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A small, flat bone within the confines of the hoof that helps-along with the short pastern bone and the coffin bone-to make up the coffin joint.
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small bone deep in the structure of the foot
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small, boat-shaped bone located behind the coffin joint in the hoof. Maintains the angle at which the deep flexor tendon attaches to the coffin bone.
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Small bone within the hoof, fitting horizontally between the second phalanx, or short pastern and the coffin bone.
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A small bone in the hoof, just behind the coffin bone.
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The small flat bone within the back portion of each coffin joint ("caudal heel") with attachments to the flexor tendon.
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The navicular bone occurs in human and horse anatomy.
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