A text-book of first aid and emergency treatment . 32 , AX ATOMY AM) PIIYSIOIAKIY case which contains the bhithler, the rectum, and the organsof generation. This is the pelvis, and is formed of largeheavy bones, which, besides serving as a protection for thecontained organs, must bear the weight of the body. Thepelvis is larger above than belo^\, the flaring upper edgebeing felt at the sides just below the waist line. Two strongprocesses which project downward serve to support thebody while sitting, while on the outer side of the pelvis aretwo large joint ca\itics which articulate with the lar
A text-book of first aid and emergency treatment . 32 , AX ATOMY AM) PIIYSIOIAKIY case which contains the bhithler, the rectum, and the organsof generation. This is the pelvis, and is formed of largeheavy bones, which, besides serving as a protection for thecontained organs, must bear the weight of the body. Thepelvis is larger above than belo^\, the flaring upper edgebeing felt at the sides just below the waist line. Two strongprocesses which project downward serve to support thebody while sitting, while on the outer side of the pelvis aretwo large joint ca\itics which articulate with the large bones. Fig. 6.—Bony pelvis from above. (Gray.) of the thighs. In the back the pelvis is formed by a thickwedge-shaped bone, the sacrum, which bears the directweight of the body transmitted through the spine. The Upper Extremity.—The upper extremity consists ofthe cla\icle, the scapula, the humerus, the radius, the ulna,and the small bones of the wrist and hand. (Fig. 2.) The Clavicle.—The cLaAicle, or collar bone, is the bone thatcan be felt, as a cylmdrical curved bone, at the front of thebase of the neck. It extends from the upper part of the THE BONES 33 sternum, or breast bone, at its inner end, to the shoulder-blade, externally. This bone is frequently fractured. The Scapula.—This is commonly called the shouhler-blade,and is the thin flat triangularly shaped bone that can befelt just back of the shoulder. When the shoulders aredrawn back the scapulae form wing-like projections, whichare plainly evident in thin persons. At the outer angle is ahollow cavity which forms the shoulde
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