The anatomy of the humane body abridged; or, a short and full view of all the parts of the body. Together with their several uses drawn from their compositions and structures / [By J. Keill].

  • Keill, James, 1673-1719
Date:
1731
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Credit: The anatomy of the humane body abridged; or, a short and full view of all the parts of the body. Together with their several uses drawn from their compositions and structures / [By J. Keill]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The upper reaches from the Cartilago-X;- _ phoides, till within two Fingers Breadth above the Navel; it-is called Epiga/frium, and its two Sides Hypochondria: The Right covers the greateft Part of the Liver ; ‘the Left the Spleen, Part: of the Stomach, and Coloz. The middle Part of the 4s- ~domen is only two Fingers Breadth above, ~and as much below the Navel; it iscalled _ Regio Unibilicalis; its Middle is called Umbilicus, or Naval. Under the Middle -of this Region lies all the luzeftinam Fe- jenum, and Part of the Ilium. The Sides ‘eolice, becaufe they ‘cover the Coloz. Un- ‘der the Right is contained the right Kid- «hey, Part of the Co/oz and Feunum: Un- ‘der the Left is contained the left Kidney, _ with Part of the Coloz and Fejunum. The ‘lower Part of the Abdomen reaches from ‘the umbilical Region to the lower Part of the Os Puébis ; it is called the Hypogaftrium ; it covers the Bladder, Womb, and the ‘of the Aypogaftriam is ‘called Pecten, or Regio Pubis ; its Sides Lnguina, or Groins, The Sides of the Hypoga/trinm are called lia, either becaufe they contain almoftal] the Gut Zium, or becaufe they terminate ‘at the lower Part of the Os Jin. The Tuguina, or Groins are below’ the Tlia, “where there is a Part of the Mufele Cre- —-mafter, with the <5 ranpaes Of the ‘Peri- ¥