The skeletal system/ Evelyn Kelly.
Material type: TextSeries: Human body systems (Westport, Conn.)Publication details: Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2004Description: xviii, 231 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: 0313325219 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Human skeleton | Human mechanics | Orthopedics -- history | Bone Development. Joints | Bone and BonesDDC classification: 612.75Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Reference Books | Central Library, Sikkim University Reference | Reference Collection | 612.75 KEL/S (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not For Loan | P22564 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Functions of the skeletal system -- Bones of the central skeleton: the axial system -- Bones of the limbs: the appendicular system -- Joints, ligaments, tendons, and cartilage -- Bone growth and renewal -- The embryology of the skeletal system -- The ancient world: bones and the beginnings of orthopedics -- The rise of Christianity through the Dark Ages: bones, religion, and superstition -- The Renaissance: the skeletal system as anatomy text -- The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries: the rise of orthopedics -- The nineteenth century: orthopedics as a speciality -- The twentieth century: bones, research, and advancing technology -- The twenty-first century and beyond: a new world of bones -- The injury-plagued skeleton -- Diseases and disorders of the joints -- Feet, hands, and backs -- Diseases and disorders of bones -- Genetic and congenital disorders.
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