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ILLUSTRATED STOCK DOCTOR. 
For the purpose of enabling our readers to become familiar with the 
bony structure of cattle we give an illustration of the skeleton of the ox 
with the correct names of the various parts as known in veterinary sci- 
ence. It will be found valuable for reference, not only to the student in 
veterinary art, but also to every one who proposes to keep and breed 
cattle. 
SKELETON OP THE OX. 
Explanation Of Cut. — A — Cervical Vertebrae. B B — Dorsal Vertebrae. 
C — Lumbar Vertebrae. I) — Sacrum. EE — Concygeal Bones. F E 
— Ribs. G — Costal Cartilages. II — Scapula. I — Humerus. K K — 
Radius. L — Ulna. M — Carpus or Knee. 1 — Scaphoid. 2 — Semilunar. 
3 — Cuneiform. 4 — Trapezium. 5 — Trapezoid. 6 — Os Magnum. 7 — . 
Unceiform. 8— Pisiform. N N — Large Metacarpel or Cannon. O — 
Small Metecarpel. P P — Sesamoid Bones. Q Q — Phalanges. 1 — Os 
Suffraginis or Pastern Bone. 2 — Os Coronae. 3 — Os Pedis. R — Pelvis. 
1 — Illium. 2 — Pubis. 3 — Ischium. 8 — Femur. T — Patella. U — 
Tibia. V- — Fibula. W — Hocks. 1 — Os Calcis. 2 — Ostragulus. 3 — 
Cuneiform Magnum. 4 — Cuneiform Median. 5 — Cuneiform Parvum. 
6 — Cuboid. JV — Large Metatarsal. 1, 2, 3 — Phalanges. Y — Small 
Metatarsal. Z — Head. 1 — Inferior Maxilla. 2 — Superior Maxilla. 3 — 
Anterior Maxilla. 4-^-Nasal Bone. 5 — Molar. 6' — Frontal. 7 — Parietal. 
Occipital. 9 — Lachrymal. 10 — Squamous. 11 — Petrous. 
