. Mammalian anatomy : with special reference to the cat . Mammals; Anatomy, Comparative; Cats. THE SKELETON. surfaces for articulation with the ilium. This expansion appears to he a modified transverse process. Prominent transverse processes also project from the caudal angles. The caudal vertebras vary greatly in number. Accord- ing to Mivart, there are only four in the Manx cat; and according to Jayne, there may be as many as twenty-six in some varieties of the common cat. The transverse processes. Fig. 26. Caudal Aspect of Fourth Lumbar Vertebra. a, Accessory process ; cr, centrum or body;
. Mammalian anatomy : with special reference to the cat . Mammals; Anatomy, Comparative; Cats. THE SKELETON. surfaces for articulation with the ilium. This expansion appears to he a modified transverse process. Prominent transverse processes also project from the caudal angles. The caudal vertebras vary greatly in number. Accord- ing to Mivart, there are only four in the Manx cat; and according to Jayne, there may be as many as twenty-six in some varieties of the common cat. The transverse processes. Fig. 26. Caudal Aspect of Fourth Lumbar Vertebra. a, Accessory process ; cr, centrum or body; pa, pedicle; tr, trans- verse process; s, neural canal; sp, spinous process; zg, the mammillary process of the an- terior articular process; am, lamina; pz, articular process. Fig. 27. Dorsal Aspect of the Sacrum. ft, Floor of the neural canal ; fr, dorsal aperture of the inter- vertebral foramen; It, lateral mass; pzg, posterior articular process; sp, spinous process; si, auricular surface for articula- tion with the ilium; tr, trans- verse process; zgt, tubercle formed by fusion of the artic- ular processes; zg, anterior articular processes. and articular processes become less prominent from the third vertebra to the eighth or ninth, where they are present only as slight ridges. The spinous process is present in the first three, but dwindles to a ridge in the fourth. The first six or seven elements possess a neural arch which more distally loses its roof, making the neural canal a mere. 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 Davison, Alvin, 1868-1915. Philadelphia : P. Blakiston
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