VETERINARY STUDIES. 



LECTURE I. 



ANATOMY. 



Definition. — Science which treats of forms, structures and 

 relations of body organs. These organs are divided for study 

 into groups as follows: Bones, muscles, joints, nervous system, 

 circulatory apparatus, respiratory apparatus, urinary apparatus 

 and digestive apparatus. 



FIG. 2. HORSE'S SKULL. 

 1, Premaxillary bone; 2, upper incisors; 3, upper canine teeth; 4, superior 

 maxillary bone; 7, nasal bones; 8, lachrymal bone; 11, malar bone; 12, upper 

 molar teeth; 13, frontal bone; 15, temporal bone; 16, parietal bone; 17, occip- 

 ital; 20, styloid processes; 24, parietal crest; 25. inferior maxilla; 26, inferior 

 molars; 28, inferior canine teeth; 29, inferior incisor teeth. 



OSTEOLOGY, BONES. 



Kinds. — Bones are classified as long, short, flat, and irregular. 



Long bones, more or less elongated in form, medullary canal 

 in shaft, found in limbs ; example — humerus, femur, radius, and 

 tibia. 



Vet. Studies— 1. 



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