. The comparative anatomy of the domesticated animals. Veterinary anatomy. THE SKELETON. 9 The skeleton is divided into trunk and limbs. 1. The trunk offers for consideration, in the middle line, the spine or vertebral column—a flexible stalk measuring the entire length of the animal, and composed of a series of distinct pieces articulated one behind the other. An- teriorly, this stalk supports the head—a pyramidal mass which results from the assemblage of a large number of bones. On each side of the middle portion of Fig. SKELETON OF THE PIG. I the spine, there are detached bony arches wh
. The comparative anatomy of the domesticated animals. Veterinary anatomy. THE SKELETON. 9 The skeleton is divided into trunk and limbs. 1. The trunk offers for consideration, in the middle line, the spine or vertebral column—a flexible stalk measuring the entire length of the animal, and composed of a series of distinct pieces articulated one behind the other. An- teriorly, this stalk supports the head—a pyramidal mass which results from the assemblage of a large number of bones. On each side of the middle portion of Fig. SKELETON OF THE PIG. I the spine, there are detached bony arches which have received the name of ribs, and which rest, directly or indirectly, by their inferior extremities, on a single bone called the sternum. These bony arches in this way circumscribe the thorax— a spacious cavity destined for the reception of the principal organs of respiration and circulation. 2. The limbs, four in number—two anterior and two posterior—are the ap- Fig. 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 Chauveau, A. (Auguste), 1827-1917; Arloing, S. (Saturnin), 1846-1911; Fleming, George, 1833-1901. New York, D. Appleton
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