[Chapter VI — Description of the Skeleton — Diseases of the Nervous System]

The Head and its Functions

The Trunk

1. The intermaxillary bonea. The ligamentum nuchæ (3)
2. Nasal boneI-VII. The seven vertebræ of the neck
3. Maxilla superior (2)13. The thirteen dorsal vertebræ
4. Lachrymal bone7. The seven lumbar vertebræ
5. Zygomatic bone21. Os sacrum, or rump-bone
6. Orbit of the eye22. Twenty caudal vertebræ — vertebræ of the tail
7. Frontal bone23. The left os innominatum
8. Summit of the head24. Right ditto
9. Occipital bones (2)The nine true ribs, with their cartilages
10. Temporal bones (3)The four false ribs, with their cartilages
11. Inferior maxillary or jaw bones (3)o. The sternum.
12. Seven inferior maxillary molar teeth (x2)
13. Six molar teeth of the superior jaw (x2)
14. Canine teeth of the superior and inferior jaws.
15. Three incisor teeth of the superior maxillary bone
16. The three inferior ditto


The Left Anterior Extremity


The Right Anterior Extremity

1.The scapula, or shoulder-blade1.Radius — the lesser bone of the arm (2)
2.Os humeri, or shoulder (2)2.Ulna — the elbow (2)
3.Radius — the lesser bone of the arm (2)3.Os triquetrum — triangular bone
4.Ulna — the elbow (2)4.Os naviculare — the navicular bone
5.Os naviculare — the navicular bone5.Os semilunare, or semilunar bone
6.Os triquetrum, or triangulare6.Os multangulum majus — the larger multangular bone
7.Os pisiforine, or pisiform bone7.Os multangulum minus — the small multangular bone
8.Os semilunare, or semilunar bone8.Os metacarpi digiti pollicis — the thumb
9.Os capitatum — the nail9.Ossa metacarpi digitorum quatuor — the four bones of the metacarpi
10.Os metacarpi digiti tertii — the third metacarpal bone.10.Phalanx prima pollicis — first phalange of the thumb
11.Os metacarpi digiti quarti — fourth metacarpal11.Phalanx tertia pollicis — third phalange of ditto
12.Os metacarpi digiti quinti12.Digiti quatuor — fourth phalange of ditto
13.the first digits of the fore-feet (4)
14.The second ditto (4)
15.The third ditto
16.The sessamoid bone


The Left Posterior Extremity


The Right Posterior Extremity

1.Os femoris — thigh-bone (2)1.Os femoris — thigh-bone (2)
2.Patella — the knee-pan (2)2.Patella — the knee-pan (2)
3.Tibia — the shank of the leg (2)3.Tibia — the shank of the leg (2)
4.Fibula — the small bone of ditto (2)4.Fibula — the small bone of ditto (2)
5.Calcareus — the heel5.Calcareus — the heel
6.Astragalus — one of the seven bones of the tarsus6.Astragalus — one of the seven bones ofthe tarsus
7.Os naviculare — the navicular bone7.Os naviculare — the navicular bone
8.Os cuboideum — or cubic bone8.Os cuneiforma primum et medium
9.Os cuneiforma tertium et maximum9.Os cuboideum — or cubic bone
10.Os metatarsi digiti quarti.10.Os cuneiforma tertium et maximum
11.Os metatarsi digiti tertii11.Os cuneiforma secundum et minimum.
12.Os metatarsi digiti secundi12.Radimentum ossis metatarsi hallucis
13.Os metatarsi digiti primi13.Os metatarsi digiti primi
14.Phalanges primæ digitorum pedis14.Os metatarsi digiti secundi
15.Phalanges secundæ15.Os metatarsi digiti tertii
16.Phalanges tertiæ16.Phalanges primæ digitorum pedis
17.Os sesamoideum — the sessamoid17.Phalanges secundæ.
18.Phalanges tertiæ.
19.Os sesamoideum — the sessamoid

[Contents]/[Detailed Contents, p. 4]/[Index]


Diseases of the Nervous System: Fits

24th Feb. 1814

. — A pug was accustomed to howl frequently when his young master played on the flute. If the higher notes were sounded, he would leap on his master's lap, look in his face, and howl vehemently. To-day the young man purposely blew the shrillest sound that he could. The dog, after howling three or four times, began to run round the room, and over the tables and chairs, barking incessantly. This he continued more than an hour.