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Title: Live stock : a cyclopedia for the farmer and stock owner including the breeding, care, feeding and management of horses, cattle, swine, sheep and poultry with a special department on dairying : being also a complete stock doctor : with one thousand explanatory engravings
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Baker, A. H. (Austin Hart), 1852-
Subjects: Livestock Veterinary medicine
Publisher: Kansas City, Mo. : Intercollegiate Press
Contributing Library: NCSU Libraries
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s, there being a considerable projection receivedbetween the heads of the lower bone of the shoulder (elbow), forminga powerful lever, into which are inserted the muscles for extending thearm. The ulna continuing downwards^ terminy,tes in a point behind themiddle of the radius. Bo^ligS of the Knee.—Cut 9 on page 70 shows in detail the various bones5f tbft Imce : Fig. 1. the left leg, outer side ; Fig. 5?, a front view. Theleosiiioa wjd action of the knee, render it especially liable to shocks ap4 THE ANATOMY OF THE HORSE. 6.S iars, or strains. Hence it is protected by being formed of a number ofbones, strongly united by ligaments, each bone being protected by car-tilao-e, and resting on a semi-fluid cushion, so that any shock may be dis-tributed over the whole number of distinct bones. The names of thebones are as follows : a, Radius ; h. Pisiform ; c, Cuneiform ; (?,Lanare ;e, Scaphoides ; /, Magnum ; ^, Unciform ; i. Cannon; j. Splint. Thesetwo latter are called Metacarpals. Fig 1
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Cut 8.—Bones amu Muscles op the Fore Legs. By reference to cut 9 on page 64. the arraugemeut and shape of theseveral bones will be readily understood. A large, flat knee is essential inthe horse, since it not only carries plenty of integument, but allows freeplay to this portion of the leg. Fig. 1 shows the knee flexed and Fig. 2iae knee at rest. 84 CYCLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK AND COMPLETE STOCK DOCTOR. The true carpal bones are seven in number. Six of these are placedin two rows, each containhig three bones in front of the joint, while theseventh, the pisiform, (Trapezium), is placed behind them, forming thepoint of insertion for some of the muscles of the arm. It also aids iuprotecting the tendons running down behind the leg. Fig. 1. Pig. 2.

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