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*The Scapula articulates with the '''[[Humerus - Anatomy & Physiology|Humerus]]''' at the '''Glenoid cavity'''
 
*The Scapula articulates with the '''[[Humerus - Anatomy & Physiology|Humerus]]''' at the '''Glenoid cavity'''
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*'''[[Clavicle - Anatomy & Physiology|Clavicle]]'''
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'''''Clavicle'''''
*'''[[Humerus - Anatomy & Physiology|Humerus]]'''
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The Clavicle is all but absent in most domestic species, with the notable exception of the avian skeleton.  In the dog and cat, a remnant of bone may remain embedded in the fibrous intersection in the brachiocephalicus, which may prove misleading in radiographic images.
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'''''Humerus'''''
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The Humerus is the long bone of the forearm, articulating with the [[Scapula - Anatomy and Physiology|Scapula]] to form the [[Shoulder Joint - Anatomy & Physiology|Shoulder Joint]] and the [[Radius - Anatomy & Physiology|Radius]] and [[Ulna - Anatomy & Physiology|Ulna]] to form the [[Elbow Joint - Anatomy & Physiology|Elbow Joint]].  In situ, it lies obliquely along the ventral thorax and is more horizontal in larger species. 
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*The head of the humerus comprises '''greater''' and '''lesser tubercles''', separated by an '''intertubercular groove''' through which runs the tendon of the '''biceps brachii'''
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*The shaft of the humerus takes on a characteristically twisted shape via a groove carrying the '''brachialis''' and '''radial nerve'''
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*Laterally, the '''deltoid tuberosity''' is palpable through the skin and connects to the head of the humerus via a ridge and merges distally with the '''crest of the humerus'''
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*Distally, the humerus culminates in a '''condyle''' which articulates to form the elbow
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**In large animals, it meets the radius via a '''trochlea'''
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**In dogs and cats, it articulates with the radius medially via a trochlea and the ulna laterally via a '''capitulum'''
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**Caudally, all species show an '''olecranon fossa''' which articulates with the '''olecranon''' of the ulna
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*Medial and lateral epicondyles provide attachment for flexors and extensors of the carpus and digits
    
==Joints of the Proximal Forelimb==
 
==Joints of the Proximal Forelimb==
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