A description of the muscles of the human body, as they appear on dissection : with the synonyma of Cowper, Winslow, Douglas, Albinus, and Innes, and the new nomenclature of Dumas, professor of anatomy at Montpellier : with prints and maps, showing the insertions of muscles / by Joseph Constantine Carpue.

  • Carpue, J. C. (Joseph Constantine), 1764-1846.
Date:
1801
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Credit: A description of the muscles of the human body, as they appear on dissection : with the synonyma of Cowper, Winslow, Douglas, Albinus, and Innes, and the new nomenclature of Dumas, professor of anatomy at Montpellier : with prints and maps, showing the insertions of muscles / by Joseph Constantine Carpue. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    For Example, in describing the Pronator Radii Teres, Page 29, No. 127, the Muscle that acts with that, (the Pronator Radii Quadratics, Page 20, No. 132) cannot be seen, till several Muscles are removed. In the following Work I have described them in the Order in which they appear on Dissection. The same Muscle is called by different Names by various Authors ; this perplexes the Student. To prevent this in the following Pages, at one View will be seen the Synonyma of some of the most celebrated Anatomists : a Description is also given of the Muscles and their Insertions, re- ferring to Plates and Maps, which show these Insertions (see Page 1). This Work is meant to assist the Student in Myology. As Anatomy is only to be learnt by dissecting, or seeing the Subject, I apprehend that showing the Insertions is sufficient: the Form, Connection, &c. must be studied in the Dissecting Room. On the Description of Muscles nothing new can be added. I follow Cowper, Winslow, Douglas, and Innes. It was my Intention to have given Maps of all the Muscles, however, I found this impracti- cable in the Muscles of the Face, Abdomen, Feet, &c. Those Muscles are given in Plates from Du- verney, Cowper, Albinus, &c. In the Plates of the Maps, an Engraving of the Bones is given, on one Side with their several Processes, Protuberances, &c.: on the opposite Side is only an Outline of the Bones; and that the Lines showing the Insertions of the Muscles may be more conspicuous, each Muscle has an appropriate Line. The Skeleton is from a Preparation in the Collection of Mr. Heaviside who was so obliging as to permit Mr. Leney to make the Drawing: In this the cervix of the osfemoris and other parts are unusually large. The Method of finding the Insertions is as follows: Sartorius, for Example, is described Page 40, No. 174; you will see it is said to be inserted into the superior anterior spinous Process of the Ilium, and into the Tubercle of the Tibia. Look for Plate VI. on the engraved Side you will see those Parts with lines going from the Names to the Parts. Look on the opposite Side for the Word Sartorius: from this Word is a Line pointing to one of the Insertions of this Muscle. This Insertion must be traced with the Point of a Pen, or Point of a Scalpel, and you will find it will lead to its other Inser- tion. If the Muscle is not straight, as the Gluteus Maximus, Page 43, Plate VII, the Line from the Words Gluteus Maximus must be traced from its lower Insertion round to the same Point again : this will show- you the Extent and Insertion of this Muscle. With a little Practice, these Lines will soon be understood. As these Maps have been of great Use in my Dissecting Room, this Woi'k I hope will assist you in your anatomical Studies; if so, my Labours will be wrell repaid. At the same Time give me Leave to congratulate you, on having undertaken a Study, of all others the most important to the professional Man, and also interesting to every thinking Mind. Gibbon thought a Knowledge of Ana- tomy so desirable, that at an advanced Age he attended anatomical Lectures. I have the Honor to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, Leicester-Square, October, 1801. J. C. CARPUE.