Myotomia reformata, or, A new administration of all the muscles of humane bodies wherein the true uses of the muscles are explained, the errors of former anatomists concerning them confuted, and several muscles not hitherto taken notice of described : to which are subjoin'd a graphical description of the bones, and other anatomical observations : illustrated with figures after the life / by William Cowper, Surgeon.

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Myotomia reformata, or, A new administration of all the muscles of humane bodies wherein the true uses of the muscles are explained, the errors of former anatomists concerning them confuted, and several muscles not hitherto taken notice of described : to which are subjoin'd a graphical description of the bones, and other anatomical observations : illustrated with figures after the life / by William Cowper, Surgeon.
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Cowper, William, 1666-1709.
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London :: Printed for Sam. Smith and Ben. Walford,
1694.
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Muscles -- Early works to 1800.
Anatomy -- Early works to 1800.
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"Myotomia reformata, or, A new administration of all the muscles of humane bodies wherein the true uses of the muscles are explained, the errors of former anatomists concerning them confuted, and several muscles not hitherto taken notice of described : to which are subjoin'd a graphical description of the bones, and other anatomical observations : illustrated with figures after the life / by William Cowper, Surgeon." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A34839.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 18, 2024.

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FIG. XVI.

REpresents the Bulb of a Dogs Pe∣nis after Inflation.

  • A, The external surface of the Bulb;
  • B, A Ligature made on a Vein that Arises from the superior part of It, into which the Veins of the Prepue

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  • enter, and may therefore be called Vena Praeputii.
  • CC, The large Trunk of one of the Veins of the Penis it self, which in this Animal is double, Arising from each side the Bulb.
  • D, The internal appearance of the Corpus Cavernosum of the Bulb.
  • EE, The Cavity of the Vein which communicates with the Cavernulae of the Bulb.
  • FF, The Corpus Cavernosum Penis.
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