Lessons in Elementary Physiology |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 97
Page ix
... blood flows in jerks from a cut artery . 18 , 19. Why no pulse is present in the capillaries and veins . 20. The rate at which the blood flows in the different blood - vessels . 21 , 22. The circulation traced in its whole course . 23 ...
... blood flows in jerks from a cut artery . 18 , 19. Why no pulse is present in the capillaries and veins . 20. The rate at which the blood flows in the different blood - vessels . 21 , 22. The circulation traced in its whole course . 23 ...
Page x
... blood . 16. The chemical composition of the blood . 17. Influence of age , sex , food , & c . on the blood . 18. Total quantity of blood in the body . 19. The vivifying influence of blood over the tissues : transfusion . 20. The Lymph ...
... blood . 16. The chemical composition of the blood . 17. Influence of age , sex , food , & c . on the blood . 18. Total quantity of blood in the body . 19. The vivifying influence of blood over the tissues : transfusion . 20. The Lymph ...
Page xi
... blood . 2-4 . The blood in various ways meets with constant or intermittent gains and losses of material and heat . 5. Tabular view of the sources of loss and gain . 6. The loss by the kidneys . 7. Composition of urine . The urinary ...
... blood . 2-4 . The blood in various ways meets with constant or intermittent gains and losses of material and heat . 5. Tabular view of the sources of loss and gain . 6. The loss by the kidneys . 7. Composition of urine . The urinary ...
Page xii
... blood effected by the hepatic cells . Experimental proof of the formation of sugar in the liver . Glycogen . 26. Sources of gain of matter . blood through the lungs . 27. Gain by the lymphatics . 28. The spleen . Gain of oxygen to the ...
... blood effected by the hepatic cells . Experimental proof of the formation of sugar in the liver . Glycogen . 26. Sources of gain of matter . blood through the lungs . 27. Gain by the lymphatics . 28. The spleen . Gain of oxygen to the ...
Page 15
... blood . The walls of the heart are muscular , and contract rhythmically , or at regular intervals . By means of these contractions the blood which its cavities contain is driven in 1. ] 15 THE ORGANS .
... blood . The walls of the heart are muscular , and contract rhythmically , or at regular intervals . By means of these contractions the blood which its cavities contain is driven in 1. ] 15 THE ORGANS .
Contents
1 | |
6 | |
7 | |
8 | |
9 | |
10 | |
11 | |
12 | |
13 | |
14 | |
15 | |
16 | |
17 | |
18 | |
19 | |
20 | |
21 | |
22 | |
23 | |
24 | |
25 | |
26 | |
27 | |
28 | |
29 | |
30 | |
31 | |
32 | |
33 | |
34 | |
56 | |
75 | |
77 | |
97 | |
106 | |
133 | |
143 | |
162 | |
164 | |
169 | |
170 | |
201 | |
349 | |
365 | |
367 | |
368 | |
369 | |
370 | |
393 | |
1 | |
2 | |
3 | |
4 | |
5 | |
6 | |
7 | |
8 | |
9 | |
10 | |
11 | |
12 | |
13 | |
14 | |
15 | |
16 | |
37 | |
38 | |
39 | |
40 | |
41 | |
42 | |
43 | |
44 | |
45 | |
50 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
action afferent afferent nerves alimentary canal animal aorta auditory auricle auriculo-ventricular becomes bile blood blood-vessels body bone brain branches called capillaries carbonic acid cartilage cavity cells centre changes coagulation cochlear connective tissue contains contraction convex cricoid delicate diameter diaphragm dilatation distended duct Edited elastic epidermis epithelium external fibrin filaments fluid front give rise glands heart Hence hepatic impulses inch intestine kidney lacteal layer lens Lesson ligament liver lungs lymphatic magnified matter medulla medulla oblongata mouth movements mucous membrane muscles muscular fibres nerve fibres neuraxis nitrogen optic nerve organ oxidation oxygen pass plasma posterior proteid pulmonary artery quantity red corpuscles retina ribs right auricle seen semilunar valves sensations side skin small arteries spinal cord substance supplied surface takes place thorax thyroid thyroid cartilage trunks tube tubules upper vascular veins vena cava venous ventricle vessels vibrations vocal chords walls
Popular passages
Page 12 - Blackie. — GREEK AND ENGLISH DIALOGUES FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. By JOHN STUART BLACKIE, Emeritus Professor of Greek in the University of Edinburgh. New Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 2s. 6d. Bryans.— LATIN PROSE EXERCISES BASED UPON CAESAR'S GALLIC WAR.
Page 8 - ARISTOPHANES— THE BIRDS. Translated into English Verse, with Introduction, Notes, and Appendices, by BH KENNEDY, DD, Regius Professor of Greek in the University of Cambridge.
Page 53 - HISTORICAL OUTLINES OF ENGLISH ACCIDENCE, comprising Chapters on the History and Development of the Language, and on Word-formation. New Edition.
Page 33 - THE FIRST THREE SECTIONS OF NEWTON'S PRINCIPIA, With Notes and Illustrations. Also a collection of Problems, principally intended as Examples of Newton's Methods. By PERCIVAL FROST, MA Third Edition. 8vo.
Page 67 - THE BIBLE IN THE CHURCH. A Popular Account of the Collection and Reception of the Holy Scriptures in the Christian Churches. New Edition.
Page 22 - KITCHENER— A GEOMETRICAL NOTE-BOOK, containing Easy Problems in Geometrical Drawing preparatory to the Study of Geometry. For the use of Schools.
Page 65 - Procter. — A HISTORY OF THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, with a Rationale of its Offices. By FRANCIS PROCTER, MA Twelfth Edition, revised and enlarged. Crown 8vo. ior. 6d. Procter and Maclear.— AN ELEMENTARY INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER.
Page 20 - JONES and CHEYNE— ALGEBRAICAL EXERCISES. Progressively Arranged. By the Rev. CA JONES, MA, and CH CHEYNE, MA, FRAS, Mathematical Masters of Westminster School. New Edition. i8mo.
Page 29 - New Edition. