The anatomist's vade-mecum : containing a concise and accurate description of the structure, situation, and use of every part of the human body. To which is added, an explanation of anatomical terms. For the use of students, &c. / by Robert Hooper.

  • Hooper, Robert, 1773-1835.
Date:
1797
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Credit: The anatomist's vade-mecum : containing a concise and accurate description of the structure, situation, and use of every part of the human body. To which is added, an explanation of anatomical terms. For the use of students, &c. / by Robert Hooper. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    OF THE CRANIUM OR SKULL. DWif.on, into calvaria or top, and bafis. Covipofed‘ of 8 bones, the frontal—occipital—two parietal—two temporal—the fphsenoid—and ethmoid, FRONTAL BONE. Situated in the anterior part of the fknll. Figure, like a cockle-fliell. Proccjfes, tubera frontalia—fu- perciliary arches—external frontal fpine—two external and two internal orbital apopbyfes—and an Internal frontal ipine. Camtus, two orbital cavities—fofi'a for the lachr)^mal gland—a nitch for the trochlea of the fuperior oblique mufcle—fuperciliary foramen— tvvo pituitary firmfes—a furrow—foramen caecum— ethmoid nitch. Ufe, to form the forehead. tarietal bones. S tuated on each fide of the'fuperior part of the cranium. Figure, arched and fomewhat quadrangular. Cavities, ]iarlctal foramen—planum femiclrculare internal, furrow in the fag'lttal margin—fulcus for the Ipinous aiiery. Ufe, to form the fuperior part of the cranium. Synonims. Olfa verticis—lyncipltls— verticalia vcl bregmatls. OCCIPITAL BONE. Cituated In the. poltcrior part of the cranium. Fi- gure, quadrate oblong. Procejfcs, external occipital' tubercle -bafilary [)rocefs—condyloid proceilcs intern ah