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A TABLE OF THE BONES IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE HORSE. 



Bones of the crani 

 urn, or skull,... 



Bones of the far 



Dentes, or teeth, 



W H 

 §W 



w a 



H 



No. 



(Frontal, J 



Parietal, 2 



J Occipital, 1 



Temporal, including the squamous ami petrous portions, 4 



Ethmoid, 1 



Sphenoid 1 



Nasal, 2 



Ungius, 2 



Mala rum, 2 



.Maxillaria, superior and anterior, 4 



Palatine, 2 



Turbinated bones, 4 



Vomer, 1 



Posterior maxilla, 1 



Lacrymal, 2 



Cuspidata, or canine, 4 



' res, 24 



cisores, 12 



Bone of the tongue, Hyoides, 1 



{Malleus 2 



fc;:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I 



Orbiculare, 2 



(Cervical, 7 



w. Ver,obm ' fafe::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1 



' Sacrum,* 1 



Tail,...Coccygis, or bones of the tail, 15 



t Sternum, (composed at birth of a number of pieces, 1 



Thorax, \ True ribs, 14 



( F.ilse do., 22 



Pelvis, Ossa innominata, | 2 



'Shoulder, Scapula, 2 



Arm, ..Humeri, 2 



Fore arm, Radius, (and ulnar, connected with the former,) 4 



O . 



W cc 



w 



ag 



w w 

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gw 



o 



n 



w £ 



*S 

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WW 



o 



w 



( Cuspi 



. ) Molar 



f. Inciso 



Bones of the knee, 



Below the knee. 



Os schapoides, (one to each knee). 

 Os lunare, 



Thigh, 

 Stifle, 



Os cuneiforme, " " 



Os trapezium, " " 



O-s trapezoides, M " 



Os unci forme, " " 



Os magnum, " " 



Os pisitbrme, " " 



'Metacarpi magnum, " 2 



Splents, " « 4 



Sessamoides, u " 4 



<( Suflraginis, (large pastern,) 2 



1 Os coronae, (small do., ) 2 



Os naviculare, 2 



|^ Os pedis, 2 



. .Femur, 2 



. . Patella, 2 



[ Tibia, 2 



[Fibula, 2 



Astragalus, 2 



Os calcis, , 2 



Os cuboid es, 2 



Os cuneiforme magnum, 2 



Internal medium, 2 



External do., , , 2 



Metatarsi, (or cannons,) 2 



Splents, 4 



Os suflfraginis, 2 



. ^ Os coronae, 2 



IOs sessamoides, 4 



Os naviculare, 2 



^Os pedis, , 2 



Total, , 244 



Dr. Hooper reckons the number of hones in the human subject at 248. 



Bones of the hock 



Below the knee, 



* The bones in the sacrum of the colt consist of five pieces. 



t The pelvis of the young animal is made up of the two os innominata, each of which is formed 

 of two pieces ; the larger is called os ileum, the smaller, in allusion to the human pelvis, has been 

 subdivided into two portions, named os ischium and os pubis. 



