A Handbook of Anatomy for Art Students

by Arthur Thomson

Overview

The experience which I have had as a teacher and my acquaintance and sympathy with the requirements of students of Art have led me to the conclusion that hitherto too much stress has been laid on the nomenclature and technical details of Human Anatomy, and too little emphasis placed on the relation of these details to the surface forms. What the student requires is not a minute description of every bone, muscle, and joint, but only such an account as will enable him to appreciate their influence on the modelling of the figure. Names convey little to his mind, forms alone interest him. In the following pages, which are based on the lectures which I have had the honour of giving at the Royal College of Art, South Kensington, I have endeavoured to carry out as far as possible these principles. With this intention every effort has been made to avoid unnecessary detail, and to rid the text as far as possible of technicalities. Where there are English equivalents for the scientific terms more commonly employed, they have been made use of; but unfortunately their number is limited, and the student is left with no other alternative than to accept the scientific nomenclature. In place of adopting, as is usual, the method of furnishing a complete description of the bones, succeeded by an equally detailed account of the joints and muscles, I have incorporated them in the description of regions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9786256629158
Publisher:	Blurb
Publication date:	04/12/2024
Pages:	480
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.97(d)

Table of Contents

CHAPTER I. THE INFLUENCE OF POSTURE ON THE FORM OF MAN.
  Early attempts at walking
  Curves of back-bone
  Vertebral column
  Erectores spinae
  Limb girdles
  Pelvic girdle
  Thigh-bone
  Skeleton of lower limb
  Leg and foot
  Shoulder-girdle
  Form of chest-wall
  Skeleton of upper limb
  Skull
CHAPTER II. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE BONES AND JOINTS.
  Classification of bones
  Chest-wall
  Joints
  Movable joints
  Immovable joints
CHAPTER III. VERTEBRAL COLUMN OR SPINE.
  Vertebral column
  The vertebrae
  Curves of column
  Curves of back
  Grooves for muscles
  Erector spinae
  Movements of column
"CHAPTER IV. THE THORAX, THE REGIONS OF THE FLANK, AND THE ANTERIOR ABDOMINAL WALL."
  Ribs
  Breast-bone
  Thorax
  Anterior abdominal wall
  Haunch-bone
  Lumbar aponeurosis
  External oblique
  Rectus abdominis
  Contours of abdominal wall
  Fold of groin
  Differences between male and female
  The flank
  Action of abdominal muscles
  Effect of movements on contours of abdominal wall
CHAPTER V. THE SHOULDER-GIRDLE AND THE MUSCLES WHICH INFLUENCE ITS MOVEMENTS.
  Shoulder-girdle
  Collar-bone
  Shoulder-blade
  Girdle as a whole
  Direct and indirect action of muscles
  Trapezius
  Rhomboids
  Action of trapezius
  Serratus magnus
  Action of serratus magnus
  Rotation of scapula
  Humerus
  Shoulder-joint
  Latissimus dorsi
  Pectoralis major
  The breasts
  Deltoid
  Action of the deltoid
  Infra-spinatus and teres minor
  Teres major
  Summary of the muscles of the back
  The female back
CHAPTER VI. THE UPPER ARM.
  The armpit
  Coraco-brachialis
  Humerus
  Bones of fore-arm
  Ulna
  Radius
  Elbow-joint
  Fascia of upper arm
  Brachialis anticus
  Biceps cubiti
  Triceps
  Anconeus
  External intermuscular septum
  Internal intermuscular septum
CHAPTER VII. THE FORE-ARM.
  Pronation and supination
  Wrist-joint
  Bones of the wrist
  Movements of the wrist-joint
  Pronators and supinators
  Muscles of the fore-arm
  Flexors of the wrist
  Superficial flexor of the fingers
  Supinator longus
  Radial extensors
  Ulnar extensor
  Ulnar furrow
  Common extensor of the fingers
  Depression behind elbow
  Extensors of thumb
  Summary of the muscles of fore-arm
  Surface contours of fore-arm
  Hollow in front of elbow
  Influence of position on form of fore-arm
  Contours around elbow
  Superficial veins of arm
  Front of wrist
  Action of muscles
CHAPTER VIII. THE HAND.
  The skeleton of the hand
  Joints of the fingers
  The thumb
  Short muscles of the thumb
  Abductor indicis
  Muscles of the little finger
  The palm
  The fingers
  Back of the hand
  Movements of the fingers
  Summary
CHAPTER IX. THE GLUTEAL REGION.
  Skeleton of the lower limb
  Innominate bone
  The ilium
  Pubis
  Sacrum
  Pelvis
  Femur
  Obliquity of the thigh-bones
  The hip-joint
  Ilio-femoral ligament
  Mechanism of erect posture
  Obliquity of the pelvis
  Influence of pelvic obliquity on thigh
  Movements of the hip-joint
  Gluteus maximus
  Gluteal fold
  The buttock
  Actions of gluteus maximus
  Tensor fasciae femoris
  Ilio-tibial band
  Gluteus medius
  Anterior superior iliac spine
  Surface forms of buttock
CHAPTER X. THE THIGH.
  The femur
  Bones of the leg
  The tibia
  The fibula
  The patella
  Knee-joint
  Movements of knee-joint
  Locking of the knee-joint
  Muscles of the thigh
  Extensor muscles
  The vasti and rectus
  Sartorius
  Adductor muscles
  Gracilis
  Action of adductors
  Flexor muscles
  The hamstrings
  Action of hamstrings
  Form of female thigh
  Hip-width
  Contours of thigh
  Straightness of limb
  Form of knee
CHAPTER XI. THE LEG AND FOOT.
  Bones of leg
  The ankle
  Bones of the foot
  Astragalus
  Os calcis
  Ankle-joint
  Muscles of leg
  Tibialis anticus
  Long extensor of the toes
  Peroneal muscles
  Muscles of calf
  Tendo Achillis
  Action of muscles of calf
  Surface contours of leg
  The back of the knee
  Form of leg in female
  Bones of the foot
  Arches of the foot
  Dorsum of the foot
  Short extensor of the toes
  Muscles of the foot
  Plantar fascia
  Sole of the foot
  The toes
  Female foot
  Superficial veins of leg
CHAPTER XIII. THE NECK.
  The atlas and axis
  Movements of the neck
  Muscles of the neck
  Ligamentum nuchae
  Deep structures of neck
  Hyoid bone
  Larynx
  Thyroid body
  Sterno-mastoid muscle
  Pit of the neck
  Hollows above the collar-bone
  Action of sterno-mastoid
  The platysma
  Contours of neck
  Length of neck
  Movements of neck
  Neck and shoulders
"CHAPTER XIII. THE HEAD, FACE, AND EXPRESSION."
  The skull
  Bones of the skull
  Frontal sinus
  Cranium
  Size of head
  Bones of face
  The facial angle
  The lower jaw
  The masseter
  Form of lower jaw
  The chin
  The orbits
  Nose
  Ear
  Mouth
  Eyes
  Expression
  Muscles of expression
  The eye in expression
  Muscles of the nose
  Muscles of the mouth
  The mouth in expression
  Laughter
  Reflection
  Shyness
  Rage
  Sneering
  Disdain
  Fear
  Horror
  Habitual expression
CHAPTER XIV. PROPORTION.
  Proportion
  Proportions of female
  Female figure
  Proportions of child
  Growth
  Old age and decay
APPENDIX
INDEX