. The American farmer's pictorial cyclopedia of live stock ... Livestock; Veterinary medicine. THE ANATOirV OF TIIK HORSE. CnT 4. uad tittached to the Til)i;i; AV,tlu' Ilofk, which is comjjosed of the follow- ing siniiU bones : 1, buck point of the hock, Os Calcis ; 2, the Astraga- lus or upper bone of the hock, supporting the Til)ia ; 3, Cuneiform Mag- iiuni, the hirgest wedge-shaped bone ; 4, Cuneiform INIedium, or middle- sized wedge-shaped bone; 5, Cuneiform Parvum, or smallest wedge- shaped bone ; 6, the small or cubical-formed bone. X, Large Metatarsal or front bone of the hind leg, betw
. The American farmer's pictorial cyclopedia of live stock ... Livestock; Veterinary medicine. THE ANATOirV OF TIIK HORSE. CnT 4. uad tittached to the Til)i;i; AV,tlu' Ilofk, which is comjjosed of the follow- ing siniiU bones : 1, buck point of the hock, Os Calcis ; 2, the Astraga- lus or upper bone of the hock, supporting the Til)ia ; 3, Cuneiform Mag- iiuni, the hirgest wedge-shaped bone ; 4, Cuneiform INIedium, or middle- sized wedge-shaped bone; 5, Cuneiform Parvum, or smallest wedge- shaped bone ; 6, the small or cubical-formed bone. X, Large Metatarsal or front bone of the hind leg, between the hock and pastern joint; Y, yinall Metatarsal or small bone of the hind leg, in rear of Large Meta- larsal. The Head.—1, the lower jaw, (Inferior Maxilla) ; 2, the upper jaw, (Superior Maxilla); '6, outer part of the jaw, (Anterior ]\Iax- illa) ; 4, bone in front of the nostrils, (Nasal bone) ; T), the prominent cheek, (Malar bone); 6, the forehead, (Frontal Ijone) ; 7, Parietal bones or sides and upper part of the skull, (wall) ; 8, Occipital, or bone of the hinder part of the head ; 9, Lachrymal bone, inclosing the lach- rymal gland and duct ; 10, Squamous or scaly jjortiou of the tcmi)oral bones; 11, Petrous or hard part of tiie Temporal bones, inclosing the organs of hearing. VI. The Foot. We Avill now enter upon a more critical examination // of the foot, one of the most important parts in the M anatomy of the hoi'se. We give a cut showino: the section of the lower leg and foot. The '//jj A several parts here ill- ?^ I ustratcd are: a, can- non or large ]\Ietacar- pal bone ; b, large Pas- tern bone (Os Suffra- ginis,) c, one of tlie Sectional view of C , • 1 1 , THE bones of the oessamoid bones ; d, foot. Os coronaj, small iJastern bone ;€, navicu- lar bone ; /, Pedis or coffin bone ; (/, g, g, Flexor Perforans or penetrating tendon ; h, h, Flexor Perforatns or penetrated ten- don ; i, extensor tendon ; j, suspensory ligament; k, k. Capsular ligament or membra
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