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Plate 3: Bones of the trunk.

Translated by: Ronald A. Bergman, PhD and Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
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  1. The vertebrae of the thorax, with the cervical, lumbar and shoulder; on the right side and seen from the front.
  2. The bones of the pelvis, from its anterior side.
  3. Two ribs seen from the lateral and medial sides.
  4. The sternum seen from its anterior surface.
  5. The right innominate (coxal) bone, seen from within, and through the lines of union of the ilium, ischium, and pubic bones.
  6. The left pelvis, seen from the outside.
  7. The os coccygis seen from the front.
  8. The os coccygis seen from behind.
Plate 3: Bones of the trunk.
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