Excerpt from Ellis's Demonstrations of Anatomy: Being a Guide to the Knowledge of the Human Body by DissectionGeneral directions. The student begins his work in practical anatomy by the dissection either of the upper or of the lower limb. During the first three days that the subject is in the dissecting-room it is placed in the lithotomy position for the dissection of the perineum by the workers on the abdomen. On the fourth day the student begins the dissection of the back or Of the buttock, according as to whether he has been allotted an upper or a lower limb.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.