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Canine Forelimb - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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The Humerus is the long bone of the forearm, articulating with the scapula to form the shoulder and the radius and ulna to form the elbow. In situ, it lies obliquely along the ventral thorax and is more horizontal in larger species.
The Humerus is the long bone of the forearm, articulating with the scapula to form the shoulder and the radius and ulna to form the elbow. In situ, it lies obliquely along the ventral thorax and is more horizontal in larger species.
*The greater tubercle is not seperated into two parts like in other species
*In dogs and cats, it articulates with the radius medially via a trochlea and the ulna laterally via a '''capitulum'''
*In dogs and cats, it articulates with the radius medially via a trochlea and the ulna laterally via a '''capitulum'''