CONTENTS 



INTRODUCTORY 



PAGE 



Plan of study; anatomic terms; muscle, nerve, and connective tissues; epithelial 

 tissues; gland structure; serous and mucous membranes; processes included 

 in metabolism of the body; chemical elements and symbols i 



CHAPTER I 

 BONE TISSUE AND BONE CLASSIFICATION. ARTICULATIONS 



Chemical composition of bone; structure of osseous tissue; marrow; medullary 

 and nutrient canals; shapes and surfaces; periosteum; ossification; divisions 

 of the skeleton; joint movements; reward n 



CHAPTER II 

 BONES AND ARTICULATIONS OF THE SKULL 



Bones of the cranium; sutures and fontanelles; bones of the face; the mandibular 

 joint; the skull as a whole; four larger fossae of the skull; the teeth; dentition; 

 care of the teeth; clinical and obstetric notes 20 



CHAPTER III 

 BONES AND ARTICULATIONS OF THE SPINAL COLUMN AND TRUNK 



The vertebrae; ligamenta flava; ligamentum nuchce; movements of spinal column; 

 spinal curves; bones and articulations of the thorax; the pelvic girdle; sacro- 

 sciatic ligaments; dorsal and ventral, or neural and visceral cavities; clinical 

 and obstetric notes 39 



CHAPTER IV 

 BONES AND ARTICULATIONS OF THE EXTREMITIES 



Bones of the upper extremity; pronation and supination; bones of the lower 

 extremity; patella; Y -ligament, crucial ligaments; arches of the foot; com- 

 parison of extremities; articular nerves; clinical and surgical notes; special 

 notes 54 



CHAPTER V 

 COMPLETION, REPAIR AND PHYSIOLOGY OF BONES 



Completion of long bones; the skeleton at different ages; bones in infancy; green- 

 stick fracture; rachitis; spina bifida; process of repair; physiology of bone 

 tissues; surgical and special notes '. 75 



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