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Bones of the Trunk and Arms. Different Forms of Bones

May 28th, 2007 at 2:34 am » Comments (0)

On turning over this flap we are brought face to face with a grim looking but useful object — the framework of the trunk and arms.  The skeleton is of a ghastly appearance and emblematic of death; it’s unsightly look sends a thrill of poor through us, and we instinctively recoil from it.  Yet at [...]



Bones of the Face – Spinal Collumn

April 21st, 2007 at 9:11 am » Comments (0)

Bones of the Face — the bones of the face shown in this plate are the nasal bone, forming the arch of the nose, and malar, which gives prominence to the cheek, the upper jaw, containing the upper teeth, in the lower jaw, containing the under teeth.
The Spinal Column — that portion of the spinal [...]