74 GLOSSARY. 



Leva/tor pal'pebrse superio'ris (L. raiser of the upper eyelid). 

 The muscle which by its contraction raises the upper 

 eyelid. 



Levato'res an'guli sca'pulae (L. raisers of the corner of the sca- 

 pula). A pair of muscles passing from the upper cervical 

 vertebrae to the scapula. 

 Levato'res clavi'culae (L. raisers of the clavicle). Muscles pass- 



ing, one on each side, from the atlas to the acrornion. 

 Levato'res costa'rum (L. raisers of the ribs). A series of 

 muscles, (in the human subject twelve pairs,) passing from 

 the transverse processes of the vertebrae to the ribs. 

 Li'ber (Latin). The inner bark of a tree. 

 Lien'culi (L. little spleens). Small detached nodules sometimes 



found in the neighbourhood of the spleen. 

 Lie'no-intes'tinal (L. lienis, the spleen). A branch of the 

 portal vein which, in some Vertebrata, brings the blood 

 from the spleen and intestines. 

 Li'gament (L. ligo, I bind). A band uniting bones or other 



structures. 

 Ligamen'ta arcua'ta (L. the bow-shaped ligaments). Two liga- 



mentous arches on each side of the diaphragm. 

 Ligamen'ta la'ta (L. broad ligaments). Two ligaments which 



support the uterus. 

 Ligamen'ta subfla'va (L. yellowish ligaments). Ligaments 



which connect the laminae of the vertebrae. 

 Ligamen'ta vagina'lia (L. ensheathing ligaments). Strong 

 tendinous bands of fibres which form the sheaths of the 

 flexor tendons of the digits of the manus. 

 Ligamen'tum nu'chse (L. ligaments of the neck). A large sheet 

 of connective tissue extending from the dorsal vertebrae 

 to the occipital bones. 



Ligamen'tum te'res (L. hollow ligament). A hollow ligament 

 extending from the femur to the cotyloid notch of the 

 acetabulum. 

 Lig'nine (L. lignum, wood). The essential constituent of 



woody fibre, formed of hardened cellulose. 

 Li'gula (L. a little tongue). The terminal piece of the labium 



in the Insecta. 

 Lim'bous (L. limbus, a border, hem). A term applied to such 



sutures as that between the parietal and occipital bones. 

 Li'nea al'ba(L. white line). A white fibrous structure expending 



from the ensiform cartilage to the pubis. 

 Li'nea as'pera (L. rough line). A prominent ridge on the femur 



