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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... cartilage and ligament ; which allow of the motions of these parts on each other , with out weakening the support that is afforded to the upper parts of the body in general , and to the head in particular , by the verte- bral column ...
... cartilage and ligament ; which allow of the motions of these parts on each other , with out weakening the support that is afforded to the upper parts of the body in general , and to the head in particular , by the verte- bral column ...
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... cartilage , like bones , but on a soft vascular body , called a pulp , which may be compared to the core , on which ... cartilage . They are twelve in number , and the seven upper ones , whose cartilages are affixed to the sides of the ...
... cartilage , like bones , but on a soft vascular body , called a pulp , which may be compared to the core , on which ... cartilage . They are twelve in number , and the seven upper ones , whose cartilages are affixed to the sides of the ...
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... cartilage called the ensiform . The clavicles are arti- culated towards its upper parts , and the cartilages of the ribs are joined to its sides . The pelvis is formed by the two ossa in- nominata , or haunch bones , the sacrum , and os ...
... cartilage called the ensiform . The clavicles are arti- culated towards its upper parts , and the cartilages of the ribs are joined to its sides . The pelvis is formed by the two ossa in- nominata , or haunch bones , the sacrum , and os ...
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... cartilages , are thick , firm , and elastic . They are similar in shape , and nearly so in size to the bones which they join . They are thicker before than behind , so that , when we stoop forwards , the com- pressible cartilage ...
... cartilages , are thick , firm , and elastic . They are similar in shape , and nearly so in size to the bones which they join . They are thicker before than behind , so that , when we stoop forwards , the com- pressible cartilage ...
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... cartilages to the sternum . Two great ad- vantages are derived from the ribs having this cartilaginous portion . The effect of blows , or of any accidental violence , is eluded by the flexibility which they thus obtain ; and the elastic ...
... cartilages to the sternum . Two great ad- vantages are derived from the ribs having this cartilaginous portion . The effect of blows , or of any accidental violence , is eluded by the flexibility which they thus obtain ; and the elastic ...
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