Surgical Anatomy is, to the student of medicine and surgery, the most essential branch of anatomical science, having reference more especially to an accurate knowledge of the more important regions, and consisting in the application of anatomy generally to the practice of surgery. Henry Gray Read Quote
The appendages of the skin are the nails, the hairs, the sudoriferous and sebaceous glands, and their ducts. The nails and hairs are peculiar modifications of the epidermis, consisting essentially of the same cellular structure as that membrane. Henry Gray Read Quote
I believe that the power which the spleen possesses of regulating its amount of blood depends entirely upon mechanical properties. Henry Gray Read Quote
Descriptive Anatomy comprises a detailed account of the numerous organs of which the body is formed, especially with reference to their outward form, their internal structure, the mutual relations they bear to each other, and the successive conditions they present during their development. Henry Gray Read Quote
In the imperfect records left of the anatomy of the ancient Egyptians, no trace of any knowledge of the spleen can be ascertained. Henry Gray Read Quote
Bone is one of the hardest structures of the animal body; it possesses also a certain degree of toughness and elasticity. Henry Gray Read Quote
The general framework of the body is built up mainly of a series of bones, supplemented, however, in certain regions by pieces of cartilage; the bony part of the framework constitutes the skeleton. Henry Gray Read Quote
The arteries are found in nearly every part of the animal body, with the exception of the hairs, nails, and epidermis; and the larger trunks usually occupy the most protected situations, running, in the limbs, along the flexor side, where they are less exposed to injury. Henry Gray Read Quote
The vesicles of the spleen, which form one of the most important elements of this organ in its mature state, are not developed until the period of incubation is near to its completion. Henry Gray Read Quote
The earliest period at which I have been able to detect the existence of the spleen in the human embryo is at the second month. Henry Gray Read Quote
