. Anatomy of the cat. Cats; Mammals. Fig. 2.—FouRiii Thoracic Verte- Fig. 3.—Fourth Thoracic Verte- liRA, Cranial End. bra, Side View. rt, vertebral foramen; b, centrum; c, caudal, and d, cranial, costal demifacets; e, radix or pedicle;/. lamina; g, transverse process; /i, cranial articular facet; i, caudal articular facet; J, caudal articular process; k, spinous process. is an opening (nutrient foramen) for a blood-vessel. The ends are nearly plane, the caudal being slightly concave; they are harder and smoother than the other surfaces. They may be easily separated in a young specimen as thin
. Anatomy of the cat. Cats; Mammals. Fig. 2.—FouRiii Thoracic Verte- Fig. 3.—Fourth Thoracic Verte- liRA, Cranial End. bra, Side View. rt, vertebral foramen; b, centrum; c, caudal, and d, cranial, costal demifacets; e, radix or pedicle;/. lamina; g, transverse process; /i, cranial articular facet; i, caudal articular facet; J, caudal articular process; k, spinous process. is an opening (nutrient foramen) for a blood-vessel. The ends are nearly plane, the caudal being slightly concave; they are harder and smoother than the other surfaces. They may be easily separated in a young specimen as thin plates of bone known as epiphyses. At the caudal end of the centrum, at its dorsolateral angle, is a smooth area on each side continuous with the surface of the epiphysis and bounded dorsolaterally by a sharp ridge of bone (r). It is a costal demifacet. In corresponding positions at the cranial end of the centrum are two demifacets not limited by bony ridges (d). When the centra of two contiguous thoracic vertebrae are placed together in the natural position the cranial costal demifacets of one together with the caudal demi- facets of the other form two costal facets (Fig. 4, e), one on each side, and each receives the head of a rib. The dorsal two-thirds of the vertebral ring forms the verte- bral arch which is continued dorsally into the long, bluntly pointed spinous process (Figs. 2 and 3, k) for attachment of 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 Reighard, Jacob Ellsworth, 1861-1942; Jennings, H. S. (Herbert Spencer), 1868-1947. [Austin, TX] : BookLab, Inc.
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