The dissector's manual / by J. H. Green.

  • Green, Joseph Henry, 1791-1863.
Date:
1820
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Credit: The dissector's manual / by J. H. Green. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    axilla. Near the inferior angle of the scapula, the fibres are col- lected, and have a folded appearance, and frequently receive an additional slip from that part. Insertion. , By a strong Hat tendon into the inner edge of the groove for lodging the tendon of the long head of the biceps. d. Dorso-cervical, containing the 1. Levator Scapula (levator anguli scapulae: muse, patientia?.) Situated at the posterior and lateral part of the neck. Origin. By tendinous and fleshy slips from the transverse processes of the five uppermost cervical vertebrae, frequently from four, sometimes from three or two only. These slips unite to form a rounded muscle, which passes outward and downward. Insertion. Tendinous and fleshy into the superior angle of the scapula. 2. Rhomboideus Major. This and the follow- ing muscle are named from their figure, and are situated between the scapula and spine. Origin. Tendinous from the spinous processes of the five superior vertebrae of the back; its fibres pass with a slight obliquity outwards. Insertion. Into that part of the base of the scapula which is below the spine. 3. Rhomboideus Minor, situated immediately above the former, and is sometimes not separated from it. Origin. Tendinous from the spinous processes of the three, or sometimes two, inferior cervical vertebras, and ligamentum nuchae. Insertion. Into that part of the base of the scapula which is above the spine. §2. ON THE SHOULDER. a. External Scapular, containing the 1. Deltoides. A strong fleshy muscle of a trian- gular figure, which covers the shoulder-joint, and gives roundness to the shoulder. Origin. Tendinous and fleshy from the scapular extremity of the^clavicle, and from the acromion process of the scapula: and tendinous from the edge of the whole of the spine of the