A Text-book of Veterinary Anatomy

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Author

Sisson, Septimus, 1865-1924

Title

A text-book of veterinary anatomy

Original Publication

Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders, 1910, copyright 1911.

Credits

Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

SF: Agriculture: Animal culture

Subject

Veterinary anatomy

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 75996

Release Date

April 30, 2025

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.A TEXT-BOOK of VETERINARY ANATOMY
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS — INTRODUCTION
4. 4.OSTEOLOGY — THE SKELETON — STRUCTURE OF BONES [1] — DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF BONE [2] — CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF BONE — PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF BONE — DESCRIPTIVE TERMS — VERTEBRAL COLUMN — THE RIBS — THE COSTAL CARTILAGES — THE STERNUM — THE THORAX — THE SKULL — THE BONES OF THE THORACIC LIMB — THE BONES OF THE PELVIC LIMB — THE SKELETON OF THE HORSE — The Vertebral Column — THE CERVICAL VERTEBRÆ — The Atlas — The Axis — THE THORACIC VERTEBRÆ — THE LUMBAR VERTEBRÆ — THE SACRUM — THE COCCYGEAL VERTEBRÆ — THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN AS A WHOLE — The Ribs — THE COSTAL CARTILAGES — The Sternum — THE THORAX — The Bones of the Skull — (A) BONES OF THE CRANIUM — The Occipital Bone — The Sphenoid Bone — The Ethmoid Bone — The Interparietal Bone — The Parietal Bones — The Frontal Bones — The Temporal Bones — (B) BONES OF THE FACE — The Maxillae — The Premaxillae — The Palatine Bones — The Pterygoid Bones — The Nasal Bones — The Lacrimal Bones — The Malar Bones — The Turbinal Bones — The Vomer — The Mandible — The Hyoid Bone — THE SKULL AS A WHOLE — THE CRANIAL CAVITY — THE NASAL CAVITY — THE PARANASAL SINUSES — The Bones of the Thoracic Limb the scapula — THE HUMERUS — THE RADIUS — THE ULNA — THE CARPUS — The Radial Carpal Bone — The Intermediate Carpal Bone — The Ulnar Carpal Bone — The Accessory Carpal Bone — The First Carpal Bone — The Second Carpal Bone — The Third Carpal Bone — The Fourth Carpal Bone — The Carpus as a Whole — THE METACARPUS — The Large Metacarpal Bone — The Small Metacarpal Bones — THE PHALANGES — The First Phalanx — The Second Phalanx — The Third Phalanx — THE SESAMOID BONES — The Bones of the Pelvic Limb — OS COXÆ — THE ILIUM — THE ISCHIUM — THE PUBIS — THE PELVIS — THE FEMUR — THE TIBIA — THE FIBULA — THE PATELLA — THE TARSUS — The Tibial Tarsal Bone — The Fibular Tarsal Bone — The Central Tarsal Bone — First and Second Tarsal Bones — The Third Tarsal Bone — The Fourth Tarsal Bone — THE METATARSUS — THE PHALANGES AND SESAMOIDS — SKELETON OF THE OX — VERTEBRAL COLUMN — THE RIBS — THE THORAX — Bones of the Skull — Bones of the Cranium — Bones of the Face — SKULL OF THE OX AS A WHOLE — BONES OF THE THORACIC LIMB — BONES OF THE PELVIC LIMB — SKELETON OF THE PIG — VERTEBRAL COLUMN — The Ribs — THE STERNUM — BONES OF THE SKULL — Face — THE SKULL AS A WHOLE — BONES OF THE THORACIC LIMB — BONES OF THE PELVIC LIMB — SKELETON OF THE DOG — VERTEBRAL COLUMN — THE RIBS — THE STERNUM — BONES OF THE SKULL — Cranium — Face — THE SKULL AS A WHOLE — BONES OF THORACIC LIMB — BONES OF THE PELVIC LIMB
