SKELETAL SYSTEM

The vertebral formula is 7 cervical, 13 thoracic, 6 lumbar, 4 sacral and 13-14 caudal (Bivin et al. 1987). There are four digits in the front feet and five in the back feet. There are seven sternal and six post-sternal ribs (Figs. 11.3 and 11.7). Two sternopericardial ligaments connect the pericardial sac to the sternum.

Abdominal cavity

This is the largest body cavity, extending from the diaphragm to the pelvic cavity. The greater omentum is thin and fatty and extends from the greater curvature to the duodenum and transverse colon.