Brain Cavity. Here in this remarkable illustration we presented to us one of the most wonderful views the anatomy of this goal, or, in fact, at a part of the human frame. It is a view of the floor of the cranial cavity on which that curious and mysterious, but sublime organ, the brain, rest. The marvelous skill and ingenuity therein display, of the complex mechanism surveyed, the beautiful and intricate manner in which the nerves of special scents are so elaborately set forth, the complicated perfusion and exquisite design manifest in the distribution of blood vessels for the nourishment and support of the special organ of reason and intelligence -- all claim our closest and undivided attention, and we are unconsciously led to revere the Omniscience of Him who could conceive of such intricate architecture, and perform such delicate, unique and perfect workmanship. The large opening observed in the floor of the cranial cavity is the foramen magnum, through which the spinal cord, together with the cerebro-spinal nerves, escape.In this section we once again have a Nonsecular reference of "Omniscience of Him" referring to the God as Creator that designed the base of the cranium in such elaborate detail and perfection, which was then represented in such a lackluster and drab diagram of the same. The section doesn't so much describe or explain the workings of the brain cavity as it describes the authors extreme level of off at the ability of a god to create this device like structure area.
Additional Articles from the Book of Medicine:
- Effect of Metallic Impurities
Effect of Metallic Impurities.– the effects of minute traces of metallic substances in drinking water have not yet been ascertained with sufficient accuracy, but it is quite possible that the entire sanitary condition of the district may depend in some measure on impurities of this description. Mr. Wanklyn suggests that the well-known salutary effect of what is called change of air may be, in reality, partly due to the escape from some extremely small metallic impurities in the water of the section of country from which removal takes place.
Well today, people know that heavy metals and water can be extremely poisonous or problematic for people to consume water with these impurities in place. It is somewhat remarkable that this had not been figured out as few as 100 years ago, and that what is relatively common knowledge today was only hypothetical esoteric pseudoscience 100 years back. It’s no wonder that so many developed countries today have so many heavy metal messes to clean up around the world. Today people are looking for the best fat burners that they can buy so they can load up on McDonald’s french fries and eat all that they want, we’ll just a few years back they are looking for safe water to drink, and not even knowing what safe was.
- The Thorax
The Thorax. — The thorax derives its name from the Greek word thoreo, and signifies “I leap,” because the heart leaps in it. It is covered on the front part by large muscles; the pectoralis major, or large muscle of the breast, is observed on the left side of the chest, Wilson on the right it is removed and exposes the pectoralis minor, or small muscle of the breast. The dovetailed muscle observed on each side is the Seratus Magnus, and is employed in expanding and contracting the chest in the act of breathing. The muscles of the chest walls, in a deep inspiration, exert a force equal to lifting a weight of 750 pounds.
I do not know Greek but I found it interesting to learn that little bit of Greek above about the thorax. It’s a very descriptive word actually and I suspect if I understand it correctly preferring to the movement of the Adam’s apple? I would use the word Adam’s apple is a form of layman term, and I’m somewhat surprised that they didn’t use a layman term in their description as the audience for this book is supposed to be house wives and mothers.
- Arteries and the Purpose of the Spleen
Intercostal Arteries.–the intercostal arteries and veins are beautifully illustrated in the chart. The veins return the blood to the heart. The large ascending and descending venae cavae are seen in this illustration.
Meaning of artery.–from the fact that death arteries are empty, the ancients believed in to contain air, whence their name, derived from aer, air, and terco, I keep, which literally means, air ducts.
The Spleen.– the spleen is a spongy organ, of a living color, oval in figure and situated in the left upper part of the abdomen and immediately behind the stomach. It’s weight very from four to 10 ounces. It is largely composed of cells, but it’s function is little understood, though from its position is believed to be in some way useful to the stomach during the process of digestion.
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As to the known purpose of the spleen today (according to Ask Yahoo! the definitive answer on everything and nothing at all)
- filtering out foreign organisms that infect your blood
- removing your old or damaged platelets and red blood cells
- storing extra blood and releasing it as needed
- forming some types of white blood cells