Volume 1

Descriptive and illustrated catalogue of the physiological series of comparative anatomy contained in the museum of the Royal College of Surgeons in London.

  • Royal College of Surgeons of England. Museum.
Date:
1833-1840
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Descriptive and illustrated catalogue of the physiological series of comparative anatomy contained in the museum of the Royal College of Surgeons in London. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    No. of Preparations. Series IX. Structure and Growth of Bone. 1. Component parts of Bone 112 to 130 2. Formation of Bone 131 — 162 3. Formation of Bone, as exemplified in the Antlers of Deer .163—187 4. Growth of Bone 188 — 201 5. Texture of Bone . 202 — 219 6. Ossification by Excretion 220 Series X. Situation of the Skeleton. 1. External 221 2. Internal 222 3. Mixed . 223—224 Series XI. Composition of the Skeleton. 1. Consisting of one piece 226 — 226 2. of many pieces unattached 227 — 229 3. of many pieces articulated by elastic joints 230 — 239 4. Joints with ligamentous fibres attached to the whole articular surface 240 — 248 5. with synovial and capsular ligaments . . . 249 — 2551 6. ■ with capsular and inter articular ligaments . 255 k — 257 7. with capsular ligaments and interarticular sub- stances for the adaptation of the different parts of the joint to one another 258 — 265 8. with capsular and interarticular ligaments, and interarticular substances 265 a — 272 Series XII. Mechanical contrivances by which the powers of the Muscles are augmented. 1. By the mode of insertion 273 — 273 a 2. By the interposition of tendons and ligaments . . 273 b — 276 b 3. By means of sesamoid bones . 276 c — 279