Published by Meyers Konversations
Seller: Artisans-lane Maps & Prints, Sidney, BC, Canada
Art / Print / Poster
no binding. Condition: very good. The figures show various views of the human skeleton. Figure 1 is a frontal view of the skull, while Figure 2 is a side view and Figure 3 shows the skull from below. Figure 4 depicts the base of the cranial cavity. The cervical vertebrae are shown in Figures 5, 7, 8, and 9, with Figure 5 showing a vertebra from above, Figure 7 showing the second vertebra (epistropheus) from the front, Figure 8 showing the first vertebra (atlas) from above, and Figure 9 showing the two uppermost vertebrae with the transversely cut spinal cord. Figure 6 shows a thoracic vertebra from the side. The hand bones are depicted in Figures 12 and 13, which show the first and second rows of the carpal bones in the left hand, viewed from the back of the hand. The foot bones are shown in Figures 14 and 15, with Figure 14 showing the outer edge of the foot and Figure 15 showing the inner edge. The male and female pelvises are shown in Figures 10 and 11, respectively, both viewed from the front. Figure 17 shows the deciduous teeth of the upper jaw, and Figure 16 shows the permanent teeth of the left upper jaw.