5. 5.ARTHROLOGY — THE ARTICULATIONS OR JOINTS — SYNARTHROSES — DIARTHROSES — AMPHIARTHROSES — THE ARTICULATIONS OF THE HORSE — Joints and Ligaments of the Vertebræ — INTERCENTRAL ARTICULATIONS — INTERNEURAL ARTICULATIONS — INTERTRANSVERSE ARTICULATIONS — SACRAL AND COCCYGEAL ARTICULATIONS — MOVEMENTS OF THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN — ATLANTO-AXIAL ARTICULATION — THE ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL ARTICULATION — Articulations of the Thorax — COSTO-VERTEBRAL ARTICULATIONS — COSTO-CHONDRAL ARTICULATIONS — CHONDRO-STERNAL ARTICULATIONS — INTERCHONDRAL LIGAMENTS — STERNAL ARTICULATIONS — The Articulations of the Skull — TEMPORO-MANDIBULAR ARTICULATION — THE SYNARTHROSES OF THE SKULL — THE HYOIDEAN ARTICULATIONS — The Articulations of the Thoracic Limb — THE SHOULDER JOINT — THE ELBOW JOINT — THE RADIO-ULNAR ARTICULATION — THE CARPAL JOINTS — THE FETLOCK JOINT — THE SESAMOIDEAN LIGAMENTS — THE PASTERN JOINT — THE COFFIN JOINT — LIGAMENTS OF THE LATERAL CARTILAGES — The Articulations of the Pelvic Limb — THE SACRO-ILIAC ARTICULATION — SYMPHYSIS PELVIS — OBTURATOR MEMBRANE — THE HIP JOINT — THE STIFLE JOINT — TIBIO-FIBULAR ARTICULATION — THE HOCK JOINT — COMPARATIVE ARTHROLOGY [39] — JOINTS AND LIGAMENTS OF THE VERTEBRÆ — Articulations of the Thorax — TEMPORO-MANDIBULAR ARTICULATION — Articulations of the Thoracic Limb — SHOULDER JOINT — ELBOW JOINT — THE CARPAL JOINTS — INTERMETACARPAL JOINTS — INTERPHALANGEAL JOINTS — Articulations of the Pelvic Limb — SACRO-ILIAC JOINT — HIP JOINT — STIFLE JOINT — TIBIO-FIBULAR JOINTS — HOCK JOINT
6. 6.THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM — MYOLOGY — FASCIÆ AND MUSCLES OF THE HORSE — PANNICULUS CARNOSUS — The Fasciæ and Muscles of the Head — SUPERFICIAL MUSCLES — MUSCLES OF THE LIPS AND CHEEKS — MUSCLES OF THE NOSTRILS — MUSCLES OF THE EYELIDS — MUSCLES OF MASTICATION — THE HYOID MUSCLES — The Fasciæ and Muscles of the Neck — THE FASCIÆ OF THE NECK — VENTRAL MUSCLES — LATERAL MUSCLES — First Layer — Second Layer — Third Layer — Fourth Layer — The Fasciæ and Muscles of the Back and Loins — First Layer — Second Layer — Third Layer — The Fascia and Muscles of the Tail — The Muscles of the Thorax — The Abdominal Muscles — Muscles of the Thoracic Limb — A. Dorsal Division — First Layer — Second Layer — B. Ventral Division — II. THE MUSCLES OF THE SHOULDER — A. External Group (Figs. 178 , 179 ) — B. Internal Group — III. THE MUSCLES OF THE ARM — IV. FASCIÆ AND MUSCLES OF THE FOREARM AND MANUS — A. Extensor Division — B. Flexor Division — METACARPAL MUSCLES — Fasciæ and Muscles of the Pelvic Limb — The Fasciæ — The Muscles — I. THE SUBLUMBAR MUSCLES (Figs. 450 , 456 ) — II. THE EXTERNAL MUSCLES OF THE HIP AND THIGH — IV. THE INTERNAL MUSCLES OF THE THIGH — First Layer — Second Layer — Third Layer — III. ANTERIOR MUSCLES OF THE THIGH — IV. THE MUSCLES OF THE LEG AND FOOT — A. Anterior Group — B. Posterior Group — MUSCLES OF THE METATARSUS AND DIGIT — THE MUSCLES OF THE OX — Muscles of the Face — MUSCLES OF MASTICATION — HYOID MUSCLES — Muscles of the Neck — A. VENTRAL GROUP — B. LATERAL GROUP — Muscles of the Thorax — Muscles of the Back and Loins — Muscles of the Tail — Abdominal Muscles — Muscles of the Thoracic Limb — I. MUSCLES OF THE SHOULDER GIRDLE — II. MUSCLES OF THE SHOULDER — III. MUSCLES OF THE ARM — IV. MUSCLES OF THE FOREARM — A. Extensor Division — B. Flexor Division — METACARPAL MUSCLES — The Muscles of the Pelvic Limb — I. THE SUBLUMBAR MUSCLES — II. EXTERNAL MUSCLES OF THE HIP AND THIGH — III. ANTERIOR MUSCLES OF THE THIGH — IV. INTERNAL MUSCLES OF THE THIGH — V. MUSCLES OF THE LEG AND FOOT — B. Posterior Group — MUSCLES OF THE PIG — Muscles of Head — MUSCLES OF MASTICATION — Muscles of the Neck — Muscles of the Thorax — Abdominal Muscles — Muscles of the Back and Loins — Muscles of the Tail — Muscles of the Thoracic Limb — MUSCLES OF THE SHOULDER GIRDLE — MUSCLES OF THE SHOULDER — MUSCLES OF THE ARM — MUSCLES OF THE FOREARM AND DIGITS — Muscles of the Pelvic Limb — SUBLUMBAR MUSCLES — MUSCLES OF THE HIP AND THIGH — MUSCLES OF THE LEG AND FOOT — THE MUSCLES OF THE DOG — Muscles of the Face — MUSCLES OF MASTICATION — HYOID MUSCLES — Muscles of the Thoracic Limb — Muscles of the Neck — Muscles of the Thorax — Muscles of the Back and Loins — Muscles of the Tail — Muscles of the Abdomen — Muscles of the Pelvic Limb
7. 7.THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM — DIGESTIVE SYSTEM OF THE HORSE — THE MOUTH — THE TONGUE — THE TEETH — The Teeth of the Horse — The Permanent Teeth — The Temporary Teeth — THE SALIVARY GLANDS — THE PHARYNX — THE ŒSOPHAGUS — THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY — THE PERITONEUM [89] — THE PELVIC CAVITY — THE STOMACH — THE SMALL INTESTINE — THE LARGE INTESTINE — The Cæcum — The Great Colon — The Small Colon — The Rectum — THE PANCREAS — THE LIVER — THE SPLEEN — THE PERITONEUM — DIGESTIVE SYSTEM OF THE OX — THE MOUTH — THE TONGUE — THE TEETH — THE SALIVARY GLANDS — THE PHARYNX — THE ŒSOPHAGUS — THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY — THE PELVIC CAVITY — THE STOMACH — Exterior and Relations — Interior — THE INTESTINE — THE LIVER — THE PANCREAS — THE SPLEEN — DIGESTIVE SYSTEM OF THE SHEEP — DIGESTIVE SYSTEM OF THE PIG — THE MOUTH — THE PHARYNX — THE ŒSOPHAGUS — THE INTESTINE — THE LIVER — THE PANCREAS — THE SPLEEN — DIGESTIVE SYSTEM OF THE DOG — THE MOUTH — THE TEETH — THE SALIVARY GLANDS — THE PHARYNX — THE ŒSOPHAGUS — THE STOMACH — THE INTESTINE — THE LIVER — THE PANCREAS — THE SPLEEN
8. 8.THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM — RESPIRATORY SYSTEM OF THE HORSE — THE NASAL CAVITY — THE LARYNX — Cartilages of the Larynx — Joints, Ligaments, and Membranes of the Larynx — Muscles of the Larynx — A. Extrinsic Muscles — B. Intrinsic Muscles — Cavity of the Larynx — THE TRACHEA — THE BRONCHI — THE THORACIC CAVITY — THE PLEURÆ — THE LUNGS — THE THYROID GLAND — THE THYMUS GLAND — RESPIRATORY SYSTEM OF THE OX — THE LARYNX — THE TRACHEA — THE BRONCHI — THE THORACIC CAVITY AND PLEURA — THE LUNGS — THE THYROID GLAND — THE THYMUS GLAND — RESPIRATORY SYSTEM OF THE PIG — THE LARYNX — TRACHEA AND BRONCHI — THE LUNGS (Figs. 324 , 325 ) — THE THYROID GLAND — THE THYMUS — RESPIRATORY SYSTEM OF THE DOG — THE LARYNX — THE TRACHEA AND BRONCHI — THE LUNGS — THE THYROID GLAND — THE THYMUS
