Hooper, Robert [Editor]: The Anatomist's Vade-Mecum: Containing The Anatomy, Physiology, Morbid Appearances, &c. Of The Human Body ; The Art of making Anatomical Preparations, &c. To which are added Anatomical, Physiological, Medical, And Surgical Examinations For Students (London, 1811)

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The inferior extremity is divided into femur, Orjfrigh^i
cms, or leg ; and extremity of the foot.

The foot, into tarsus, metatarsus, and foes.

The internal divisiox of the body is into three cavities,
viz. cavity of the cranium, thorax, and abdomen.

COMMON INTEGUMENTS.

These are so called because they are the common coverings,
as it were, to the body ; they consist of the epidermis, rcie
tnucosum, cutis, and membrana adiposu.

EPIDERMIS.

Epithelium. Cuticula.

The epidermis, scad-skin, or cuticle, is a thin, pellucid,
insensible membrane, covering the whole external surface of
the body. It is perforated by the hairs, inhaling and ex-
haling vessels. Its outer surface is dry and horny, and
marked with many lines, in which perforations are evident.
Its internal surface is moist and shaggy, and connected te
the cutis by the rete inucoxum, vAik-h. lies between them and
the vessels and hairs.

The epidermis not only covers the external surface of th«
body, bat also many of the internal parts, as the nose, mouth
anus, vagina, urethra, See. The thickness of the scarf-skin
varies in different parts; it is very delicate over the lips,
tongue, glans penis, vagina, ai:d rectum ; very thin at the
finger-ends, over the face, Jkc; and very thick on the soles
of the feet, and palms of the hand.

The colour of the epidermis is white, which proves that it
is a peculiar secretion, and not formed by a drying of the rete
mucosuifl, which ha Ethiopians is black.