Excerpt from System of Anatomy, Vol. 1 of 2: For the Use of Students of Medicine The following work is intended for the use of the stu dent of Anatomy when the Objects which it describes are before him. Convinced that the structure of the human body cannot be properly understood without studying the real subject, I have not attempted to communicate an idea of it by de scription without demonstration; and as this is the nature of the work, there are no engraved plates in it. Although a description of this kind cannot be read in the first instance without demonstration, it maybe very useful afterwards, by preserving the recollection of that structure which has been previously studied and under stood. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.