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. An analytical compendium of the various branches of medical science, for the use and examination of students. Anatomy; Physiology; Surgery; Obstetrics; Medicine; Materia Medica. The palmar interosseous muscles. (Fig. 69.)—These arise from the base of the metacarpal bone of one finger, and are inserted into the base of the first phalanx of the same finger. The first belongs to the index finger,* the second to the ring finger,^ and the third to the little finger.^ Thedorsal interosseous are penniform, arising by two heads from ad- joining sides of the metacarpal bones. (Fig. 70.) They are inse
. An analytical compendium of the various branches of medical science, for the use and examination of students. Anatomy; Physiology; Surgery; Obstetrics; Medicine; Materia Medica. The palmar interosseous muscles. (Fig. 69.)—These arise from the base of the metacarpal bone of one finger, and are inserted into the base of the first phalanx of the same finger. The first belongs to the index finger,* the second to the ring finger,^ and the third to the little finger.^ Thedorsal interosseous are penniform, arising by two heads from ad- joining sides of the metacarpal bones. (Fig. 70.) They are inserted into the bases of the first phalanges ; the first into the index finger,* the second and third into the middle finger,^ ^ compensating its exclu- sion from the palmar group; the fourth into the ring finger.* The diversified and confused description of these muscles by dif- ferent authors, is owing to the use of terms that are not significant, a want of proper classification, and the dividing of one muscle in two; thus, some enumerate four palmar and three dorsal interossei,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Neill, John, 1819-1880; Smith, Francis Gurney, 1818-1878. Philadelphia, Lea and Blanchard
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