metacarpus
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The metacarpus is reduced to a single piece, which in the horse constitutes what is known as the canon.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
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 Seeley, H. G.
This is why, as we have pointed out above, it receives the name of the oblique flexor of the metacarpus.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
The distinctive character of the skeleton in this genus is found in the extraordinary length of the metacarpus and in the complete ossification of the smaller metacarpal bones throughout their length.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.
The hand in animals, as in man, is formed of three parts—the carpus, metacarpus, and fingers.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
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 Craig, R. A., 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 Reeks, Harry Caulton
