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Aponeuroses are membranous expansions of the same 

 tissue and serve a similar purpose. 



Fascise are fibrous or fibro-areolar layers investing 

 the soft tissues. The superficial fasciae are usually fibro- 

 areolar, lie beneath the skin, and are loaded with fat; 

 the deep fasciae resemble aponeuroses. They are dense 

 and inelastic, and either ensheath muscles or serve for 

 their attachment. They tend to preserve the part, since 

 partitions descend between various muscles to become 

 attached to the periosteum. 



ADIPOSE TISSUE 



Adipose tissue, or fat, is distributed very generally 

 throughout the body. It has a copious supply of blood- 

 vessels and lymphatics, but no nerves have been known 

 to terminate in it. In some subjects it is present in such 

 abundance about the internal organs as to interfere with 

 their functions. It helps to maintain bodily heat, and 

 rounds out the contour of the body. Its presence or 

 absence is an index of the nutritive and assimilative powers 

 of the individual. 



REVIEW QUESTIONS 



Define the term Anatomy. 



Into what branches is it divided? 



What is Osteology? 



What is bone, and what is its composition? 



What canals are there in the bone? 



What is the periosteum, its function? 



Have the bones much sensibility? 



State the chemic analysis of bone. 



How may the constituents of bone be demonstrated? 



Is there any difference in their proportions at different ages? 



In what disease is there a disproportion in constituents? 



How do fractures in the young differ from fractures in the aged? 



Give the reasons for this difference. 



Into how many classes are bones divided? Name them. 



