. Veterinary studies for agricultural students. Veterinary medicine. POSTERIOR LIMB 15 above the head is a large elevation or bony prominence known as the external, or great, trochanter, which gives attachment and leverage to powerful muscles of the hip. Below this are two smaller trochanters which give attachment to other muscles of this region. The inferior extremity is somewhat flat from side to side and is formed by two rounded surfaces which are called condyles. These are sep- arated by a deep groove known as the trochlea and resemble the lips and groove of a pulley, thus fitting the infe
. Veterinary studies for agricultural students. Veterinary medicine. POSTERIOR LIMB 15 above the head is a large elevation or bony prominence known as the external, or great, trochanter, which gives attachment and leverage to powerful muscles of the hip. Below this are two smaller trochanters which give attachment to other muscles of this region. The inferior extremity is somewhat flat from side to side and is formed by two rounded surfaces which are called condyles. These are sep- arated by a deep groove known as the trochlea and resemble the lips and groove of a pulley, thus fitting the inferior extremity for its pecu- liar articulations with the patella and tibia. Leg.—This part contains three bones,—the tibia, the fibula, and the patella. The tibia is a long bone with a somewhat triangular shaft larger at the upper than at the lower end. It articulates above with the femur and fibula, and be- low with the bones of the hock, the tarsal bones. Like the femur, this bone offers for study a distinct shaft, upper and lower extremities. The shaft of the tibia presents three surfaces,—the external, in- ternal, and posterior; and three borders,—the anterior, external, and internal. The superior ex- tremity shows in front a depression for one of the ligaments which attaches the patella to the tibia, also a small articular surface for the fibula on the outer side, and two oval depressions with a marked projection between them for articulating with the condyles of the femur. These are smooth and covered with a thick pad of fibro- cartilage. The inferior extremity presents an external and an. Fig. 12.—Posterior Limb of the Horse. C, Pelvic bone; F, femur; V, patella; J, tibia; X, fibula; T, tarsals; M, metatarsals; S, sesamoids; P, 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
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