Holden's human osteology : comprising a description of the bones with delineations of the attachments of the muscles, the general and microscopic structure of bone and its development / edited by Charles Stewart and R.W. Reid.

  • Luther Holden
Date:
1887
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Credit: Holden's human osteology : comprising a description of the bones with delineations of the attachments of the muscles, the general and microscopic structure of bone and its development / edited by Charles Stewart and R.W. Reid. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BONES OF THE SKULL. Eon convenience of description the bones of the skull are divided into those which form the ' cranium' or brain-case, and those which form the skeleton of the face. Each of these will be described separately, and afterwards the skull will be exammed as a whole. 8 Bones op THE Ceanium, excluding Wor. ^ mian bones and J gpi^enoid bones of ear. (Ethmoid. / Occipital, ] Frontal, 12 Parietal 12 Temporal, 14 Bones op THE Face, excluding teeth, which really do not belong to skeleton proper. ,2 Superior Maxillary, 2 Malar, 2 Nasal, 2 Palate, 2 Lachrymal, 2 Inferior Turbinated, Vomer, '^Inferior Maxillary. Bones op the Ceanium. THE OCCIPITAL BONE. (Plate V.) The occipital bone contributes to form part of the base of the skull as well as part of the back of the head. When viewed m the articulated skull, we notice that it is divisible into three parts : an tq^per or vertical portion, belonging to the skull-cap, and therefore covered by the scalp; ?^ middle or oblique portion (the lower part of which is nearly horizontal), to which are attached the great muscles of the back of the neck; and a lower or basilar portion wedged into the base of the skull, and which ascends slightly from behind forwards. As to describe these parts separately would involve repetition, we shall consider the bone as a whole. In general outline it is lozenge-shaped, possessing two superior lateraUnd tico infenor