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broad, and, on the limbs, longer, and narrower. Many of the muscles 

 are connected with the bones directly, by broad surfaces ; but many 

 are attached indirectly, by means of glistening white structures called 



Fig. 4. A dissected view of the principal muscles of the Human body. On the left half of the trunk, the 

 muscles which lie next upon the bones, are shown. On the right half, the superficial ones are represented 

 In the head, neck, and limbs, no muscles are removed. The narrow white cords connected with the 

 muscles, are the tendons. (Bourgery and Jacob.) 



tendons, which may be broad, short, and flat, as on the trunk, or long, 

 narrow, and cord-like, as in the limbs. All the muscles of the body 

 are held together by an intermediate moist and whitish, web-like 

 structure, called intermuscular areolar tissue; sometimes a firmer 



