Prosomatic Limb
"Comparison of the sixth prosomatic limb of a recent scorpion (B), of Palaeophonus (C), and of Limulus…
Road-Racer
"Road-racer. A full roadster would have the handles a little higher relatively to the saddle, and would…
Ball-bearing Hub
"A ball-bearing hub with outward cups. The hub-shell H is turned out of mild steel, and the cups C are…
Thermometer Box
"Stevenson's louvre-boarded box for the thermometers, which is now very widely used for temperature…
Pistil of Sandwort
Pistil of a Sandwort, with vertical and transverse section of the ovary: free central placenta.
Gyroscope
Three suspended concentric circles free to move independently of each other at right angles.
A Simple Complete Joint
A simple complete joint, one type of movable articulation. The synovial membrane is represented by dotted…
The Larynx in Different Conditions of the Glottis
The larynx as seen by means of the laryngoscope in different conditions of the glottis. Labels: A, while…
Ciliated Epithelium Cells
Ciliated epithelium from the human trachea, highly magnified. Labels: a, large ciliated cell; d, cell,…
Sound due to Vibrations
"Grasp one end of a straight spring made of hickory or steel in one end of a vise, as shown. Pluck the…
Center of Gravity of a Solid
"In a body free to move, the center of gravity will lie in a vertical plumb-line drawn through the point…
Water versus Wood Pressure
"The vessel a is fitted with a wooden bock of the same size as, and free to move in, the cylinder; the…
![Torso of the Statue known as Venus of Melos (left) and New York Fashion, 1898 (right). "Since abdomen and chest alternately expand and contract in healthy breathing, anything which impedes their free movement is to be avoided. The tight lacing which is still indulged [in 1900] by those who think a distorted form beautiful, seriously impedes one of the most important functions of the body, and leads not only to shortness of breath and an incapacity for muscular exertion, but in many cases to actual deformity or disease." — Newell, 1900.](https://etc.usf.edu/clipart/36200/36290/corset_36290_mth.gif)
Effect of Corset Use on Respiration
Torso of the Statue known as Venus of Melos (left) and New York Fashion, 1898 (right). "Since abdomen…
![Torso of the Statue known as Venus of Melos (left) and New York Fashion, 1898 (right). "Since abdomen and chest alternately expand and contract in healthy breathing, anything which impedes their free movement is to be avoided. The tight lacing which is still indulged [in 1900] by those who think a distorted form beautiful, seriously impedes one of the most important functions of the body, and leads not only to shortness of breath and an incapacity for muscular exertion, but in many cases to actual deformity or disease." — Newell, 1900.](https://etc.usf.edu/clipart/36200/36291/corset_36291_mth.gif)
Effect of Corset Use on Respiration
Torso of the Statue known as Venus of Melos (left) and New York Fashion, 1898 (right). "Since abdomen…
Larynx
The larynx viewed from its pharyngeal opening. The back wall of the pharynx has been divided and its…
Meibomian Glands
Meibomian glands (glandulae tarsales), which are sebaceous glands embedded in grooves in the inner surface…
The Organ of Corti
The Organ of Corti (organon spirale), also known as the Papilla Spiralis. It is situated on the inner…
The Peritoneum
The peritoneum is a large serous membrane, which forms in the male a closed sac, the parietal layer…
Larynx
The larynx viewed from its pharyngeal opening. The back wall of the pharynx has been divided and its…