A treatise on the management of female complaints, and of children in early infancy / by Alexander Hamilton, M.D. ... ; revised and enlarged by his son, Dr. James Hamilton.

  • Hamilton, Alexander, 1739-1802.
Date:
1818
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Credit: A treatise on the management of female complaints, and of children in early infancy / by Alexander Hamilton, M.D. ... ; revised and enlarged by his son, Dr. James Hamilton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    This bone, which may be called the Bone of th° tongue, by its outer surface, allows of the attachment oi the tongue and the muscles that move it, and by its in- ner surface, it permits the top of the windpipe to be- securely lodged, and serves as a basis for many of the powers by which the windpipe is acted on. The bone of the tongue is attached to the under jaw- bone by gristly portions. On looking into the mouth of a living person, a pretty large opening is observed beyond the moveable palate and root of the tongue : This part in common language is called the Throat. The upper part of the throat is more arched than the roof of the mouth. It is formed by part of the base of the skull, properly covered, and the moveable palate. The back part and the sides of the throat are formed by the upper bones of the neck, somewhat flattened, and the ends of the lower jaw-bone, covered with the same sort of substance which lines the inside of the mouth. That part of the throat which can be seen in a living- person may be said to resemble a membranous bag. It forms the superior part of the Gullet. Between the tongue and the beginning of the gullet the top of the windpipe is situated. At its forepart a small moveable gristly body, like the tongue in minia- ture, is attached in such a manner, that when any thing is swallowed, it shuts up exactly the passage to the windpipe, while it allows the food and drink to pass over it to the gullet as over a bridge. Trunk.—The Trunk consists of the .Yeck; C/ust, and Belli/. These are joined together at the back part by a range of bones, which connects and supports them all, called the Sfnne. The description of the structure of the spine must therefore necessarily precede that of the other parts of which the trunk is composed.