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uiirnber, a, b, c, d, e, and the coccygis or bones of 

 the tail, 1 — 15. 



'J. The Thorax, Ribs, Shoulder , and Sternum. — The 

 true ribs are nine in number, 1 — 9 ; and are so de- 

 nominated from their cartilages being united to the 

 sternum; 10 — 18, mark the false ribs, their carti- 

 lages being inserted into each other ; a, the head which 

 articulates with the transverse process of the first dor- 

 sal vertebrae ; &, the end uniting with the sternum ; 

 C, the sternum ; D, the scapula, or shoulder blade ; c, 

 the neck ; d, the coracoid process, or apophysis ; g, 

 the anterior spinatus fossa ; h, the spine ; between e 

 and /, lies the base, which is the extent of the carti- 

 lage of the scapula ; between c and e, is the posterior 

 costa; and between d and/, lies the anterior costa. 



5. The Fore Legs. — E, the humerus ; i, the anterior 

 head, or point of the shoulder ; /c, the cervix and head, 

 uniting with the shoulder blade ; /, the lower head, 

 uniting with the radius ; F, the ulna ; the upper ex- 

 tremity, lUy forms the olecranon or elbow ; n, n, the 

 radius ; /, /, the carpris or knees, consisting of seven 

 bones. Hy H, the metacarpi, or shank bones ; o, o, 

 the cannons ; and p, p, the small metacarpi ; q, q, the 

 pastern bones ; r, r, the sessamoids ; s, s, the coronets, 

 or little pastern bones ; t, t, the coffin. 



6. The Pelvis J and Hind Legs. — J, the pelvis, made 

 up of three bones ; a, &, c, the illium ; d, the ischium ; 

 and e, the pubis ; that part of the illium a, forms the 

 hip or haunch ; g, the foramen thyroideum ; k, the 

 femur, or thigh-bone ; A, the cervix and head, articu- 

 lating with the lower extremity of the pelvis ; i, the 

 great throchanter ; k, A:, the anterior condyles ; Z, Z, 

 the posterior condyles ; m, m, the patella, or stifle 

 joints ; n, n, the tibia ; o, o, the fibula ; L, the tarsis, 

 or hock, consists of six bones ; p, p, forming the 



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