On the osteological symmetry of the camel / by Walter Adam.

  • Adam, Walter, 1792-1857.
Date:
1832
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Credit: On the osteological symmetry of the camel / by Walter Adam. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    whose examination the writer of this paper is indebted to the liberality of Professor Jameson. The bones are described in accordance with the nomencla- ture of Dr. Barclay. The terms ‘lateral/ ‘mesial/ ‘rostral/ ‘caudal/ are applied to all the bones, as expressing the aspects of the sides, the mesial plane, the muzzle, and the tip of the tail. The terms ‘ basilar’ in the head, ‘sternal’ in the neck and trunk, signify the aspects of the base of the head and of the breast- bone ;—in common language, ‘ downwards’ in the head and trunk, ‘ forwards’ in the neck. The terms ‘ coronal’ in the head, ‘ dorsal’ in the neck and trunk, signify the aspects of the forehead, and of the back-bone;—in common language, ‘ upwards’ in the head and trunk, ‘ backwards’ in the neck. In the limbs, besides their more correct denominations of ‘atlantal’ and ‘sacral’, for ‘fore’ and ‘hind’, two further terms are necessary: These are, ‘ proximal’ towards the trunk, ‘ digital’ towards the extremity of the limb. The adverbial termination is ad* Of the Head. The height, the breadth, and the basilar length of the cra- nium are very nearly in the proportion 1. 2. 4. I'he union of the lower jaws; the height from the angle of the lower jaw to the summit of the occiput; and the length from
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