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Myographiae comparatae specimen: or, a comparative description of all the muscles in a man and in a quadruped. Shewing their discoverer, origin, progress, insertion, use and difference. To which is added an account of the muscles peculiar to a woman. With an etymological table, and several useful indexes / By James Douglas.

  • James Douglas
Date:
1750
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Credit: Myographiae comparatae specimen: or, a comparative description of all the muscles in a man and in a quadruped. Shewing their discoverer, origin, progress, insertion, use and difference. To which is added an account of the muscles peculiar to a woman. With an etymological table, and several useful indexes / By James Douglas. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    overs fome Part of the Complexus and plenius ; befides, it arifes tendinous from 1e Spine of the laft Vertebra of the Neck, ept the two lowermott. erior Part of the Clavicula, tendineo-car- ous into one Half of the cromion, and to almoft all the Spize of the Scapula. According to the three Directions of its ‘ibres it moves the Seapula varioully ; for s ftreight Ones draw it directly backwards, s obliquely defcending pull obliquely up- aids, and its obliquely afcending bring it dliquely downwards and backwards. In a. Dog its fuperior Origin comes from ] the Ligamentum colli that is below the ae of the Levator humeri proprius ; that art of it which refembles the Cuculla rings from about the Middle of the Verte- ree of the Back; that Series of Fibres hich pulls the Scapula direé#ly backwards, he Mujcle by a thin Tendon. The Clavicle being wanting in a Dog has no Infertion there. 3 LEVATOR, few MuscULUS PATIENTIA, _Arifes. flefhy from the firft, fecond, nird, and fometimes fourth tranf{verfe bi Se Procefles | +! Use. Orig i,