ANTERIOR LIMB. 



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The carpals consist of seven small, short bones, and with the 

 articulation of the carpals to the radius above, and the metacarpals 

 below, make up what is commonly known as the knee joint. 



The metacarpals are located in what is known as the region 

 of the cannon. They are three in number : a large one in the 

 middle, which is long and more or less cylindrical ; and one rudi- 

 mentary metacarpal on each side. These together articulate above 



FIG. 11. ANTERIOR LIMB OF THE HORSE. 

 O, Scapula; H, humerus; A, radius; U, ulna; C, carpals; M, metacarpals; 

 S, sesamoids; P, phalanges. 



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