THE 
VETERINARIAN. 
JANUARY, 1829. No. is. 
ANATOMY OF THE HORSE. 
By W. Percivall, Esq., M.R.C.S.,fy V.S.tothe 
1st Life Guards. 
[Continued from vol. i, page 429.] 
OF THE KNEE. (CARPUS.) 
THE knee of the horse corresponds to the wrist of man, and for 
this reason is technically considered as the carpus. It is com¬ 
posed of seven small bones : in some instances an eighth has been 
found. Six of these bones are ranged in rows, forming two tiers, 
consisting each of three pieces : the seventh is placed completely 
behind the others. 
The First, or Superior Row, is formed by the scaphoid, lunar, 
and cuneiform bones. 
The Second, or Inferior Row, by the trapezoid, great, and hn- 
ciform bones. 
SCAPHOID BONE. (OS SCAPHOIDES.) 
Form — Semi-ovoid: convex and curvated on one side; slightly 
but unevenly concave on the opposite.— Divided into four sur¬ 
faces :—1st, Superior surface, sigmoid and smooth, articulating 
with the arm-bone. 2d, Inferior surface , semi-ovoid and smooth, 
resting upon the trapezoides and magnum. 3d, Internal surface, 
convex, and roughened by the attachment of the lateral ligaments. 
4th, Internal surface, uniting in two distinct places w ith the lunar 
bone. 
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LUNAR BONE. (OS LUNARE.) 
Cuneiform.— Divided into four surfaces, base, and apex: — 
1st, Superior surface , triangular, articulating with the arm-bone. 
2d, Inferior surface y oblong, uniting with the magnum and un- 
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