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a drawing of a human skeleton with the ribs exposed

Plate 2 showing engraving of front view of 'the Bones of the Trunk or Human Busto' from: Anatomy improv'd and illustrated with regard to the uses thereof in designing. (London: John Senex, 1723). This volume of engraved plates and text was originally published in Rome in 1691, and was re-engraved and republished in London in 1723. The dissections were done for the Italian edition by Bernardino Genga, Professor of Anatomy and Surgery and physician in the hospital of San Spirito in Rome, and…

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an image of the structure of a long bone and its major parts labeled in text

This picture shows the general features of bones. Bone is a connective tissue with a matrix hardened by minerals. Bones provide support, protection (like the ribs protect the heart), and aid in blood formation. Bone remodels itself throughout life. The periosteum is connective tissue that surrounds the bone. Once the epiphyseal plate stops growing it turns into a line. (Picture obtained from McGraw-Hill Connect).

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