Volume 1

A system of the anatomy of the human body. Illustrated by upwards of two hundred and fifty tables, taken partly from the most celebrated authors, and partly from nature / By Andrew Fyfe.

  • Fyfe, Andrew, 1754-1824.
Date:
1820
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A system of the anatomy of the human body. Illustrated by upwards of two hundred and fifty tables, taken partly from the most celebrated authors, and partly from nature / By Andrew Fyfe. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Prominences of Bones. The greater number of Bones have Prominences, termed Processes, projecting from them, which, when of a roundish form, is termed Caput, or Head. If the Head be flattened, it has the name of Condyle. A rough unequal Protuberance is styled Tuberosity. When a Process comes off from a Bone narrow, and is afterwards enlarged, the contracted part of it is call¬ ed Cervix, or Neck. A long Ridge upon a Bone is termed Spine. A Pro¬ cess terminating in a sharp point is named Coronoid. Some Processes derive their names from the Sub¬ stances they are supposed to resemble,—as Coracoid, like a Crow’s Beak,—Styloid, like a Pen or Pencil,—Mas¬ toid, like a Nipple,—or Anconoid, from belonging to the Elbow,—or Spinous, from being sharp like a Thorn. The rising Edges or Brims of Cavities are known by the name of Supercilia. The use of the Processes is to give a more advanta¬ geous attachment to Muscles, and form Surfaces of Ar¬ ticulations. Cavities of Bones. Many of the Bones have also Cavities or Depressions, which have likewise got particular names. Deep Cavities, with large Brims, are termed Coty¬ loid, from resemblance to an ancient measure. They are called Glenoid, when of a superficial nature. Small Cavities are named Pits, when of a roundish form, and sunk perpendicularly into the Bone; Furrows, when long and narrow; Nitches, or Notches, when form¬ ing breaches in the Bone; Sinuosities, when broad, su¬ perficial, and destitute of Brims; and Fossae, when large and deep, with unequal Brims. In the Interior parts of the Bones, when there are large Cavities with small openings, they are termed Sinuses;—when the openings go quite through the sub¬ stance of the Bone, they are called Foramina, and the passage between the openings, Canals. The Cavities allow the ends of Bones to move in them, lodge and protect other parts, and afford a re¬ ception or a passage to Muscles, Tendons, Vessels, Nerves, &c. DIF-