The appendages of the skin are the nails, the hairs, the sudoriferous and sebaceous glands, and their ducts. The nails and hairs are peculiar modifications of the epidermis, consisting essentially of the same cellular structure as that membrane. — Henry Gray Copy Share Image
Fracture of the patella may be produced by muscular action or by direct violence. When produced by muscular action, it occurs thus: a person… — Henry Gray Copy Share Image
In the imperfect records left of the anatomy of the ancient Egyptians, no trace of any knowledge of the spleen can be ascertained. — Henry Gray Copy Share Image
The muscles are connected with the bones, cartilages, ligaments, and skin, either directly or through the intervention of fibrous structures called tendons or aponeuroses. — Henry Gray Copy Share Image
Surgical Anatomy is, to the student of medicine and surgery, the most essential branch of anatomical science, having reference more especially to an accurate… — Henry Gray Copy Share Image
In the dissection of the muscles, attention should be directed to the exact origin, insertion, and actions of each, and to its more important… — Henry Gray Copy Share Image
The eyeball is contained in the cavity of the orbit. In this situation, it is securely protected from injury, whilst its position is such… — Henry Gray Copy Share Image
Descriptive Anatomy comprises a detailed account of the numerous organs of which the body is formed, especially with reference to their outward form, their… — Henry Gray Copy Share Image
The general framework of the body is built up mainly of a series of bones, supplemented, however, in certain regions by pieces of cartilage;… — Henry Gray Copy Share Image
The vesicles of the spleen, which form one of the most important elements of this organ in its mature state, are not developed until… — Henry Gray Copy Share Image
The arteries are found in nearly every part of the animal body, with the exception of the hairs, nails, and epidermis; and the larger… — Henry Gray Copy Share Image
Bone is one of the hardest structures of the animal body; it possesses also a certain degree of toughness and elasticity. — Henry Gray Copy Share Image
The entire substance of the spleen at an early period is almost entirely composed of nuclei and granular matter. — Henry Gray Copy Share Image
