ELEMENTS OF BIPP0L0G7. 



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CHAPTER IX. 



THIGH 



STIFLE 



THE HIND LEG. 



The column of bones of the hind leg are named in Figure 74 

 and the external regions in Figures 75 and 76. The bones from 



the hock down 

 are named as in 

 the front leg. 



The chief 

 function of the 

 hind leg is 

 propulsion; it 

 supports less 

 weight than the 

 front leg (in the 

 propor t i n of 

 three to five), 

 and is less liable 

 t o suffer from 

 the effects o f 

 concussion. The 

 thigh-bone ar- 

 ticulates with 

 the pelvis at its 

 lowest point, and 

 slopes forward, 

 downward, and 

 outward to the 

 stifle. It is 

 deeply imbedd- 

 iND. ed in muscies of 



Figure 75. — A Weli-Btc 



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