. The practical shepherd: a complete treatise on the breeding, management and diseases of sheep. Sheep. 264 STKUCTURE OF THE SKELETON" OP THE SHEEP. The Bead. 1j The intermaxillary bone. 2. The nasal bones. 3. The upper jaw. '4. The union of the nasal and upper jaw bones. 5. The union of the malar and lachrymal bones. 6. The orbits of the eye. 7. The frontal bone. 9. The lower jaw. 10. The incisor teeth, or nippers. 11. The molars, or gnnders. The Trunk. 1. 1. The ligament of the neck, support- ing the head. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The seven vertebrae, or bones of the neck. 1—13. The
. The practical shepherd: a complete treatise on the breeding, management and diseases of sheep. Sheep. 264 STKUCTURE OF THE SKELETON" OP THE SHEEP. The Bead. 1j The intermaxillary bone. 2. The nasal bones. 3. The upper jaw. '4. The union of the nasal and upper jaw bones. 5. The union of the malar and lachrymal bones. 6. The orbits of the eye. 7. The frontal bone. 9. The lower jaw. 10. The incisor teeth, or nippers. 11. The molars, or gnnders. The Trunk. 1. 1. The ligament of the neck, support- ing the head. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The seven vertebrae, or bones of the neck. 1—13. The thirteen vertebrae, or bones of the back. 1—6. The six vertebrce of the loins. 7. The sacral bone. 8. The bones of the tail, varying in dif- ferent breeds from 13 to 21. 9. The haunch and pelvis. 1—8. The dght true ribs with their car- 9—13. The five false ribs, or those that are not attached to the breast-bone. 14. The breast-bone. The Fore'Leg, 1. The scapula, or shoulder-blade. 2. The humerus, bone of the arm, or low- er part of the shoulder. 3. The radius, or bone of the fore-arm. 4. The ulna, or elbow. 5. The knee, vrith its different bones. 6. The metacarpal, or shank-bones — the larger bones of the leg. 7. A rudiment of the smaller metacarpal. 8. One of the sessamoid bones. 9. The two first bones of the foot—the pasterns. 10. The proper bones of the foot. Tlie Hind-Leg. 1. The thigh-bone. 2. The stifle-joint and its bone —the patella. 3. The tibia, or bone of the upper part of the leg. 4. The point of the hock. 5. The'other bones of the hock. 6. The metatarsal bone, or bone of the hind-leg. 7. Rudiment of the small metatarsal. 8. A sessamoid bone. 9. The two first bones of the foot —the pasterns. 10. The proper bone of the 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 Randall
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