Anatomy of the Cat
Jacob Reighard
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(Forgotten Books, April 19, 2010)
ANATOMY OF THE CAT. THE SKELETO:f OF THE CAT. TIlE skeleton of the cat consists of 230 to 247 bones exclusive of the sesa.moid bones (44) and the chevron bones (8). These are divided a::; follows: heau 35-40, vertebral col um n 52-53, ribs 26, stern urn 1-8. pel vis 2-8, upper extremities 62, lower extremities 54-56. The number of bones varies with the age of the individual. being- fewer in the old than in the young animal, owing to the £'ct that in an old animal some bones that were originally separate have united, 1. THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN. COLUMNA VERTEBRALIS. The vertebral column. spinal column, or back-bone) consists of a varying numbCl' of separate bOlles, the vcrtcbrre. At its cranial t:nd arc sevcn vertcbra: (cervical, Fig. T, c) which are without ribs and support the head; caudad of these are thirtcen rib- bearing vertebra; (thoracic, Fig. I, 111); caudad of these are seven that are again , ... ithout ribs (lumbar, Fig. T. 0); these are followed by three vTable of Contents CONTENTS xv; rACB; B Thoracic Nerves ••••••••••• 393; C Lumbar ~en'cs •••••••••••••••••••• 394; Lumbar Plexus • • • • • • • • • • 395; D Sacr:tl Nerves and Sacral Plexus ••••••• 399; E Nerves of the Tail, •••• ',' • • • • • • • • • • • •• 404; 3 Sympathetic System , ••• , •• 404; SE:-ISE ORGA:-;S A"D IxTEGl)MENT : •••••••••••• 409; 1 The Eye • , • • • • • • 409; I I The Ear • ' , • • • • • 4 I 5; TTL Oltactory Organ , ••• , ' , 426; IV Organ of Taste • • • • • • • • 426; V Integument ••••••••••••• 427; Al'l'£'1DIX; PRACTICAL DIRECTIO~S ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 429About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings.