Clinical Anatomy of the European Hamster 
Figure 3-3 (above, left): Schematic drawing of first cervical vertebra (atlas), a, cranial aspect; b, caudal aspect. 
l = processus transversus; 2 = tuberculum dorsale; 3 = fovea articularis cranialis: 4=massa lateralis; 5 = arcus 
caudalis; 6 = foramen alare; 7 = foramen transversarium; 8 = fovea articularis caudalis; 9 = tuberculum ventrale. 
Figure 3-4 (above, right): Axis, right lateral view. 1 = processus spinosus; 2 = processus transversus; 3 = foramen 
transversarium; 4 = dens. 
Figure 3-5 (below): Left scapula, a, lateral view; b, caudal view. l = margo caudalis; 2 = fossa infraspinata; 3 = 
spina scapulae; 4 = processus suprahamatus; 5 = processus coracoideus; 6 = angulus caudalis; 7 = margo dorsal is; 
8 = fossa supraspinata; 9 = angulus cranialis; 10 = margo cranialis; 1 1 =facies articularis; 12 = acromion. 
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