CHAPTER X 



THE FOOT: ELEMENTARY ANATOMY 

 APPERTAINING THERETO 



For convenience of study, the foot is divisible 

 into two portions, one being called the horny 

 (or insensitive) foot, and the other the sensitive 

 foot. The former encloses the latter, being 

 represented by the hoof, and it is specially 

 developed for protecting the internal mechanism 

 of the foot, and at the same time for the purpose of 

 progression. The hoof comprises the wall, the 

 sole, the foot-pad or frog, the bars, and the 

 heels, all of which are insensitive structures. 

 The wall is divided into an upper and lower 

 border, and has at its junction with the sole, 

 a white line running around it, which indicates 

 where the two structures meet. The front of 

 the wall, towards the lower border, is called the 

 toe, whilst the inner and outer sides are known 



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