Wells, Samuel R. (Samuel Roberts), 1820-1875 · New York, Fowler and Wells · leaf 80
ended!Where the ends of two bones meet, as insome of the joints, ligaments pass acrossfrom one to the other; and so firm are theyin their structure, that they never allowthe joint to become loose, however muchit may be exercised. Some of the liga-ments are arranged so as to keep the jointfrom… … like the legs of a saw-horse, in such a man-ner as to prevent the leg from being carried too fai Fig. 84.—Knee Joint backward or forward; and to guard against dislocations sideways, stronglateral bands are placed on each side of thejoint. Xot only the large, but the smallbones of the body,…
Physiognomy · Phrenology
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