RUMINANT SKELETON. 



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Fig. 25. 



SKELETON OF THE OX (Euminantia). 



Axial Skeleton. 



the skull. 



Cranial Bow«s.— Occipital, 1 ; 6, Parietal, 2 ; a. Frontal, 2 ; c. Temporal, 2 ; Sphenoid, 1 ; 

 JSthmoid, 1 ; Auditory ossiclas, 8. 



Facial Bones.— h, Nasal, 2 ; e, Lachrymal, 2 ; d, Malar, 2 ; /, Maxilla, 2 ; g, Premaxilla, 2 j 

 i. Inferior maxilla,! 2; Palatine, 2; Pterygoid, 2 ; Vomer, 1; Turbinals, 4; Hyoid (segments), 7. 

 Teeth :— Incisors, 6 ; Canines, 2 ; Molars, 24. 



The Trunk.— Tc, Cervical Vertebrae, 7; I, Dorsal verfebrse, 13; m, Lumbar verteb-ss, 6; n, Sacmm 

 <five segments), 1 ; o. Coccygeal vertebrae (variable), 20 ; p p, Kibs, 26 : * Sternum (seven steme- 

 brse), 1 ; 8 Costal cartilages. 



Appendicular Skeleton, 



pectoral limb. 



t, Scapula, 2; u. Humerus, 2; v, Radius, 2; w. Ulna, 2. Carpus: — x, Trapezium, 2; y, Cunei- 

 form, 2 ; z. Lunar, 2 ; a'. Scaphoid, 2; h'. Unciform, 2; c'. Magnum, 2. Metacarpus :—d', Large 

 bone, 2 ; V, Small bone, 4 ; /, Large sesamoids, 8. Digit :—g', Proximal phalanges, 4 ; h% Median 

 phalanges, 4 ; i', Distal phalanges, 4 : 7c', Small sesamoids (naviculars), 4. 



PELVIC LIMB. 



Pelvis.— Os Innominatum :—q, Ilium, 2 ; s. Ischium, 2 ; c, Pubis, 2. 



2%« iim&.— i!'. Femur, 2; m'. Patella, 2; n'. Tibia, 2. Tarsus :— o', Maleolar, 2; p', Calcaneum, 2; 

 q'. Astragalus, 2 ; /, Cubo-cuneiform, 2 ; s', Cuneif orme medium, 2 : <', Cuneiforme parvum, 2. 

 Metatarsus :— Large bone, 2 ; u'. Small bone, 2. Large sesamoids, 8. Digit :— Proximal phalanges* 

 4 ; Mediau. phalanges, 4 ; Distal phalanges, 4 ; Small sesamoids, 4. 



Visceral Skeleton. 

 Bones of the heart, 2. 



The separate bcmes of the Euminant Skeleton, as here considered, are 25L 



