The Edinburgh dissector, or, System of practical anatomy : for the use of students in the dissecting room / by a Fellow of the College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

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1837
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    14 Phalangeal bones enter into the composition of the fingers ; each finger has three of these bones, excepting the thumb which has only two; and in reference to each finger the bones are designated proximal, middle, and distal. There are always in the adult subject two small bones playing an important part in the articulation between the metacarpal bone and proximal phalanges of the thumb ; but as in stout men simi- lar bones are developed in the same situation in the fingers, they had better perhaps not be included in the enumeration. The Inferior, Pelvic, Abdominal extremities or Legs, are divided by anatomists into three regions, viz. Thigh;> Leg, and Foot. 1 Femur. Composing the region of the thigh. 1 Fibufa } Composing the region of the leg. 1 Astragalus. 1 Calcaneum. 1 Naviculare. 1 Cuboid These seven bones compose the tar- 1 Internal cuneiform. ] ^^S^ ^oo*' 1 Middle cuneiform. ( 1 External cuneiform. J 5 Metatarsal bones composing the metatarsal region of the foot, and named in their numerical order, ^rs<, second, inc., count- ing from the Tibial or internal side of the Leg towards the external or Fibular side. , 14 Phalanges enter into the composition of the toes, each toe having three of these bones excepting the great toe which has only two; and in reference to each toe the bones are designated, proximal, middle and distal. 1 Patella or Rotula, Knee Cap. This bone is always articu- lated with, and enumerated by all anatomists as a bone of the skeleton. They have overlooked, however, many other bones of a similar nature which are found in the hu- man body equally constant. The two alluded to in refer- ence to the thumb, and a similar pair connected with the great toe, are bones in every respect analogous to the Patella. The student will be struck with the great similarity of the Arms and Legs even in man. The Legs have each two bones fewer than the Arms, but the two Ossa Innominata connect the Legs to the Sacrum, and these are evidently stricHy analogous to the shoulder, in which are included the scapulae and clavicles. ABSTRACT. 12. Thus the Adult Skeleton as generally seen in Museums, consists of Vertebrae (Azygos bones) - - - 33 Ossa innominata (in pairs) . , _ 2