ENGLISH II

EQUINE
ABRAHAN COREA
JANIER ESPINOZA
ANABEL ORTEGA

STRUCTURE THURSDAY JUNE 15, 2023

 INTRODUC
Bones are hard organs whose main function is to support and protect soft tissues of the animal body, as well as

CION
participate in locomotion through a system of levers.
In this case we will focus a little more on the skeleton of an equine, which is made up of 205 bones distributed as
follows: Vertebral column: 54 bones; ribs: 36 bones; sternum: 1 bone; skull: 34 bones; thoracic limbs: 40 bones; pelvic
limbs: 40 bones. An average number of 18 caudal or coccygeal vertebrae is taken, the temporal bone as one, the coxal
bone as one, and the sesamoids are included.
GOA
 GENE
RAL
Know the main characteristics and anatomical details of the different bones that make up the equine
skeleton in situ, through the disassembly, disinfection, painting and assembly of the skeletons.
 SPECIFI
C
• Perform maintenance on the bone structure of an equine that belongs to the National Agrarian
University.
• Correctly identify the bones that make up the equine skeleton.
• Differentiate equine bone structures with respect to other species of interest.
 DEVELO
The skeleton of a horse accounts for 8% of its body weight. Its head alone has 34 different bone structures, to which
must be added a total of 51 vertebrae (7 cervical, 18 thoracic, 6 lumbar, 5 sacral and 15 caudal) and 36 ribs, less in
Arabian horses that have two. ribs and one less lumbar vertebra.
In dorsal: the totality of the
thoracic vertebrae (18 Eq, 13 Ru and Ca), where the set of their bodies form a protruding ridge towards the interior of
the thoracic cavity.
- Ventrally: the sternum divided into three parts, called the manubrium, body and xiphoid
Has very little mobility
short and cylindrical body
Very high spinous processes (insertion of the musculature of the neck and head

The sternum of the horse is a segmental bone in the form of symmetrical and welded together, to His studio is divided
into 3 areas: Presternum, mesosternum, xiphosternum
The bovine sternum is a segmental bone located The horse's ribs are less wide and flat and are more
On the line curved.
thorax and articulates through the
costal cartilage with the true ribs or The thoracic vertebrae with
sternal. approximately between 17 or 19
Parts of the sternum:
Manubrium or presternum. The caudal notches of each vertebra of the horse
Body of the sternum. sometimes become true holes
Metasternum. intervertebral
 CONCLUS
ION
To finish this collaborative work of the morphophysiological module I, we can say that it is a great
experience since osteology is part of descriptive anatomy, therefore, it is essential in medical practice, for
therapeutic, conservation and restoration purposes. animal health, we also learned the shape, size, joints and
particularities of each of the bones studied in situ, by maintaining the equine bone structure that they gave
us.
THANK YOU
FOR HIS