The family female physician, or, A treatise on the management of female complaints, and of children in early infancy / by Alexander Hamilton, M.D. Professor of midwifery in the university, and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, and of the Royal Society, of Edinburgh, &c.

  • Hamilton, Alexander, 1739-1802.
Date:
MDCCXCIII [1793]
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Credit: The family female physician, or, A treatise on the management of female complaints, and of children in early infancy / by Alexander Hamilton, M.D. Professor of midwifery in the university, and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, and of the Royal Society, of Edinburgh, &c. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Legs confift of two long bones, fituated nearly in the fame manner with refpeft to each other as the bones of the fore arm, and poiTeffing a iimilar degree of motion. The Bones of the Legs are articulated with the thigh bone, nearly as thofe of the fore arm are with that of the arm. A thick roundifh bone, call- ed Knee pan, is placed at the forepart of this aiticu- lation, having a very free motion upwards and downwards. This bone regulates the motions of the legs. The articulation between the thigh and leg forms- the Knee. The inferior extremity of each bone of the leg projecting fomewhat outwards conftitutes the Ankle. The Foot is compofed of a variety of bones, feven of which form the back part of the foot. They are articulated with the bones of the leg, and with one another, io as to allow the various mo- tions of the foot, while their back part, compofed of one large piece, the Heel bone, affords attachment to a ftrong tendon, which ftrengthens the articula- tion. Five long bones are placed between thefe and the toes. They have no motion between them- felves, but are joined together in fuch a manner as to form an arch along with the bones behind them. By this means a very firm fupport is afforded to the bodv, while the blood veffels and nerves which fupply the foot are protected from injury. The Toes, like the fingers, are five in number. The great toe confifts only of two pieces of bone ; the others have three. The toes, though they have not fo extenfive a motion as the fingers, are of great ufe in walking,