Anatomy and physiology : designed for academies and families / by Calvin Cutter.

  • Cutter, Calvin, 1807-1873?
Date:
1847
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    The phalanges, or fingers, have three ranges of bones, while the thumb has but two. The bones of the hand and fingers are hollow, and enlarged at each extremity, like the bones of the arm and fore-arm. The articulation of the fingers is similar to that of the elbow and shoulder joints, rig. 30. F'g- 31- Fig. 30. u, The ulna; e, the radios; s, the scaphoid bone; l, the semilunar bone; O, the cuneiform bone; p, the pisiform bone. These four form the first row. T, T, The trapezium and trapezoid bones ; m, the os magnum ; 0, the unciform bone. These four form the second row. 1,1,1,1,1, The metacarpal bones of the thumb and fingers. Fig. 31. 10, 10, 10, The metacarpal bones of the hand. 11, 11, First range of fin- fer bones. 12, 12, Second range of finger bones. 13,13, Third range of finger bones. i and 15, First and second bones of the thumb. BONES OF THE LOWER EXTREMITIES. The lower extremities contain the femur, or thigh bone, the patella, or knee pan, the tibia, the fibula, seven bones of the tarsus, or instep, five metatarsal bones, and fourteen bones of the toes; making in both limbs sixty. The femur is the longest bone in the system. It supports the weight of the head, trunk, and upper extremities. At its upper extremity, the large, round head is placed in the acetabulum. This articulation is a perfect specimen of the ball and socket joint. This bone articulates with the tibia at its lower extremity. The patella is a small bone connected with the tibia by How many ranges cf bones have the fingers? The thumb? What is their structure ? Describe Fig. 30 and 31. Name the bones of the lower extremities. Describe the femur, or thigh bone. What kind of joint does it form ?