. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. 36 SHOULDER BLADE for or serve to push along the rapidly-moving body. Stronger fixation is therefore a greater necessity posteriorly than anteriorly. In any case, whatever the explanation, this important difference exists. The shoulder-blade of mammals is as a rule a much-flattened bone with a ridge on the outer surface known as the spine ;. Fig. 25. —Right scapula of Dog (Canis familiaris). X \. a, Acromion ; of, prescapiilar fossa ; c, coracoid ; c6, coracoid or anterior border ; ess, in- dicates the position of the coraco-scaijular su- ture, obliter
. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. 36 SHOULDER BLADE for or serve to push along the rapidly-moving body. Stronger fixation is therefore a greater necessity posteriorly than anteriorly. In any case, whatever the explanation, this important difference exists. The shoulder-blade of mammals is as a rule a much-flattened bone with a ridge on the outer surface known as the spine ;. Fig. 25. —Right scapula of Dog (Canis familiaris). X \. a, Acromion ; of, prescapiilar fossa ; c, coracoid ; c6, coracoid or anterior border ; ess, in- dicates the position of the coraco-scaijular su- ture, obliterated in adult animals by the complete ankylosis of the two bones ; gh, glenoid or posterior border ; gc, glenoid cavity ; ^/, post- scapular fossa ; s, spine ; ss, suprascapular border. (From Flower's Oste- ology.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harmer, S. F. (Sidney Frederic), Sir, 1862-; Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927. London : Macmillan and Co. ; New York : The Macmillan Company
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