9. 9.THE UROGENITAL SYSTEM — THE URINARY ORGANS — THE URINARY ORGANS OF THE HORSE — THE URETERS — THE URINARY BLADDER — THE ADRENAL BODIES — URINARY ORGANS OF THE OX — THE ADRENAL BODIES — URINARY ORGANS OF THE PIG — URINARY ORGANS OF THE DOG — THE ADRENALS
10. 10.THE MALE GENITAL ORGANS — MALE GENITAL ORGANS OF THE HORSE — THE TESTICLES — THE SCROTUM — THE VAS DEFERENS — THE SPERMATIC CORD — THE TUNICA VAGINALIS — DESCENT OF THE TESTICLES — THE VESICULAE SEMINALES — THE PROSTATE — THE UTERUS MASCULINUS — THE BULBO-URETHRAL GLANDS — THE PENIS — MUSCLES OF THE PENIS (Figs. 183 , 451 , 452 , 456 ) — THE PREPUCE — THE MALE URETHRA — MALE GENITAL ORGANS OF THE OX — MALE GENITAL ORGANS OF THE PIG — MALE GENITAL ORGANS OF THE DOG — THE FEMALE GENITAL ORGANS — GENITAL ORGANS OF THE MARE — THE OVARIES — THE UTERINE OR FALLOPIAN TUBES — THE UTERUS — THE VAGINA — THE VULVA — THE FEMALE URETHRA — THE MAMMARY GLANDS — GENITAL ORGANS OF THE COW — GENITAL ORGANS OF THE SOW — GENITAL ORGANS OF THE BITCH
11. 11.ANGIOLOGY: THE VASCULAR SYSTEM — BLOOD-VASCULAR SYSTEM OF THE HORSE — THE PERICARDIUM [155] — THE HEART — The Right Atrium — The Left Atrium — The Right Ventricle — The Left Ventricle — Structure of the Heart — The Arteries — THE PULMONARY ARTERY — THE SYSTEMIC ARTERIES — BRANCHES OF THE THORACIC AORTA — 1. CORONARY ARTERIES — 2. COMMON BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK OR ANTERIOR AORTA — THE COMMON CAROTID ARTERY — THE OCCIPITAL ARTERY — THE INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY (Figs. 434 , 436 , 437 ) — THE EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY (Figs. 436 , 437 ) — THE SUPERFICIAL TEMPORAL ARTERY — THE INTERNAL MAXILLARY ARTERY (Figs. 437 , 438 , 439 ) — Arteries of the Thoracic Limb — THE BRACHIAL ARTERY — THE POSTERIOR RADIAL ARTERY — THE COMMON DIGITAL ARTERY — THE DIGITAL ARTERIES — BRANCHES OF THE THORACIC AORTA — BRANCHES OF THE ABDOMINAL AORTA — THE INTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY — ARTERIES OF THE PELVIC LIMB — The External Iliac Artery (Figs. 450 , 451 ) — The Femoral Artery (Figs. 450 , 451 ) — The Popliteal Artery — POSTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY — ANTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY — THE GREAT METATARSAL ARTERY — THE VEINS [168] — PULMONARY VEINS — SYSTEMIC VEINS — The Veins of the Heart (Figs. 426 , 427 ) — THE ANTERIOR VENA CAVA (Fig. 429 ) — The Vena Azygos — VEINS OF THE HEAD AND NECK — Jugular Veins — The Sinuses of the Dura Mater — The Veins of the Cranium — Spinal Veins — VEINS OF THE THORACIC LIMB — THE POSTERIOR VENA CAVA (Figs. 270 , 450 ) — THE PORTAL VEIN — THE COMMON ILIAC VEINS (Fig. 456 ) — THE INTERNAL ILIAC VEINS — THE VEINS OF THE PELVIC LIMB — The Lymphatic System — Lymphatic System of the Horse — THE THORACIC DUCT (Figs. 428 , 429 ) — THE RIGHT LYMPHATIC DUCT — THE LYMPH GLANDS AND VESSELS OF THE HEAD AND NECK — THE LYMPH GLANDS AND VESSELS OF THE THORAX — THE