Artistic Anatomy of Animals

Name: Artistic Anatomy of Animals
Author: Cuyer, Édouard

Cuyer, Édouard

Anatomy, Artistic; Animals in art; Zoological illustration

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           MAN.          |          DOG.         |         HORSE.
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  A. Long abductor of the|A. Long abductor of the|A. _Oblique extensor of
     of the thumb, and   |   thumb and short     |   the metacarpus_, the
     short extensor of   |   extensor of the     |   homologue of the
     the  thumb.         |   thumb united as one |   long abductor of the
                         |   muscle, _the oblique|   thumb and the short
                         |   extensor of the     |   extensor of the
                         |   metacarpus_.[11]    |   thumb, united as one
                         |                       |   muscle.
                         |                       |
  B. First and second    |B. The two radials     |B. The radials
     external radials    |   blended superiorly, |   represented by a
     (_extensor carpi    |   distinct inferiorly;|   single muscle, _the
     radialis longior_   |   this is _the        |   anterior extensor of
     and _brevior_).     |   anterior extensor of|   the metacarpus_.
                         |   the metacarpus_.    |
                         |                       |
  C. Long extensor of the|C. Long extensor of the|C. The long extensor of
     thumb.              |   thumb and special   |   the thumb and the
                         |   extensor of the     |   special extensor of
                         |   index finger united |   the index are
                         |   superiorly. These   |   absent.
                         |   muscles pass in the |
                         |   following groove.   |
                         |                       |
  D. Special extensor of |D. Common extensor of  |D. _Anterior extensor
     the index finger and|   the digits and the  |   of the phalanges_,
     the common extensor |   two preceding       |   the homologue of the
     of the fingers.     |   muscles.            |   common extensor of
                         |                       |   the digits.
                         |                       |
  E. Special extensor of |E. _Extensor of the    |E. Lateral extensor of
     the little finger.  |   third, fourth, and  |   the phalanges, the
                         |   fifth digits_, or   |   homologue of the
                         |   _the lateral        |   special extensor of
                         |   extensor of the     |   the little finger.
                         |   digits_, the        |
                         |   homologue of the    |
                         |   special extensor of |
                         |   the little finger.  |
                         |                       |
  F. The posterior ulnar |There does not exist on the forearm a groove
     (_extensor carpi    |for the posterior ulnar muscle, or _external
     ulnaris_).

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Artistic Anatomy of Animals

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