. The anatomy of the domestic animals. Veterinary anatomy. 204 SKELETON OF THE DOG inent. The nutrient foramen is usualh^ in the proximal third of the lateral border. The tuberosity is not grooved, but bears a distinct mark where the ligamentum patellae is attached. There is a small facet for the fibula on the postero-lateral part of the lateral condyle, and a small sesamoid bone in the tendon of origin of the popliteus is in contact with the posterior angle of the latter. The distal end is quad- rangular and relatively small. The articular grooves and ridge are almost sagittal. There is a fac
. The anatomy of the domestic animals. Veterinary anatomy. 204 SKELETON OF THE DOG inent. The nutrient foramen is usualh^ in the proximal third of the lateral border. The tuberosity is not grooved, but bears a distinct mark where the ligamentum patellae is attached. There is a small facet for the fibula on the postero-lateral part of the lateral condyle, and a small sesamoid bone in the tendon of origin of the popliteus is in contact with the posterior angle of the latter. The distal end is quad- rangular and relatively small. The articular grooves and ridge are almost sagittal. There is a facet laterally for articulation with the fibula. There is a vertical groove medially and a shallower one behind—both for tendons. The proximal end unites with the shaft at about eighteen months, the distal at fourteen or fifteen months. Head. Trochanteric fossa I Head^ i wki - Trochanter major Neck^ vy Neck Trochanter - -SH ^ Trochanter minor ^^v minor Medial Lateral —^^Jl^ SBF epicondyle epicondyle Trochlea Fig. 224.—Right Femur of Dog; .\nterior View. Medial _L_ S* 4— Lateral condyle »k '' condyle I,tt<ir<,„.l,,h,„l Fig. 225.—Right Femur of Dog; Posterior \i 1, 2, Sesamoid bones. The fibula extends the entire length of the region. It is slender, somewhat twisted, and enlarged at either end. The proximal part of the shaft is separated from the tibia by a considerable interosseous space, but the distal part is flattened and closely applied to the tibia. The proximal extremity is flattened and articu- lates with the lateral condyle of the tibia. The distal end is somewhat thicker and forms the lateral malleolus. It articulates medially with the tibia and the tibial tarsal bone. Laterally it bears two tubercles. The patella is long and narrow. The free surface is convex in both direc- tions. The articular surface is convex from side to side and slightly concave from above Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may h
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