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CHAPTER I. PRELIMINARY. 



Constitution of Skeleton 

 Varieties of Bones and names of Parts 



Formation and Condition of Bones . 3 

 Study of Skeleton and Factors in Moulding 



Bones ...... 5 



Plan of Description used in the Book . 7 



CHAPTER II. VERTEBRAL COLUMN. 



FUNCTIONS: TYPICAL VERTEBRA 9 

 REGIONS OF COLUMN . . .11 

 COMPLETE COLUMN . . .13 



CERVICAL VERTEBRA : General De- 

 scription . . . 15 

 Articulation with Cranium . . 15 

 Detailed Consideration of Cervical 

 Vertebrae ..... 20 



DORSAL VERTEBRA : General . 26 



Detailed Consideration ... 28 



LUMBAR VERTEBRA: General . 32 



Detailed Consideration ... 33 



VERTEBRAL DEVELOPMENT . . 36 



SACRUM : General Description . . 38 



Detailed Account .... 40 



Ossification ..... 43 



COCCYX 44 



CHAPTER III. THORAX. 



RIBS : General Description ... 46 



COSTAL CARTILAGES : General . 47 



COMPLETE THORAX ... 48 



Peculiar Ribs .... 50 



Detailed Account of Ribs . . 51 



COSTAL CARTILAGES: Details . 55 



DEVELOPMENT of Ribs and Cartilages 57 



STERNUM : General Account . . 57 

 Detailed Account . . . -58 



Development .... 60 

 Ossification . . . , .61 



CHAPTER IV. LIMBS. 



LIMB GIRDLES .... 62 



Hypothetical Development of Limbs . 62 



Relations between Limbs . . 63 



UPPER LIMB : General Account of 



CLAVICLE .... 65 



Stemo-clavicular Joint ... 66 



Details of Clavicle ... 67 



Development of Clavicle ... 69 



CHAPTER IV. continued. 



SCAPULA : General Account 

 Detailed Consideration . 

 Movements .... 

 Development 



HUMERUS : General Account 

 Shoulder-joint 



Detailed Consideration of Humerus 

 Ossification .... 



ULNA AND RADIUS 



ULNA : General Account . . 



RADIUS : General Account 



Attachments between Ulna and Radius 

 Elbow- joint ..... 



ULNA : Detailed Consideration 



RADIUS : Detailed Account 

 Ossification of both Bones 



HAND 



CARPUS : General Account . 

 Carpal and Wrist Joints . 



METACARPUS and PHALANGES 

 Carpus : Separate Bones 

 Metacarpus : Separate Bones . 

 Phalanges . . 

 Development of Hand Bones . 



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CHAPTER V. LOWER EXTREMITY AND 

 PELVIS. 



OS INNOMINATUM: General Descrip- 

 tion . . . . . .118 



PELVIS as a whole . . . .121 



Detailed Consideration of Os Inno- 



minatum . . . . .124 



Its Development . . . 137 



General Account of FEMUR . . .138 



Hip- joint . . . . .140 



Details of Femoral Relations . .142 



Ossification of Femur . . 15 1 



PATELLA 152 



Development . -154 



TIBIA AND FIBULA . . .155 

 TIBIA : General Account . . . 155 



FIBULA : General Account . . 156 



Knee-joint 158 



Detailed Description of Tibia . .161 

 Detailed Description of Fibula . 165 



Ossification of both Bones . . 168 



FOOT. TARSUS . . . .169 

 METATARSUS and PHALANGES . 170 



