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COMPAEATIVE OSTEOLOGY. 



SKELETON OF THE HOG (OMNlVOr.A). 

 Axial Skfxetox. 



THE SKULL. 



Cranial Bones.— a, Occipital, 1 ; h. Parietal, 2 ; d, Frontal, 

 F.thtnoid, 1 ; Auditory ossicles, 8. 



Facial £oncs.—g, Nasal, 2 ; h, Os rostri, 1 ; /, Lacliryraal, 2 : c 

 maxilla, 2 ; I, Inferior maxilla, 1 ; Palatine, 2 ; Pterygoid, 2 ; 

 series, 5. Teeth :— Incisors, 12 ; Canines, 4 ; Molars, 2S. 



The Trunk. — 1», Cervicle vertebrse, 7 ; n. Dorsal vertebra, 14 ; o 

 (four segments), 1 ; q, Coccygeal vertebroe (variable), IS ; r r, Ribs 

 1 ; * Costal cartilages. 



-, Temporal, 2 ; Sphenoid, 1 



Malar, 2; 

 Vomer, 1 



i. Maxilla. 

 Turbinals, 



Lumbar vertebrae, 7 ; 

 28 ; ' Sternum (seven 



2 ; 7,-, rre- 

 4; Hvoid 



2), Sacrum 

 sternebra>). 



Appendiculak Skeleton. 



pectoral limb. 



V, Scapula, 2 ; w, Humerus, 2 ; x, Radius, 2 ; y, Ulna, 2. Carpus : — s, Trapezium, 2 ; a', Cunei- 

 form, 2 ; h', Lunar, 2 ; c', Scaphoid, 2 ; (/', Unciform, 2 ; c'. Magnum, 2 ; /', Trapezoid, 2 ; 3', Pisiform, 

 2. Metacarpus:—/)', Bones, 8 ; Large sesamoids, 16. Digit :— i', Proximal phalanges, S ; k', Median 

 phalanges, S ; /', Distal phalanges, 8 ; I", Small sesamoids, S. 



PELVIC LIME. 



Pelvis. — Os Innominatuni : — s, Ilium, 2 ; t. Pubis, 2 ; it, Ischium, 2. 



The Limb.—)ii', Femur, 2 ; n', Patella, 2 ; 0', Tibia, 2 : p', Fibula, 2. Tarsus:— 7', Calcaneum, 3 ; 

 r', Astragalus, 2 ; s', Cuboid, 2 ; t', Cuneiformo magnum, 2 ; «', Ecto-cuneiformo, 2; v' v:', Meso- and 

 Endo-cuneiformes, 4. Metatarsus : — Large bones, 8 ; .)', Small bones, 2 ; 3/', Large sesamoids, 16. 

 Digit : — Proximal phalanges, S ; Median phalanges, S ; Distal phalanges, S ; Small sesamoids, 8. 



YlSCEP.AL SKELETdX. 



None. 



The separate bones of the Skeleton of the Hog, as here considered, are 324. 



