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OSTEOLOGY. 



FlQ. 6. 



SKELETON OF THE HOESE (Solidtjngula). 



Axial Skeleton. 



the skull. 



Cr*nial Bones. — a. Occipital. 1 ; 6, Wormian. 1 ; c. Parietal, 2 ; d. Frontal, 2 ; «, Temporal, 2; 



Sphenoid. 1 ; Ethmoid. 1 ; Auditory ossicles. 8. 



Facial Bones.— h, Nasal, 2: g. Lachrymal. 2 ; /, Malar, 2 ; i, Superior maxilla, 2; fc, Premaxilla, 

 2 ; Palatine. 2 ; Pterygoid. 2 : Vomer. 1 : Turbinals. 4 : I, Inferior maxilla. 1 ; Hyoid (segments), 5. 

 Teeth :—m, Incisors, 12 ; n, Canines. 4 : o, Molars. 24. 



The Trunk.— p-v, Cervical vertebrse. 7 : w, Dorsal vertebrae. 18 ; x, Lumbar vertebrae, 6 ; 

 y, Sacrum, 1 ; :, Coccygeal vertebrae (variable), 18 ; a'a', Kibs, 36 ; " Sternum (6-7 Stemebrae), 1 ; 

 S Costal cartilages 



Appendioulah Skeleton. 



rECTOR.^L LIMB. 



e'. Scapula, 2 ; f. Humerus, 2 , g', Radius, 2 ; A', Ulna. 2. Carpus :— i', Trapesium. 2 : f. Cunei- 

 form, 2 : V, Lunar, 2 ; tn'. Scaphoid. 2 ; n', Unciform, 2 ; o', Magnum, 2 ; p'. Trapezoid, 2 ; 

 g', Pisiform. 2. Metacarpus r—r". Large bone. 2; s'. Small bone, 4. Digit :— it'. Proximal 

 phalanges, 2; «/, Median phalanges, 2; w'. Distal phalanges, 2; f. Large sesamoids, 4: Small 

 sesamoids, 2. 



-6', lUum. 



PELVIC LIMB, 



! ; d'. Ischium. 



: : C, Pubis, 2. 



", Fibula, 2. Tarsus : 



Pelvis.— Ob Innominatum 



The Limb.—y', Femur. 2 ; y, Patella. 2 ; a". Tibia, 2 ; 6", Fibula, 2. Tarsus :— c". Calcaneum, 2 : 

 d", Astragalus, 2 ; e". Cuboid. 2 ; /", Cuneiforme magnum, 2 ; g", Cuneiforme medium, 2 : 

 h", Cuneiforme parvum. 2. Metatarsus: — Large bone. 2; Small bone, 4. Digit :— Proximal 

 phalanges, 2 ; Median phalanges, 2; Distal phalanges, 2 : Large sesamoids, 4 ; Small sesamoids, 2. 



The Horse's Skeleton, as here considered, consists of 256 part*. 



