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Diagram of Meat Cuts - Skeletal Diagram of Veal

This diagram shows the skeletal diagram of veal. It consists of:

• Tail Bones
• Sacrum
• Back Bones (lumbar vertebrae 1 to 6)
• Back Bones (thoracic vertebrae 1 to 13)
• Neck Bones (cervical vertebrae 1 to7)
• Atlas Joint (1st cervical vertebra)
• Shoulder Joint
• Carpal Joint
• Foreshank Bones (ulna)
• Arm Bone (humerus)
• Elbow Bone (ulna)
• Blade Bone (scapula)
• Ridge of Blade Bone
• Breast Bone (sternum)
• Blade Bone Cartilage
• Ribs 1-13
• Pin Bone (ilium)
• Rib Cartilage
• Rump Knuckle Bone (head of femur/acetabulum)
• Flank Lymph Node (prefemoral)
• Aitch Bone (ischium)
• Leg Bone (femur)
• Knee Cap (patella)
• Stifle Joint (tibio-femoral articulation)
• Hind Shank Bone (tibia)
• Tarsal Joint