EXPLANATION OF PLATE V. 



THE SKELETON OF THE HORSE. 



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Bones of the 

 Hock. 



Upper Thigh Bone or Femur. 



Stifle-joint and Patella, or Knee 



Pan. 

 Tibia, large lower Thigh Bone. 

 Fibula or small lower Thigh bone. 

 Astragalus. 

 Calcis or Heel 



Bone. 

 Cuboid Bone. 

 Large Scaphoid 



Bone. 

 Small Scaphoid 



Bone. 

 Cuneiform Bone. 

 The Shank or large Metatarsal Bone. 

 Outer or Splint Bone. 

 Inner Splint Bone. 

 Sesamoid Bones (2). 

 Large Pastern Bone (Os Suffra- 



ginis). 

 Small Pastern Bone (Os Corona). 

 Coffin Bone (Os Pedis). 

 Shoulder Blade. 



Shoulder Joint. 



Humerus — Upper Arm Bone, arti- 

 culates at the elbow joint. 



Elbow Joint. 



Fore Arm or Radius. 



Ulna. 



Trapezium. 



Cuneiform Bone. 



Lunar Bone. 



Unciform Bone. 



Scaphoid Bone. 



Os Magnum. 



Trapezoid Bone. 



Pea-shaped or 

 Pisiform Bone. 



Bones of the 

 Knee. 



Bones below the Knee same as below the Hock, except the Shank Bone is 

 called Metacarpal. 



