. A text-book of comparative physiology for students and practitioners of comparative (veterinary) medicine . LOCOMOTION. 621 It will not be forgotten that in joints the insheaihing carti-lages (sometimes others more or less free), the synovial fluid,etc., all tend to diminish friction and lessenconcussion. We shall now describe the principal gaitsof the horse in a somewhat synoptical each gait we have to consider therelative position of the four limbs, theduration of each phase in the move-ment, the length of the stride, itsrate, etc. Much that applies tothe horse holds good, of course
. A text-book of comparative physiology for students and practitioners of comparative (veterinary) medicine . LOCOMOTION. 621 It will not be forgotten that in joints the insheaihing carti-lages (sometimes others more or less free), the synovial fluid,etc., all tend to diminish friction and lessenconcussion. We shall now describe the principal gaitsof the horse in a somewhat synoptical each gait we have to consider therelative position of the four limbs, theduration of each phase in the move-ment, the length of the stride, itsrate, etc. Much that applies tothe horse holds good, of course,of other quadrupeds. In every gait each leg passesfrom a condition of flexion toone of extension, the degree be-ing dependent on the speed or,more correctly, the effort of theanimal to attain high speed or. reverse. Pig. 470.—Internal aspect of left an-terior limb (Chauveau). 1, pro-longing cartilage of scapula ; 2,inner surface of scapula; 3, sub-scapulars; 4. adductor of fore-arm, or portion of caput mag-num; 7. large extensor of fore-arm, other portion of caput mag-num; 8, middle extensor, or ca-put medium: 11. humeralis exter-nns, or short flexor of forearm;10, coraco-humeralis; 11, upperextremity of humerus; 12, co-raco-radialis. or flexor brachii ; 13, lower extremity of humerus; 14. brachial fascia ; 15. anteriorextensor of metacarpus, or ex-tensor metacarpi magnus : 16,belly and aponeurotic termina-tion of flexor brachii; 17. ulna:18, ulnaris accessorius. or obliqueflexor of metacarpus: 11), inter-na! flexor of metacarpus, or epicondylo-metacarpus; 20. ther set is whollyradius: 21, tendon of oblique extensor: 22. large meta- carpal-bone : 33, flexor tendons of foot: 24, suspensory relaxed. xhe ligament; 25, internal rudimentary metacarpal bone; 26. ,-■ -i i extensor tendon of
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