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Anatomical diagram of the joints and ligaments of the vertebral column

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Title

Anatomical diagram of the joints and ligaments of the vertebral column

Subject

Spine--anatomy & histology
Sternum--anatomy & histology
Pelvic Bones--anatomy & histology
Clavicle--anatomy & histology
Ligaments, Articular--anatomy & histology
Book Illustrations

Description

Lithograph by T. Sinclair & Son from a drawing by Hermann Faber.
Diagram of the joints and ligaments of the vertebral column, including the basilar portion of the occipital bone together with the atlas and the axis - showing the anterior vertebral ligament and two capsules open (figure 1), a sagittal section of the vertebral column and pelvis showing various intervertebral and pelvic ligaments (figure 2), the sternum, the costal cartilages, and the sternal ends of the clavicles, showing the articular and ligamentous attachments (figure 3).
Title supplied by cataloger.

Creator

T. Sinclair & Son
Faber, Hermann

Source

Harrison Allen’s A System of Human Anatomy contains lithographs of drawings by Hermann Faber from dissections by the author. The book consists of five sections covering histology (by E. O. Shakespeare), bones and joints, muscles and fasci, arteries, veins, and lymphatics, the nervous system, and the organs of sense, of digestion, and genito-urinary organs.

Publisher

Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Date

1884

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

ZAd_2.pl37

Original Format

1 print : lithograph

Physical Dimensions

30 x 24 cm

Citation

T. Sinclair & Son and Faber, Hermann, “Anatomical diagram of the joints and ligaments of the vertebral column,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed April 20, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/160.