You can click on the image to get a larger version. A key to the image is as follows:
Bones and Joints:
- R - Radius (this is fused to the ulna in the horse)
- C - Carpus (like the human wrist)
- M - Metacarpus (like the bones in the human hand)
- S - Paired proximal sesamoid bones
- F - Fetlock (metacarpophalangeal) joint
- P1 - First / proximal phalanx
- I - Proximal interphalangeal joint
- P2 - Second / middle phalanx
- D - Distal interphalangeal joint
- N - Distal sesamoid (navicular) bone
- P2 - Third / distal phalanx (coffin bone)
- CL - Distal check ligament of the tendon of the deep digital flexor muscle
- DDFT - Tendon of the deep digital flexor muscle
- IL - Interosseous / suspensory ligament (third interosseous muscle)
- SDFT - Tendon of the superficial digital flexor muscle
- EB - Extensor branches of the interosseous ligament
- ECR - Tendon of the extensor carpi radialis muscle
- LDE - Tendon of the lateral digital extensor muscle
- CDE - Tendon of the common digital extensor muscle
- Red areas represent regions of attachments
- T - Metacarpal tuberosity, for attachment of the tendon of the extensor carpi radialis muscle
- MC2 - Second metacarpal (splint) bone
- MC3 - Third metacarpal (cannon) bone
- MC4 - Fourth metacarpal (splint) bone
- Z - attachment zone for interosseous ligament
- Cy - Metacarpal condyle
- MSR - Mid-sagittal ridge of the metacarpal condyle
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