Surgical Anatomy. By John Maclise, Surgeon. Part 2d. Lea
& Blanchard. Philadelphia, 1850. Quarto, with fifteen colored
plates.
In the January No. of the Examiner we took occasion to call
the attention of our readers to this admirable re-print of a popular
London publication. We now desire again to direct them to the
second No. which has just made its appearance. It will be re-
membered that it is being published in numbers of quarto size,
and in a uniform style; the plates in the present issue, therefore,
are continuous with those in No. 1.
Plates 17, 18, and 19, exhibit the surgical dissection of the
wrist and hand. Plates 20 and 21, the relative position of the
cranial, nasal, oval and pharyngeal cavities, &c. Plate 22, the
relative position of the superficial organs of the thorax and those
of the abdomen. Plate 23, the relative position of the deeper
organs of the thorax and those of the abdomen. Plate 24, the re-
lations of the principal bloodvessels to the viscera of the thora-
cico-abdominal cavity. Plate 25, the relation of the principal
bloodvessels of the thorax and abdomen to the osseous skeleton,
&c. Plate 26, the relation of the internal parts to the external
surface of the body. Plate 27, the surgical dissection of the
superficial bloodvessels, etc. of the inguino-femoral region.
Plates 28 and 29, the surgical dissection of the first, second,
third and fourth layers of the inguinal region in connexion with
those of the thigh.
From this analysis of the contents, it will be seen that the in-
terest of those engaged in this particular department, cannot fail
to be kept up by the admirable display of the surgical regions pre-
sented to them in these plates.
The representations are most faithful in their anatomical details,
and in execution unequalled by any that have ever been brought
before the profession in this country.
We again renew our thanks to the American publishers for
their re-production, and for the reasonable rate at which they are
offered to the medical public.