EXPLANATION OF PLATE L 



SKELETON OF THE HORSE. 



..s cut g'ives the names of all the joints and bones in the body, 

 also the number of bones in each section. Names 

 marked according to numbers. 



1 6. 



•9. 



Scapula, or shoulder blade. 



Humerus, or shoulder bone. 



Radius, or bone of fore-arm. 



Ulna, or bone of fore-arm. 



Carpus, or knee (contains 8 bones). 



Metacarpal, or largfe shin bone. 



Small Metacarpals, or splint bones 

 (2 in number) i on each side. 



Sesamoids, or fetlock bones, 2 

 small bones at the back of th*" 

 joint. 



Os Suffraginis, or large pastern 

 bone. 



Os Coronae, or small pastern bone, 



Ob Pedis, or foot bone. 



Os Naviculare, or shettle bone, 

 situated behind the coffin-joint, 

 and is the seat of the coffin- 

 joint lameness. 



Femur, or hip bone. 



Patella, or stifle bone. 



Tibia and Fibula, or thigh bones, 

 the Fibula being a small bone 

 runrnng down just outside the 

 Tibia. 



Tarsus, or hock joint (contains 6 

 small bones). 



Metatarsal, or large shin bone. 



Metatarsals, or small shin bones 

 (being 2 in number). 



20, 2 3, 22 and 23 receive the same 

 names in the hind leg as 8, 9, 

 10, II and 12 in the front leg, 



being the same from the fet- 

 lock down. 



24. Cervical region, or neck bono 



(being 7 in number). 



25. Dorsal region, or back bones 



(being 18 in number) to corres- 

 pond with the 18 pairs of ribs. 



26. Lumbar region, or small of C)« 



back bones (being 6 in number). 



27. Sacral region, or rump bones 



(being 5 in number). 



28. Coccygeal region, or tail bones 



(being 18 in number). 



29. Cranium bones, or bones thai 



protect the brain. 



30. Upper and lower jaw bones. 



31. Sternum, or breast bone. 



32. Ribs, 18 pairs. 



33. Pelvis, or hip bones. 



34. Shoulder joint. 



35. Elbow joint. 



36. Carpus, or knee joint. 



37. Fetlock joint. 



38. Pastern joint. 



39. Coffin-joint, which is situaleo 



within the hoof. 



40. Hip joint. 



41. Stifle joint. 



42. Tarsus, or hock joint. The joints 



■ receive the same name from 

 the hock down in the hind leg, 

 as from knee down in the front 

 leg. 



