. The cyclopædia of anatomy and physiology. Anatomy; Physiology; Zoology. RUMINANTIA. 523 Dromedary Javanese Musk Ked Deer - Fore limb. Hind lin - 62 inches 65 incl - 7J „ 11 , - 31 „ 38 . - 32 sot ib. ies Fallow Ueer Irish Elk - Goat ... Ox - - 27 „ - 51 „ - 19 » - 38 „ 34 . 60i , 483 ', It will be remarked that the proportionate difference, as here indicated, is much less in the Arabian camel than in the more typical ruminants. The femur (fig. 346. B. 1) resembles for the most part that of other mammifera, being characterised by a rather short shaft and neck, and having the head placed nearl
. The cyclopædia of anatomy and physiology. Anatomy; Physiology; Zoology. RUMINANTIA. 523 Dromedary Javanese Musk Ked Deer - Fore limb. Hind lin - 62 inches 65 incl - 7J „ 11 , - 31 „ 38 . - 32 sot ib. ies Fallow Ueer Irish Elk - Goat ... Ox - - 27 „ - 51 „ - 19 » - 38 „ 34 . 60i , 483 ', It will be remarked that the proportionate difference, as here indicated, is much less in the Arabian camel than in the more typical ruminants. The femur (fig. 346. B. 1) resembles for the most part that of other mammifera, being characterised by a rather short shaft and neck, and having the head placed nearly in a line with the longitudinal axis. The great trochanter is prominent, and forms the highest point when the limb is placed in an upright position. The inter-trochanteric fossa is capacious. The bone presents at the inferior end an extended articular surface, and bulges at the forepart, where it is deeply grooved for the patella and tendon of the quadratus muscle. Behind the external condyle is a hol- low, and its rough outer margin is continuous with the faintly indicated linea aspera. In the Giraffe the distal extremity of the thigh- bone attains a prodigious development. The nutritious artery enters at the anterior aspect of the cylinder a little below the cervix, as in other keratopherous ruminants ; we have also observed the arterial foramen of the left side to be about half an inch lower than on the right, an arrangement analogous to the devia- tion noticed in connection with the humerus of this species. Thelpatella (d) is comparatively small and compressed laterally ; it is sharp in front, and the applied surface exhibits two well marked facets. The tibia (2) is the longest bone of the hind leg, and is chiefly remarkable for the prominence of its spine, which projects from the upper fourth of the shaft and presents a sharp ridge directed outwards. A long styli- formfibula is stated to exist in Moschus, which is united to the external border of the tibia. I
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