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170 THE SUSHRUTA SAMIIITA. Chap. V.]
anus (PaaO ; o;ic in the penis; one in the perineum
(Sevan i) ; two
haunches (Sphik) ; two
in the scrotum ; five in each of the
in the top or head of the
bladder ; five in the abdomen (Udara) ; one about the
umbilicus ; five along each side (of the spinal column),
on the upper part of the back (making ten in all) ; six
in the sides ; ten in the chest ; seven around the armpits
and shoulders (Akshaka-Ansa) ; two in the region of
heart and stomach (Amas'aya) ; and six in the region
of the liver, spleen and colon (Unduka). 39.
Muscles Of the Head and Neck :—(Of
the thirty-four muscles found in this region), four are in
the throat (Grivd) ; eight in the two jaw-bones (Hanu) ;
one each in the regions of the throat (Kakalaka and
Gala) ; two in the palate ; one in the tongue ; two in
the lips : two
cheeks ; two
in the nose ; two in the eyes ; four in the
in the ears ; four in the forehead ; and
one in the head. Thus the positions and distribu-
tions of the five hundred muscles (Pes'is) have been
described. 40.
Metrical Text : —The ligaments, veins, bones
and joints etc., of a human body, derive their strength
from the fact of their being supported by or covered over
by the muscles. 41.
Extra Muscles in Women :— Females
have twenty extra muscles ;
ten muscles are to be found
about the two breasts, five in each, which (muscles)
attain their full growth during puberty ; four muscles
are present about the parturient passage ; and of these
(four) two are about the external and two in the internal
orifices (of the vagina) ; three about the region of the
OS, and three along the passages of the ovum and sperm.
The Garbhdsaya or uterus is situated in the space
bounded by the Pittas'aya (small intestine) and Pakvds'aya