Composition of the Chest-- the chest is composed of bones, cartilages, and ligaments.  Its natural form is that of a cone diminishing upward; and it affords lodgment of the heart, lungs and large blood vessels.  Its walls are formed posteriorly by the seven dorsal bones of the spinal column, and the ribs as far as the angle, the sides by the body of the ribs, and front by the ribs, the costal cartilages and the breast bone.

This section is about as exciting as you'd expect from a medical textbook.  It's almost unique in the fact that it has no items comments or issues that don't seem like they would appear in a medical textbook.  Some of the descriptions seem rather basic, but even that's a bit of a stretch to find something unique about this section.

Additional Articles from the Book of Medicine:

• The Crab Lice
  
  

  The Crab Lice.—These are a smaller type of the former species, as head or body lice. They are nearly as wide as long. They have strong legs spread out on the sides of the body, which makes them appear like crabs. They are of whitish color, slightly shaded on the shoulders and legs with a red tinge. Crab lice are found upon the hairy regions of the body other than the scalp. The spread of these pests can be checked by washing all toilet seats with scalding water, and boiling towels and linen from suspected persons. Laundries should be especially careful as to the thorough boiling and disinfection of all clothing, as the eggs of these parasites can be conveyed in bed-clothing, towels, etc.

  TREATMENT.–Shave the hair in the region of the itching and wash twice a day with a lotion made of

  Tincture of Larkspur…………1/2 ounce

  Commercial Ether ……….. 8 ounces

   

   WARNING  This treatment recommendation is over 100 years old.  We do not recommend it nor know how effective or safe it might be.  If you are cleaning clothing or Delsey luggage or something, use at your own risk, but if you try this stuff on your self, we think you are probably crazy.

• The Veins
  
  

  The Veins.–The venal arteries are derived direct from the aorta; and the large veins terminate in the ascending large vein. On the right kidney is seeing the super-renal capsule; whilst the left is cut vertically into showing the uriniferous tubes, much convoluted and inosculating with each other.  The ureter is seen arising from the pelvis of the kidney, descending in an oblique manner to the bladder.  These wonderful little organs appear to act as filters, and thus assist to keep the vital stream of life and as pure and as healthy a condition as possible.

  The Bladder.–The bladder is a thin, membranous bag, which serves as he receiver of the year and secreted by the kidneys, and which remains there until voided by your nation through the urethra.

  Bone Sections.– the sections of the bones show their cancellated appearance, which combines lightness with strength.

   

  As I was putting together the section and transcribing it from the book, the translation software had quit the difficulty with several of the words in this section.  Uriniferous actually stood out as eight extra troubling word.

• The Knee-Pan
  
  

  The Knee-Pan.-The patella toward me pan is seen held firmly in position, giving greater strength and security to this important joint.  Around the ankle is observe the annular ligament, finding the long silvery thongs or tendons of the muscles of the legs, thus preventing their displacement.  It also towards security and string to the ankle joint, but not interfering with its elasticity in motion.  The foot shows us the natural position in shape in which the toes should be when encased in a boot or shoe.

  This section relatively speaking does a decent job of sticking to the facts and avoids excessive and irrelevant language like I avoid beer pong tables.