. On the anatomy of vertebrates. Vertebrates; Anatomy, Comparative; 1866. ANATOMY OF VERTEBRATES. 23 right angles in tliolr course to the vascular canal, with which they communicate ; and tlicy form the U essential vehicle of the material for future trrowth. H4f § 12. Growth of hone. â In fishes the l^oncs continue to grow throughout life, and their peri- phery, whether in the flat Irenes of the head which overlap each other, or in the thicker bones that inter- Thofy the boiic-cells and the seat of progres- .' 1 _'. ^ ..-â f<k\~ -c* J â «i' ctiou from the de!i?c portlDii ol tin S
. On the anatomy of vertebrates. Vertebrates; Anatomy, Comparative; 1866. ANATOMY OF VERTEBRATES. 23 right angles in tliolr course to the vascular canal, with which they communicate ; and tlicy form the U essential vehicle of the material for future trrowth. H4f § 12. Growth of hone. â In fishes the l^oncs continue to grow throughout life, and their peri- phery, whether in the flat Irenes of the head which overlap each other, or in the thicker bones that inter- Thofy the boiic-cells and the seat of progres- .' 1 _'. ^ ..-â f<k\~ -c* J â «i' ctiou from the de!i?c portlDii ol tin Some of the long bones in frogs, birds, and most of those in mam- mals, have their ends distinct from the body or shaft of the grow- ino- bone; these separately ossified ends are termed 'epiphyses': the seat of the active growth of the sliaft is in a cartilaginous crust at the ends supporting the epiphyses. When these coalesce Avith tlie shaft, growth in the direction of the Ijone's axis comes to. 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 Owen, Richard, 1804-1892; Cornell University. College of Veterinary Medicine. Flower-Sprecher Veterinary Library. fmo. London, Longmans, Green
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