The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 - Natural history |
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... vertebræ , are called sometimes the false vertebræ . Each vertebra has a body , which is situ- ated anteriorly , and consists of a cylindrical piece of bone ; a perforation behind this , in which the spinal morrow runs ; two superior ...
... vertebræ , are called sometimes the false vertebræ . Each vertebra has a body , which is situ- ated anteriorly , and consists of a cylindrical piece of bone ; a perforation behind this , in which the spinal morrow runs ; two superior ...
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... vertebra. false ribs . The sternum is a broad and flat bone , placed in the front of the chest . It consists of two pieces of bone , and of a cartilage called the ensiform . The clavicles are arti- culated towards its upper parts , and ...
... vertebra. false ribs . The sternum is a broad and flat bone , placed in the front of the chest . It consists of two pieces of bone , and of a cartilage called the ensiform . The clavicles are arti- culated towards its upper parts , and ...
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... vertebra dentata , and as the head is closely connected to the atlas , it is carried round at the same time ... vertebræ , which enable us to carry the head freely in any direction we may wish . The head rests nearly in equilibrio on the ...
... vertebra dentata , and as the head is closely connected to the atlas , it is carried round at the same time ... vertebræ , which enable us to carry the head freely in any direction we may wish . The head rests nearly in equilibrio on the ...
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... vertebra , not only from accidentally slipping , but even from being pushed out of its place by any violence short ... vertebræ , and the true ribs are also joined by means of their cartilages to the sternum . Two great ad- vantages are ...
... vertebra , not only from accidentally slipping , but even from being pushed out of its place by any violence short ... vertebræ , and the true ribs are also joined by means of their cartilages to the sternum . Two great ad- vantages are ...
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... vertebra ; in front and at the sides , by the abdominal muscles ; and below , by the bones of the pelvis . It is every where lined by a membrane called the peritoneum . The surface of this is perfectly smooth and polished , and mois ...
... vertebra ; in front and at the sides , by the abdominal muscles ; and below , by the bones of the pelvis . It is every where lined by a membrane called the peritoneum . The surface of this is perfectly smooth and polished , and mois ...
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