metacarpus
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There does not exist on the forearm a groove for the posterior ulnar muscle, or external flexor of the metacarpus.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
In the horse, for example, whose metacarpus is long, and in which but one digit is apparent, the humerus is very short.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
It presents, on its external surface, a groove for the passage of the tendon of the posterior ulnar muscle, which is named by veterinary anatomists the external flexor of the metacarpus.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
But the other variations are in the length of the metacarpus, or of the neck, or head.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by H. G. Seeley
To the metacarpus succeed three digits, of which the central is the longest, and is formed of two phalanges; the other two are formed each by a small, stylet-shaped bone.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
This runs down the anterior and outer side of the upper arm, and is attached to the proximal tendon of the extensor metacarpi radialis longus, a little below the outer condyle of the humerus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
Certain cases may be greatly benefited by sectioning the tendons of the external and middle flexors of the metacarpi.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.
This will reveal the median nerve itself situated upon the red fibres of the flexor metacarpi internus muscle.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks
