. A text-book of comparative physiology for students and practitioners of comparative (veterinary) medicine . shion of fetlock; 11, crucial ligament; 12, shortsesamoid ligament; 13. first phalanx; 14, bursa; 15, second phalanx; 16, navicu-lar bone; 17. plantar cushion; 18, third phalanx; 19, plantar surface of hoof; 20,sensitive or keratosrenous membrane of third phalanx. Fig. 460.—Horizontal section of horses foot. 1. front or toe of hoof; 2, thickness ofwall: 3. laminae; 4, insertion of extensor pedis; 5, os pedis; 6, navicular bone; 7,u-JiiLs of os pedis; 8, lateral cartilage; 9, flexor ped
. A text-book of comparative physiology for students and practitioners of comparative (veterinary) medicine . shion of fetlock; 11, crucial ligament; 12, shortsesamoid ligament; 13. first phalanx; 14, bursa; 15, second phalanx; 16, navicu-lar bone; 17. plantar cushion; 18, third phalanx; 19, plantar surface of hoof; 20,sensitive or keratosrenous membrane of third phalanx. Fig. 460.—Horizontal section of horses foot. 1. front or toe of hoof; 2, thickness ofwall: 3. laminae; 4, insertion of extensor pedis; 5, os pedis; 6, navicular bone; 7,u-JiiLs of os pedis; 8, lateral cartilage; 9, flexor pedis tendon; 10, plantar cushion;11, inflexion of wall or bar ; 12, horny frog. whole being incased in a protective covering which in a stateof nature is constantly being worn away and renewed. Thehoof is the homologue of the nails and claws of other mammals,and so may be regarded as a modification of the epidermis;and thus viewed, its structure is at once*more readily under-stood and more interesting. To speak from an anatomicalstandpoint, the foot of the horse is made up of the terminal LOCOMOTION. 617. i|\
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