THE SKELETAL SYSTEM OF THE HORSE

1  Incisive bone (premaxillary) 2  Nasal bone 3  Maxillary bone 4   Mandible
5  Orbit 6  Frontal bone 7   Temporal fossa  8  Atlas (first cervical vertebra
9   Axis (2nd cervical vertebra 10  Cervical vertebrae (7 inc. Atlas and Axis 11  Scapular spine 12  Scapular cartilage
13  Scapula 14  Thoracic vertebrae (18 of these) 15   Lumbar vertebrae (6 of these 16  Tuber sacrale
17  Sacral vertebrae (5 fused together - sacrum 18  Coccygeal vertebrae 19  Shoulder joint 20  Ribs (18)
21  Costal arch 22  Tuber coxae 23  Ilium 24  Pubis
25  Hip joint 26  Femur (greater trochanter) 27  Tuber ischii 28  Ischium
29  Femur, third trochanter 30  Femur 31  Humerla tuberosity, lateral 32  Humerus
33  Sternum 34  Olecranon 35  Costal cartilages 36  Femoral trochlea
37  Stifle joint 38  Patella 39  Elbow joint 40  Ulna
41  Radius 42  CArpus 43  Metacarpus 44  Fetlock joint
45  Coffin joint 46  Accessory carpal bone 47  Small metarcarpal bone (splint bone) 48  Proximal sesamoid
49  First phalanx 50  Distal phalanx 51  Tibia 52  Talus (tibial tarsas bone)
53  Small Metatarsal (splint bone) 54  Metatarsus 55  Pastern joint 56  Fibula
57  Calcaneus (fibular tarsal) 58  Tarsus 59 Middle Phalanx (2nd phalanx)  

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