LYMPH GLANDS AND VESSELS OF THE ABDOMEN AND PELVIS — THE LYMPH GLANDS AND VESSELS OF THE THORACIC LIMB — THE LYMPH GLANDS AND VESSELS OF THE PELVIC LIMB — The Fœtal Circulation — THE BLOOD-VASCULAR SYSTEM OF THE OX — The Pericardium and Heart — The Arteries [179] — THE COMMON CAROTID ARTERY — ARTERIES OF THE THORACIC LIMB — BRANCHES OF THE THORACIC AORTA — BRANCHES OF THE ABDOMINAL AORTA — ARTERIES OF THE PELVIC LIMB — The Veins [182] — The Lymph Vessels and Glands — CIRCULATORY SYSTEM OF THE PIG — THE HEART — The Arteries — The Veins — The Lymph Vessels and Glands — CIRCULATORY SYSTEM OF THE DOG — The Pericardium and Heart — The Arteries — The Veins — The Lymph Vessels and Glands
12. 12.NEUROLOGY — THE NERVOUS SYSTEM — THE MENINGES — THE DURA MATER — THE ARACHNOIDEA — PIA MATER — NERVOUS SYSTEM OF THE HORSE — The Spinal Cord — The Brain — THE RHOMBENCEPHALON — THE PONS — THE CEREBELLUM — The Fourth Ventricle — THE MESENCEPHALON — THE DIENCEPHALON — THE TELENCEPHALON — The Cerebral Hemispheres — The Cranial Nerves — THE FIRST OR OLFACTORY NERVE — THE SECOND OR OPTIC NERVE — THE THIRD OR OCULOMOTOR NERVE — THE FOURTH OR TROCHLEAR NERVE — THE FIFTH, TRIGEMINAL, OR TRIFACIAL NERVE — THE SIXTH OR ABDUCENT NERVE — THE SEVENTH OR FACIAL NERVE — THE EIGHTH OR AUDITORY NERVE — THE NINTH OR GLOSSO-PHARYNGEAL NERVE — THE TENTH, VAGUS, OR PNEUMOGASTRIC NERVE — THE ELEVENTH OR SPINAL ACCESSORY NERVE — THE TWELFTH OR HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE — The Spinal Nerves — THE CERVICAL NERVES — Phrenic Nerve — The Brachial Plexus — Suprascapular Nerve — Musculo-cutaneous Nerve — Axillary Nerve — Radial Nerve — Ulnar Nerve — Median Nerve — THE THORACIC NERVES — THE LUMBAR NERVES — Lumbo-sacral Plexus — Femoral Nerve — Obturator Nerve — Anterior Gluteal Nerve — Posterior Gluteal Nerve — Great Sciatic Nerve — Tibial Nerve — Plantar Nerves — Sacral Nerves — Coccygeal Nerves — The Sympathetic Nervous System [210] — THE ABDOMINAL AND PELVIC PLEXUSES — The Solar Plexus — THE NERVOUS SYSTEM OF THE OX [214] — THE NERVOUS SYSTEM OF THE PIG — THE NERVOUS SYSTEM OF THE DOG
13. 13.ÆSTHESIOLOGY — THE SENSE ORGANS AND COMMON INTEGUMENT — THE SENSE ORGANS AND SKIN OF THE HORSE — The Eye — THE EYELIDS AND CONJUNCTIVA — THE LACRIMAL APPARATUS — THE PERIORBITA — THE ORBITAL FASCIÆ AND OCULAR MUSCLES (Figs. 438 , 439 , 555 ) — THE EYEBALL — The Fibrous Tunic — The Vascular Tunic — THE RETINA — CHAMBERS OF THE EYE AND AQUEOUS HUMOR — REFRACTIVE MEDIA OF THE EYEBALL — The Ear — THE EXTERNAL EAR — THE AURICULAR MUSCLES — THE MIDDLE EAR — The Eustachian Tube — The Guttural Pouches — THE INTERNAL EAR — The Osseous Labyrinth — The Membranous Labyrinth — The Skin — THE APPENDAGES OF THE SKIN — THE SKIN OF THE HORSE — THE HOOF — The Matrix of the Hoof — Organ of Smell — The Organ of Taste — SENSE ORGANS AND SKIN OF THE OX — THE EYE — THE EAR — COMMON INTEGUMENT — SENSE ORGANS AND INTEGUMENT OF THE PIG — THE EYE — THE EAR — THE SKIN AND APPENDAGES — SENSE ORGANS AND INTEGUMENT OF THE DOG — THE EYE — THE EAR — THE SKIN AND APPENDAGES — OLFACTORY AND GUSTATORY ORGANS
14. 14.INDEX

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