Engravings of the arteries; illustrating the second volume of the Anatomy of the human body, and serving as an introduction to the Surgery of the arteries / by Charles Bell.

  • Bell Charles, Sir, 1774-1842.
Date:
1806
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Credit: Engravings of the arteries; illustrating the second volume of the Anatomy of the human body, and serving as an introduction to the Surgery of the arteries / by Charles Bell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    k. The Inner Hamstring Muscles, i. e. the Semi-tendinosus and Semi-mem bra- nos us. l. l. The Triceps. m. The Outer Condyle of the Thigh-bone. n. The Inner Condyle. o. The Belly of the Gastrocnemius Muscle. p. The Soleus Muscle. q. The Achilles Tendon. r. The Tibia. s. The Great Flexor Pollicis. t. The Flexor Digitorum Communis. 1. The Internal Iliac Artery, giving off, 2. Hypogastric Artery. 3.3. Ischiatic Artery. * * To hit upon the Ischiatic Artery as it comes out from the Pelvis, begin the incision by the side of the Sacrum, three fingers breadth from the posterior spinous process of the Ilium, and carry it down, in the length of the fibres of the Gluteus Maximus, to the outside of the tuberosity of the Ischium. Even in a thin man, the artery lies two inches deep. Now, pushing in the finger as if under the Sacrum, we there feel the acute edge of the sacro-sciatic ligament; on the lower margin of the sacro-sciatic hole, (which is distinctly felt with the finger amongst the looser parts,) the artery is felt crossing the ligament obliquely ; near it, upon its outer side, are some lesser nerves; the great Sciatic Nerve is removed an inch from it.