First aid to the injured : being the hand-book describing aids for cases of injuries or sudden illness / originally written by Peter Shepherd ; edited and re-written by Robert Bruce.

  • Shepherd, Peter, 1841-1879.
Date:
1895
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: First aid to the injured : being the hand-book describing aids for cases of injuries or sudden illness / originally written by Peter Shepherd ; edited and re-written by Robert Bruce. 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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    200 bones, which vary in size and shape according to the work they have to perform. Besides serving as a frame- work for the muscles, the bones form cases for the protec- tion of various organs, and support the weight of the body. The bones of the skull may be divided into those of the brain-case and those of the face. With the exception of the lower jaw, they are all firmly joined together, forming a strong case for the protection of the brain, . ear, eye, nose, and tongue. The bones forming the top of the brain-case are thick and curved, so as to resist the force of a blow on the top of the head. The skull rests upon a column of bone called the Vertebral Column, or Spine, extending from the head to the haunch-bones. This column is made up of thirty- three bones, called the Vertebrae—the twenty-four upper called the true vertebrae, the nine lower the false. Be- tween each of the true vertebras there is a pad of cartilage, or gristle, which acts as a buffer, and prevents the bones jarring when they move, and gives elasticity to the whole column. The bones are kept in their places by bands of a tough strong substance called fibrous tissue, which passes in all directions around them. Although there is very little movement between any two vertebrae, the Spine is a very flexible rod, and can be bent in every di- rection, the greatest amount of movement being in the neck and loin portions. The seven upper bones are