Compend of human anatomy
Samuel Otway Lewis Potter
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(RareBooksClub.com, March 6, 2012)
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: ...Arytenoideus, from the posterior surface and outer border of one arytenoid cartilage,--into the corresponding parts of the opposite cartilage, filling up the posterior concave surface of these cartilages. Action, by approximating the arytenoids, to close the back part of the glottis. Nerves, superior and recurrent laryngeal. Thyro-epiglottideus, from the inner surface of the thyroid cartilage,--into the margin of the epiglottis and the aryteno-epiglottidean fold. Action, a depressor of the epiglottis. Nerve, recurrent laryngeal. Aryteno-epiglottideus Superior, from the apex of the arytenoid cartilage,--into the aryteno-epiglottidean folds. Action, to constrict the superior laryngeal aperture. Nerve, recurrent laryngeal. Aryteno-epiglottideus Inferior, from the arytenoid cartilage anteriorly,--into the sacculus laryngis and the margin of the epiglottis. Action, to compress the sacculus laryngis. Nerve, recurrent laryngeal. MUSCLES OF THE BACK. First layer (2)--Trapezius. Lalissimus Dorsi. Second layer (3)--Levator Anguli Scapula. Rhomboidetis Major and Minor. Third layer (3)--Serratus Posti'cus Superior. Serratus Posti'cus Inferior. Splenius Capitis et Colli. Fourth layer (11)--in 4 sets, viz.--LUMBAR (i)--Erector Spina. External (3). Middle (3). Internal (4). Sacrolumbalis. Longissimus Dorsi. Spinalis Dorsi. Musculus Acressorius Transversalis Colli. Spinalis Colli. ad Sacro-lumbalem. Trachelo-mastoid. Biventer Cervicis. Cervicalis Ascendens. Complexus. Fifth layer (12)--6 having the word spinal in them, viz.--Semi-spinalis Dorsi. Intcr-transversales. Semi-spinalis Colli. Rectus Capitis Posti'cus Major. Multifidus Spina. Pectus Capitis Posti'cus Minor. Rotatores Spina. Obliquus Capitis Superior. Supra-spinales. Obliquus Capitis Inferior. Inter-spinales. Exte...