CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I. 



INTRODUCTION 



PAG E 



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CHAPTER II. 

 REGIONAL ANATOMY 



A. The Bones 



B. The Ligaments 



C. The Tendons 



D. The Arteries 



E. The Veins 



F. The Nerves 

 'G. The Complementary Apparatus 

 H. The Keratogenous Membrane 

 I. The Hoof .... 



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Os Pedis 



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CHAPTER III. 



GENERAL PHYSIOLOGICAL AND ANATOMICAL OB 

 SER VAT IONS .... 



A. Development of the Hoof .... 



B. Chemical Properties and Histology of Horn 



C. Expansion and Contraction of the Hoof 



D. Functions of the Lateral Cartilages 



E. Growth of the Hoof ..... 



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'CHAPTER IV. 

 METHOD OF EXAMINING THE FOOT 



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