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large, and the hand long, they give origin to external 

 forms which it is necessary to examine. 



In the horse, which we take as a type, the tendons 

 of the flexors, after being retained in position at the carpus 

 by a fibrous band, the carpal sheath, which recalls the anterior 

 annular ligament of the human carpus, and having passed 



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Fig. 79. — Left Anterior Limb 

 OF THE Horse : External 

 Aspect. 



I, Ulna of abnormal length. 



Fig. 80. — Left Anterior Limb 

 OF THE Horse : External 



Aspect. 



I, Normal ulna. 



this region, descend vertically, remaining separated from 

 the posterior surface of the metacarpus, so that the skin 

 sinks slightly on the lateral parts in front of the thick cord 

 which these tendons form. This cord is known by the name 

 of tendon. 



The flexors then reach the fetlock, and occupy the groove 



