A system of human anatomy, general and special . rforms, among other offices, thatof a valve or spring, which occupies any vacant space that may beformed during the movements of the joint, and effectually preventsthe occurrence of a vacuum in those cavities. This purpose of adi-pose tissue is exemplified in the cushion of fat at the bottom of theacetabulum and in the similar cushion behind the ligamentum membrane constitutes the beautiful smooth and polishedlining of a joint, and contains the fluid termed synovia, by means ofwhich the adapted surfaces are enabled to move upon
A system of human anatomy, general and special . rforms, among other offices, thatof a valve or spring, which occupies any vacant space that may beformed during the movements of the joint, and effectually preventsthe occurrence of a vacuum in those cavities. This purpose of adi-pose tissue is exemplified in the cushion of fat at the bottom of theacetabulum and in the similar cushion behind the ligamentum membrane constitutes the beautiful smooth and polishedlining of a joint, and contains the fluid termed synovia, by means ofwhich the adapted surfaces are enabled to move upon each other withthe perfect ease and freedom which are known to exist. Cartilage.—In the structure of joints, cartilage serves the doublepurpose of a connecting and separating medium. In the formercapacity possessing great strength, and in the latter smoothness andelasticity. In reference to its intimate structure it admits of classifi-cation into three kinds,—true cartilage, reticular cartilage, and fibrouscartilage. , a* Fig. 65,
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