ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTION 



Fig. 1. Skeleton. 



Explanations. — A — Cervical vertebrae, or seven bones or joints of th» 



^eck. 



B, B — Dorsal vertebrse, or the eighteen larger joints of the back-bone. 



C — Lumbar vertebrae : — ^the six joints of the back-bone lying between 

 the upper ends of the false ribs, and the upper edge of the haunch bone* 



D — Sacrum, or bone which forms the back part of the pelvis. 



E — Coccygeal bones, or tail bones. 



F, F— Ribs. 



6 — Costal cartilages, or the cartilages by which the ends of the rib« 

 *re joined. 



H — The scapula, or shoulder blade. 



I — The humerus, or large round bone between the point of the shoul- 

 der and the elbow, or upper part of the fore-leg. 



K. K — The radiuses, the outer bones of the fore-legs, extending frodfi 

 humerus to knee. 



