The skeletal system
By: Evelyn Kelly
Series: Human body systems (Westport, Conn.); Human body systems (Westport, Conn.)
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Westport, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9780313062520
Subjects: Human skeleton; Human mechanics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006. Available via the World Wide Web. Access is limited to subscribers of ebooks.greenwood.com.
Table of contents: title: Functions of the skeletal system; title: Bones of the central skeleton: the axial system; title: Bones of the limbs: the appendicular system; title: Joints, ligaments, tendons, and cartilage; title: Bone growth and renewal; title: The embryology of the skeletal system; title: The ancient world: bones and the beginnings of orthopedics; title: The rise of Christianity through the Dark Ages: bones, religion, and superstition; title: The Renaissance: the skeletal system as anatomy text; title: The seventeenthand eighteenth centuries: the rise of orthopedics; title: The nineteenth century: orthopedics as a speciality; title: The twentieth century: bones, research, and advancing technology; title: The twenty-first century and beyond: a new world of bones; title: The injury-plagued skeleton; title: Diseases and disorders of the joints; title: Feet, hands, and backs; title: Diseases and disorders of bones; title: Genetic and congenital disorders.