. Anatomical technology as applied to the domestic cat; an introduction to human, veterinary, and comparative anatomy. Cats; Dissection; Mammals. USE OF TBE SCALPEL. 199 HOW TO USE DISSECTING INSTRUMENTS. § 590. Hyrtl complains (A, 62) that " some people hold the for- ceps like fire-tongs, and the scalpel like a ; It is true that most anatomical instruments are for either grasping or cutting, "but their proper and successful employment demands much more care and delicacy than is needed in ordinary household operations. The good whittler is not necessarily an expert
. Anatomical technology as applied to the domestic cat; an introduction to human, veterinary, and comparative anatomy. Cats; Dissection; Mammals. USE OF TBE SCALPEL. 199 HOW TO USE DISSECTING INSTRUMENTS. § 590. Hyrtl complains (A, 62) that " some people hold the for- ceps like fire-tongs, and the scalpel like a ; It is true that most anatomical instruments are for either grasping or cutting, "but their proper and successful employment demands much more care and delicacy than is needed in ordinary household operations. The good whittler is not necessarily an expert dissector, and even the coarse scissors are to be handled very differently from shears. The anatomist, like the surgeon—who is an anatomist and some- thing more,—should have such command over his muscles and nerves that whatever instrument is in his hands becomes for the time being like a part of himself, an extension of his fingers, sharper, firmer and more slender, yet almost equally mobile and The Scalpel Held as a Pen. (From Bernard). § 591. Use of the Scalpel (§ 155).—The scalpel may be held in either of three general ways:— A. Like a Pen (Fig. 63).—The edge is directed backward and downward, or forward and upward. This is for ordinary dissection. B. Like a Carmng-Tcnife (Fig. 64).—The edge may be directed upward or downward. This is for the division of more resisting tissues. C. Like a YioUn-how (Fig. 65).—The scalpel is held between the tip of the poUex on one side and the tips of the other digits upon the. 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 Wilder, Burt G. (Burt Green), 1841-1925; Gage, Simon Henry, 1851-1944. New York and Chicago, A. S. Barnes & Company
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