. Fig. 1.—Skeleton of the Cow. the eminences for the insertion of muscles. The bodies of the cervical vertebrae of the ox are, in fact, shorter than are those of the horse. The neural spines are large. The atlas, or first cervical vertebra, is very large, but it is smaller than is that of the horse. Its alee are more horizontal, and they are turned up slightly at the external borders. The spinal foramen is large, and there is uo posterior lateral one. The condyloid articula- tions are wide. The transverse processes of the atlas are less inclined than in the case of the horse. The posterior fac
. Fig. 1.—Skeleton of the Cow. the eminences for the insertion of muscles. The bodies of the cervical vertebrae of the ox are, in fact, shorter than are those of the horse. The neural spines are large. The atlas, or first cervical vertebra, is very large, but it is smaller than is that of the horse. Its alee are more horizontal, and they are turned up slightly at the external borders. The spinal foramen is large, and there is uo posterior lateral one. The condyloid articula- tions are wide. The transverse processes of the atlas are less inclined than in the case of the horse. The posterior facets for articulation with the axis are small and nearly flat, and blended into one.
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