CHAP. IV.] 



THE SKELETON. 



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The diameters of an average female pelvis given by King 

 are : 



Antero-posterior diameter of brim or inlet, 4 in. (102 mm.). 



Transverse diameter of brim or inlet . . 4 in. (102 mm.). 



Oblique diameter of brim or inlet . . . 4^- to 5 in. (114 to 127 mm.). 



Antero-posterior of outlet 4| to 5 in. (114 to 127 mm.). 



Transverse of outlet 4 in. (102 mm.). 



Oblique of outlet . . 4 in. (102 mm.). 



TABLE OF THE BONES. 

 HEAD. 



Os hyoides. 



f 7 cervical. 

 I 12 dorsal. 

 Vertebrae -I 5 lumbar. 



5 sacral, or sacrum. 

 4 coccygeal, or coccyx. 

 Ribs. 

 Sternum. 



TRUNK. 



Clavicle. 

 Humerus. 

 Ulna. 

 Radius. 



f Scaphoid. 



Semilunar. 



Cuneiform. 



Pisiform. 



Trapezium. 



Trapezoid. 



Os magnum. 

 ^ Unciform. 

 Metacarpus. 

 Phalanges, or digits. 



Carpus 



Os innominatum. 



Femur. 



Patella, 



Tibia. 



Fibula. 



I Os calcis. 



Astragalus. 



Cuboid. 

 Tarsus Scaphoid. 



Internal cuneiform. 



Middle cuneiform. 



External cuneiform. 

 Metatarsus. 

 Phalanges, or digits. 



