. Domestic animals : history and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, and farm dogs : with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market : also, their diseases and remedies together with full directions for the management of the dairy. Horses; Domestic animals. SKELETON OF A HORSE 153. Skeleton of a Horse. A The Head.—a The posterior maxillarj' or under jaw.—& The superior max- illary or upper jaw. A little lower down than the letter is a foramen, through which pass the nerves and blood-vess
. Domestic animals : history and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, and farm dogs : with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market : also, their diseases and remedies together with full directions for the management of the dairy. Horses; Domestic animals. SKELETON OF A HORSE 153. Skeleton of a Horse. A The Head.—a The posterior maxillarj' or under jaw.—& The superior max- illary or upper jaw. A little lower down than the letter is a foramen, through which pass the nerves and blood-vessels which chiefly supply the lower part ol the face.—c The orbit, or cavity containing the eye.—d The nasal bones, or bones of the nose.—e The suture dividing the parietal bones below from the occipital bones above.—/ The inferior maxillary bone, containing the upper incisor teeth.— B The Seven Cervical Vertebrae, or bones of the neck.—C The Eighteen Dorsal Vertebrse, or bones of the back.—D The Six Lumbar Vertebrae, or bones of the loins.—E The P'ive Sacral Vertebrae, or bones of tlie haunch.—F The Caudal Vertebrae, or bones of the tail, generally about fifteen.—G The Scapula, or shoul- der-blade.—H The Sternum, or fore-part of the chest.—I The Costaeorribs, seven or eight articulating with the sternum, and called the true ribs; and ten or eleven united together by cartilage, called the/a/5e ribs.—J The Humerus, or upper bone of the arm.—K The Radius, or upper bone of the arm.—L The Ulna, or elbow. The point of the elbow is called the Olecranon.—M The Carpus, or knee, con- sisting of seven bones.—N The metacarpal bones. The larger metacarpal or can non or shank in front, and the smaller metacarpal or splint bone behind.—^ The fore pastern and foot, consisting of the Os Suffraginis, or the upper and larger pastern bone, with the sesamoid bones behii t, articulating with the cannon and. Please note that these images are extracted from scan
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