13. THE SKULL

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. PART ONE THE NATURE OF BONE
5. 1. BASIC CONCEPTS 3
6. 2. BONE STRUCTURE 18
7. 3. COLLAGEN AND CALCIFICATION 28
8. 4. BONE GROWTH 38
9. 5. BONE AS A MATERIAL 50
10. 6. JOINTS AND LUBRICATION 64
11. PART TWO THE FUNCTION OF BONES
12. 7. THE AXIAL SKELETON 81
13. 8. BREATHING 94
14. 9. THE UPPER LIMB 101
15. 10. MANIPULATION 118
16. 11. THE LOWER LIMB 139
17. 12. WALKING 164
18. 13. THE SKULL 196
19. 14. CHEWING 237
20. PART THREE INTERPRETING BONES
21. 15. AGE, SEX, RACE, AND STATURE 249
22. 16. TRAUMA AND DISEASE 285
23. 17. RECONSTRUCTION 303
24. GLOSSARY 317
25. BIBLIOGRAPHY 324
26. CREDITS 333
27. Index 336