A treatise on the diseases of the nervous system / by William A. Hammond; with the collaboration of Graeme M. Hammond.

  • Hammond, William A. (William Alexander), 1828-1900.
Date:
[1891], ©1891
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Credit: A treatise on the diseases of the nervous system / by William A. Hammond; with the collaboration of Graeme M. Hammond. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University Libraries/Information Services, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University.

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    Point of the tongue £ a line. Palmar surface of the third finger 1 Red surface of the lips 2 lines. Palmar surface of second finger 2 Dorsal surface of third finger 3 Tip of the nose 3 The palm over the heads of the metacarpal bones 3 Dorsum of tongue, one inch from the tip 4 Part of the lips covered by the skin 4 Border of the tongue, an inch from the tip 4 Metacarpal bone of the thumb 4 Extremity of the great-toe 5 Dorsal surface of the second finger 5 Palm of the hand 5 Skin of the cheek 5 External surface of the eyelids 5 Mucous membrane of the hard palate 6 Skin over the anterior surface of the zygoma 7 Plantar surface of the metatarsal surface of great-toe 7 Dorsal surface of the first finger 7 On the dorsum of the hand over the heads of the metacarpal bones 8 Mucous membrane of the gums 9 Skin over the posterior part of the zygoma 10 Lower part of the forehead 10 Lower part of the occiput 12 Back of the hand 14 Neck under the lower jaw 15 Vertex 15 Skin over the patella 16 sacrum 18 acromion 18 The leg, near the knee and foot 18 Dorsum of the foot, near the toes 18 The skin over the sternum 20 five upper vertebrae 24 spine near the occiput 24 in the lumbar region 2-1 middle of the neck 30 over the middle of the back 30 The middle of the arm 30 thigh 30 THERMOMETER. The thermometer is of use for the purpose of determining varia- tions of temperature in different parts of the body. It should he graduated in tenths of a degree, and be held upon the part subject- ed to examination, so long as the mercury continues to rise or fall. Comparative determinations must be made under precisely similar conditions.