Archive image from page 176 of The cyclopædia of anatomy and. The cyclopædia of anatomy and physiology cyclopdiaofana0402todd Year: 1849 Tlie same Acephalus with dissection of the skeleton. a, a, the only obvious inferior dorsal vertebra, with a pair of ribs ; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, lumbar vertebra?; b, sacrum ; c, c, d, iliac bones; e, femur; /, bones of the foot. Third Tvpe.—Acephali in which the trunk is more developed, without a head and thoracic or superior extremities, but composed tf an in- complete trunk, with an imperfect inferior exlre- mlty. — In the lowest grade of this monstrosity may b
Archive image from page 176 of The cyclopædia of anatomy and. The cyclopædia of anatomy and physiology cyclopdiaofana0402todd Year: 1849 Tlie same Acephalus with dissection of the skeleton. a, a, the only obvious inferior dorsal vertebra, with a pair of ribs ; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, lumbar vertebra?; b, sacrum ; c, c, d, iliac bones; e, femur; /, bones of the foot. Third Tvpe.—Acephali in which the trunk is more developed, without a head and thoracic or superior extremities, but composed tf an in- complete trunk, with an imperfect inferior exlre- mlty. — In the lowest grade of this monstrosity may be ranked an acephalus observed by Kuysch, consisting only of a leg. Somewhat more perfect is the acephalous inferior ex- tremity of a goat, mentioned by Hayn. It consisted of a pelvic bone, with the other bones of the interior extremity, some muscles, the vessels and nerves of the femur, which were probably connected with the umbilical cord of the perfect goat born at the same time as the acephalus. Fourth Type. — Acephali in which the trunk is more developed, without a thorax and without superior limbs, and composed of an ab- domen, genital organs, and (wo inferior liinhx. Human Acephalus bornulnni/ with a well-formed child. — The hypogastrium and the two inferior 0> Clltailoous fissure iu Jhe lower part of the limbs are, then, more or less completely formed parts. With exception of one, all VOL. IV. thorax; b, umbilical hernia, under which are the male external genital parts. 3 Q
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