A manual of examinations : upon anatomy, physiology, surgery, practice of medicine, chemistry, obstetrics, materia medica, pharmacy and therapeutics, especially designed for students of medicine, to which is added a medical formulary . con-nected posteriorly to the os sacrum; anteriorly to each other, formingthe symphysis pubis; and laterally and inferiorly to the thigh bones. What is the shape of the pelvis ?—Conoidal. What are the uses of the pelvis ?—It affords an arch for supportingthe superincumbent parts of the body, it contains the urinary bladderand rectum, and the uterus in females, b
A manual of examinations : upon anatomy, physiology, surgery, practice of medicine, chemistry, obstetrics, materia medica, pharmacy and therapeutics, especially designed for students of medicine, to which is added a medical formulary . con-nected posteriorly to the os sacrum; anteriorly to each other, formingthe symphysis pubis; and laterally and inferiorly to the thigh bones. What is the shape of the pelvis ?—Conoidal. What are the uses of the pelvis ?—It affords an arch for supportingthe superincumbent parts of the body, it contains the urinary bladderand rectum, and the uterus in females, besides it gives protection tolarge blood vessels and nerves, and gives origin and affords insertionto muscles, &c. How is the pelvis divided ? — Into two parts, that above the lineailio pectinea is called the greater or false; and that below it the lesseror time pelvis. What are the differences between the male and female pelvis ? —The ossa ilia are larger and rounder, and the lesser pelvis is also morecapacious in the female than in the male; the arch of the pelvis isalso more arched in the female than in the male.« How much of the acetabulum does this bone form ? — Two-fifths. BONES OF THE THORAX. Fig. 5. 3^ the true and the false ribs. By what bones is the thorax(Fig. 5.) formed? —By thedorsal vertebras posteriorly, theribs laterally, and sternum an-teriorly. What is the shape of thethorax ?—Conical. EIB s. What is the situation of theribs ? — They are placed trans-versely and obliquely on eachside of the thorax. What is the general form ofthe ribs? — Arched, and ofdifferent sizes. What is their number? —Twenty-four; twelve on eachside. Into what classes are the ribsgenerally divided ? — Into two ANATOMY. 3T What is the number of each, class ? — The seven superior ribs arecalled true; the five inferior false. Into what parts is each rib divided ?—Into the middle part or body,an anterior and a posterior extremity, the external or convex, and the
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