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HEALTHY ANATOMY.

described below; the ribs are short, bent strongly downwards, reaching nearly to the pelvis, and are united by their cartilages.

"The arm is connected with the rest of the skeleton by means of a piece of cartilage, which is attached to the top

of the sternum above described, and resembles a manubrium, but has no connection with the ribs; it is directed backwards between the two necks, and supports a symmetrical clavicle, which has the same direction. This has a deep fissure at either end, prolonged into a groove on the