Studies in the Medicine of Ancient India, Part I: Osteology, or the Bones of the Human Body c6.s2.t1.19
Studies in the Medicine of Ancient India, Part I: Osteology, or the Bones of the Human Body c6.s2.t1.19
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| I. FOUR EXTREMITIES. | | |
| 1. Phalanges (aṅguli) . . . 15 × 4 = 60 | | |
| 2. Soles (tala)¹ | | |
| 3. Clusters (kūrca)¹ | . . . 10 × 4 = 40 | |
| 4. Ankle-bones (gulpha) | | |
| 5. Heels (pārṣṇi) . . . 1 × 4 = 4 | | |
| 6. Legs (jaṅgha) . . . 2 × 4 = 8 | | |
| 7. Knees (jānu) . . . 1 × 4 = 4 | | |
| 8. Thighs (ūru) . . . 1 × 4 = 4 — 120 | | |
| **II. TRUNK.** | | |
| 9. Pelvic cavity (śroṇi) . . . 5 | | |
| 10. Sides (pārśva) . . . 36 × 2 = 72 | | |
| 11. Back (pṛṣṭha) . . . 30 | | |
| 12. Breast (uras) . . . 8 | | |
| 13. Collar-bones (akṣaka) . . . 2 — 117 | | |
| **III. NECK AND HEAD.** | | |
| 14. Neck (grīvā) . . . 9 | | |
| 15. Windpipe (kaṇṭha-nāḍī)¹ . . . 4 | | |
| 16. Jaws (hanu) . . . 2 | | |
| 17. Teeth (danta) . . . 32 | | |
| 18. Nose (nāsā) . . . 3 | | |
| 19. Palate (tālu) . . . 1 | | |
| 20. Cheeks (gaṇḍa) . . . 2 | | |
| 21. Ears (karṇa) . . . 2 | | |
| 22. Temples (śaṅkha) . . . 2 | | |
| 23. Cranium (śiras) . . . 6 — 63 | | |
| Grand total . . . . . . 300 | | |