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OSTEOLOGY. 



Fl<;. 6. 

 SKELETON" OK THE HORSE (SOLIDUNCULA). 



AXIAL SKELETON. 



THE SKVLL. 



<,-,;,,/' ; .,.-. (i, o.vipjtal, 1 ; 'i, "\Vorinian, 1; c, Parietal, 2; d, Frontal, 2 ; t, Temporal, 25 

 Sphenoid, 1 ; Ethmoid, 1 ; Auditory ossicles, 8. 



Fti<-:<i! /( f.~ /i, Nasal, 2 ; fj, Lachrymal, -2 ; /, Malar, 2 ; i, Superior maxilla, 2 ; k, Premaxilla, 

 J : I'.ilailn,', 2 ; Ptcryuoid, 2 ; Vomer, 1 ; Turbinals, 4 ; I, Inferior maxilla, 1 ; Hyoid (segments), 5. 

 Teeth: m, Incisors, 12 ; , Canines, 4 ; o, Molars, 24. 



The Trunk. p-v, Cervical vertebra, 7; w, Dorsal vertebrae, 18; x, Lumber vertebrae, 0; 

 ;/, Sacrum, 1 ; r, Coocygeal vertebrae (variable), 18; d d, Ribs, 36; * Sternum (6-7 Sternebrae), \ 

 +~ Costal Cart 



Ari'KxmcuLAK SKELETON-. 



PECTORAL LIMB. 



*', Scapula, 2 ; /', Humerus, 2 ; g , Radius, 2 ; h', Ulua, 2. Carpus :i', Trapesium, 2 ; k', Cunei- 

 form, 2 ; /', Lunar, 2 ; m', Scaphoid, 2 ; ri, Unciform, 2 ; o', Magnum, 2 ; ;/, Trapezoid, 2 ; 

 </, Pisiform, 2. Metacarpus:/, Large bone, 2; s', Small bone, 4. Digit : M', Proximal 

 phalanges, 2 ; r, Median phalanges, 2 ; w', Distil phalanges, 2, f, Large sesamoids, 4 ; Small 

 M'samoids, -2. 



I'ELVIC LIMB. 



r<-h-is.O$ Innominatum :l', Ilium, 2 ; d', Ischium, 2 ; c', Pubis, 2. 



The Lwib,iJ, Femur, 2 ; 2', Patella, 2 ; a", Tibia, 2 ; b", Fibula, 2. Tarsus : c", Calcaneum, 2 ; 

 d", Astragalus, 2 ; ", Cuboid, 2 ; /", Cuneiforms magnum, 2 ; </", Cuueiforme medium, 2 ; 

 7t", Cuneiforme parvum, 2. Metatarsus : Large bone, 2 ; Small bone, 4. Digit : Proximal 

 phalanges, 2 ; Median phalanges, 2 ; Distal phalanges, 2 ; Large sesamoids, 4 ; Small sesamoids, 2. 



The Horse's Skeleton, as here considered, consists of 256 parts. 



