Volume 1

A system of the anatomy of the human body. Illustrated by upwards of two hundred and fifty tables, taken partly from the most celebrated authors, and partly from nature / By Andrew Fyfe.

  • Andrew Fyfe
Date:
1820
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Credit: A system of the anatomy of the human body. Illustrated by upwards of two hundred and fifty tables, taken partly from the most celebrated authors, and partly from nature / By Andrew Fyfe. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DIFFERENT KINDS OF CONNEXION OF BONES. Synarthrosis, Or Connexion without in- < termediate Substance. Suture, Like a Seam. C The Bones of the Cranium, and greater part of those £ of the Upper Jaw with each other. r -i Gomphosis, C T^e Teeth in the Alveoli. Like a Nail in a Board. £ Schindelysis, Or Furrowing. Bones of the Septum Narium to each other. Symphysis, Or Connexion by interme¬ diate Substance. Synchondrosis, C The Bodies of the Vertebra? to each other : The Ribs Or < to the Sternum: The Ossa Innominata to the Os Connexion by Cartilage. C Sacrum, or to each other. Syndesmosis, C The Lower Jaw and Os Hyoides to the Head: The Or < Ribs to the Spine: The Processes of the Vertebra?, ^Connexion by Ligament. £ and also the Bones of the Extremities, to each other. DIFFERENT KINDS OF MOTION. Arthrodia; Where the flat ends of Bones ^ are opposed to each other with little motion. Between the Clavicle and Scapula. The Bones in the second row of the Carpus. The Carpus and Metacarpus. The Tibia and Fibula. The greater number of Bones in the Tarsus. The Tarsus and Metatarsus. GlNGLIMUS ; The Bones mutually receiving each other, and the Liga-< ments admitting of a hinge¬ like motion. Angular, f The Lower Jaw and Head. The Joint of the Elbow. One Bone, in moving, J The first and second Joints of the Thumb, and second forming an angle] and third of the Fingers. The Joint of the Knee, with another. The Ankle. The two last Joints of the Toes. _ . C Between the first Vertebra and Processus Dentatus of Lateral or Circular. £ the second. Between the Radius and Ulna. C Between the Occipital Bone and Atlas. Between the Compound. < different Vertebrae. And between the Ribs and Ver- L tebrse. Enarthrosis, Or Ball and Socket, the Li¬ gaments allowing motion in all directions. f Inner end of the Clavicle. Head of the Os Humeri. Between the Fore-arm and Wrist, and between the two rows of the Carpal Bones. At the root of 1 the Metacarpal Bone of the Thumb, and root of the first Phalanx of the Fingers. At the head of the Thigh-bone. Between the Astragalus and Os I_ Naviculare, and at the root of the first Phalanx of the Toes. Vol. I. B OF