and inferior turbinated, . . 4 



Vomer, 1 



Lowerjaw, 1 



TEETH. 



Incisors, 12 



Canine, 4 



Molars, 24 



BONE OF THE TONGUE. 



Os Hyoideus, 1 



BONES OF THE EAR. 



Malleus, 2 



Incus 2 



Stapes, 2 



Orbiculare, 2 



BONES OF THE SPINE. 



Cervical, 7 



Dorsal, 18 



Limibar (sometimes G are found), . . 5 



BONES OF THE SACRUM ANTD TAHi. 



Sacral, 1 



Coccygeal (tail), about . . . .15 



BONES OF THE CHEST. 



Eibs, on each side 18, . . . . 36 



Sternum, .... . . 1 



PELVIS. 



Innominata (or bones without a name), . 2 



BONES OF THE SHOULDER. 



Scapular, . . .... 2 



BONES OF THE ARM. 

 Humeral, 2 



BONES OF THE FORE-ARM. 



Radial and ulnar. The ulnar being, m the 

 adults, connected with the radius, we shall con- 

 sider them as one bone. Kadial, . . 2 



BONES OF THE EINEE. 



The carpal bones are thus named : 



^ f Scaphoid, | f Pisiform, 



(§ J Lunar, « J Trapezoid, 



"S I Cuneiform, g 1 Magnum, 



S 1^ Trapezium. J [ Unciform. 



Eight bones to each knee, ... 16 



BONES BELOW THE KNEE. 



Metacarpal, 2 



Splents, 4 



Pastern, ....... 2 



Coronet, 2 



Sessamoid, 4 



Navicular, 2 



Pedal or foot bones, 2 



BONES OF THE HIND EXTREMITY. 



Femur, 2 



Stifle, ' . . 2 



BONES OF THE LEG. 



Tibia and fibula. These we shall consider as 

 one to each extremity, .... 2 



BONES OF THE HOCK. 



Astragalus, 2 



Os Calcis, 2 



Cuboid, 2 



Cuneiform, ...... 6 



BONES OF THE LEG. 



Two cannons and four splents, ... 6 



BONES BENEATH THE CANNON. 



Pastern, 2 



Coronet, 2 



Sessamoids, 4 



Navicular, 2 



Pedal or foot bones, .... 2 



Total number of bones, . . 238 

 The correct technical nomenclature of the above 

 bones wiU be found in " Osteology," which see. 



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