The skeleton of the cat
The skeleton of the cat in the Library, from the head to the tail and then the legs, with their English and Latin names.
English, the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, or the name of a part of a structure — humerus, biceps femoris, olecranon fossa.
Head
Neck
ChestThorax
- Eighth costal cartilageCartilago costalis VIII
- Eleventh costal cartilageCartilago costalis XI
- Fifth costal cartilageCartilago costalis V
- First costal cartilageCartilago costalis I
- Fourth costal cartilageCartilago costalis IV
- Ninth costal cartilageCartilago costalis IX
- Second costal cartilageCartilago costalis II
- Seventh costal cartilageCartilago costalis VII
- Sixth costal cartilageCartilago costalis VI
- Third costal cartilageCartilago costalis III
- Thirteenth costal cartilageCartilago costalis XIII
- Twelfth costal cartilageCartilago costalis XII
BodyTrunk
- Intersternebral joint 2Synchondrosis intersternebralis II
- Intersternebral joint 3Synchondrosis intersternebralis III
- Intersternebral joint 4Synchondrosis intersternebralis IV
- Intersternebral joint 5Synchondrosis intersternebralis V
- Manubriosternal jointSynchondrosis manubriosternalis
- ManubriumManubrium sterni
- Rib 1Costa I
- Rib 13Costa XIII
- The lumbar vertebraeVertebrae lumbales
- The ribsCostae
- The sternebraeSternebrae
- The thoracic vertebraeVertebrae thoracicae
- Xiphoid processProcessus xiphoideus
- Intersternebral joint 6Synchondrosis intersternebralis VI
- Xiphoid cartilageCartilago xiphoidea
Hips and pelvisPelvis
Tail
Front legThoracic limb
- Accessory carpal boneOs carpi accessorium
- Carpal bones II and IIIOs carpale II et III
- ClavicleClavicula
- First carpal boneOs carpale I
- Fourth carpal boneOs carpale IV
- Humerus
- Intermedioradial carpal boneOs carpi intermedioradiale
- Radius
- Scapula
- The metacarpal bonesOssa metacarpalia
- The phalanges of the forepawPhalanges manus
- Ulna
- Ulnar carpal boneOs carpi ulnare