External surface
Facies externa
- Related terms: External surface - Cornual frog
Definition
Its external surface of the cornual frog is the one that mekes contact with the ground. It is composed of :
The base of frog, wide and located towards the rear of the foot, in continuity on either side with the bulbs of the heel.
The Lateral and medial crus of frog, which extend forward and meet at the apex of frog, located near the center of the solear surface of the foot.
The central cuneal groove is a depression that separates the two crus.
The lateral and medial paracuneal groove delimit the frog from the crus of the sole.
References
Barone R, Simoens P. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 7, Neurologie II, Vigot, Paris, 2010.