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Diagram of Meat Cuts - Lamb Skeletal Diagram

This chart shows the skeletal view of a lamb.

• The Lamb consists of:
  • Tail Bones
  • Sacrum
  • Back Bones (Lumbar Vertebrae 1-7)
  • Back Bones (Thoracic Vertebrae 1-13)
  • Neck Bones (Cervical Vertebrae 1-7)
  • Tarsal Joint
  • Hind Shank Bones
  • Stifle Joint
  • Leg Bone
  • Aitch Bone
  • Rump Knuckle Bone (head of femur/acetabulum)
  • Pin Bone (ilium/tuber coxae)
  • Rib Cartilage
  • Breast Bone
  • Blade Bone
  • Arm Bone
  • Fore Shank (radius/ulna)
  • Carpal Joint