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the carnivora, and in most rodents this ligament is only a strength- 

 ening part of the capsular ligament of the joint, and is scarcely 

 noticeable as a separate structure. In the gopher, however, it 

 forms a heavy band of fibrous connective tissue extending from 

 the lateral condyle of the humerus to the middle of the dorso- 

 lateral border of the ulna {lig., fig. S). It thus bridges over the 

 deeply grooved external surface of the ulna, and over the abductor 



K 



L 



Fig. K. Dorsal view of skeleton of left manus of the gopher, X 4. 

 Fig. L. Palmar view of skeleton of left manus of the gopher, X 4. 



cen. — centrale 



cun. — cuneiform 



fal. — falciform (deflected in fig. L) 



mag. — magnum 



met. — metacarpals 



met. 1 — metacarpal 1 



met. 5 — metacarpal 5 



ph. — phalanges 



2)18. — pisiform (deflected in fig. L) 



rad. — radius 



scl. — scapholunar 



St. proc. — styloid process 



tzd. — trapezoid 



tzm. — trapezium 



ul. — ulna 



unc. — unciform 



