Transcriber’s notes: The text of this e-book has been preserved as in the original, including inconsistent capitalisation and hyphenation. Archaic and inconsistent spellings have also been preserved except where obviously misspelled in the original. A list of spelling corrections and inconsistencies is appended at the end. Archaic phraseology has been retained. Incorrect paragraph numbering on p. 17 has been corrected, and several missing full stops have been inserted. VETERINARY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA NOTES ON VETERINARY ANATOMY BY CHARLES J. KORINEK, V. S. _Graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College, in affiliation with the University of Toronto, Canada. Hon. Member of the Ontario Veterinary Medical Society. Ex. State Veterinarian for Oregon. Ex. President of the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Board of Examiners. Author of “The Veterinarian”. Principal of the Veterinary Science Association of America. Sixteen years of Practical Experience as a Veterinary Surgeon._ [Illustration] PUBLISHED BY THE VETERINARY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA COPYRIGHT 1917 by the VETERINARY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA TABLE OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Page Plate I. Skeleton of the Horse 7 Plate II. Muscles of the Horse, superficial layer 29 Plate III. Muscles of the Horse, deep layer 31 Plate IV. Digestive and Urinary Organs of the Horse 37 Plate V. Heart and Chief Blood Vessels of the Horse 69 Plate VI. Nervous System of the Horse 73 Plate VII. Structure of the Horse’s Foot 78 TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page Chapter I. Osteology, or Structure of the Bones 8 Chapter II. Arthrology, or Study of the Joints 21 Chapter III. Myology, or Study of the Muscular System 28 Chapter IV. Splanchnology, or Study of the Digestive, Respiratory, Urinary and Generative Systems 38 Chapter V. Angiology, or Study of the Blood-Vascular System, as the Heart, Arteries, Veins, Lymphatic Vessels and Glands 67 Chapter VI. Neurology, or Study of the Nervous Tissue, as the Brain, Spinal Cord and Their Nerves 73 Chapter VII. Aesthesiology, or the Study of the Organs of Special Sense, as the Ear, Eye and Organs of Sensation, as Skin, Hair, Foot, etc. 75 Chapter VIII. Embryology or Development of the Foetus 81 PREFACE