On Deformities of the Chest and Spine (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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All who have seen a skeleton know that the chest forms a cavity protected by a frame-work of bones. These are, first, the back-bone (consisting of vertebrae, or short bones jointed to one another), which sustains the whole upper part of the trunk, as well as the head; secondly, the breast-bone, about seven or eight inches long, and composed of three pieces; and, thirdly, the ribs, of which there are generally twenty-four.

The bones of the spine which enter into the formation of the chest, and to which the ribs are attached behind, are twelve in number; between each, there is an elastic substance called intervertebral cartilage and the whole are firmly joined together by means of strong ligaments.

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