Vade mecum of equine anatomy for the use of advanced students and veterinary surgeons / by A. Liautard.

  • Liautard, A. (Alexandre François Augustin), 1835-1918.
Date:
1886
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Credit: Vade mecum of equine anatomy for the use of advanced students and veterinary surgeons / by A. Liautard. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    OSTEOLOGY. The study of bones, or passive organs of locomc* tion. Skeleton.—Comprises all the bones of the body ^ natural, if articulated with ligaments ; artificial, if by wire or other agents. Division :—Trunk and extremities. Trunk.—Includes the vertebral column, with the head, ribs and sternum. Extremities.—Are divided into anterior, or thor&> cic, and posterior, or abdominal. The Anterior.—Is divided into shoulder, arm, forearm and digital region. The Posterior.—Into hip, thigh, leg, and digital region. Bones.—Nomenclature.—Has no base ; from their form, as the perone ; their resemblance to other ob jects, the tibia ; their position,—the ribs : their use, the frontal or parietal. Situation.—Relative 1Q to the median line : single or symetrical, as the vertebrae, and double or asy- metrical, the bones of the limbs ; or 2Q to other parts of the body, the radius is in front of the , cubitus. Direction.—Horizontal, vertical or oblique. Form—is absolute: long bone, as the femur ; flat,
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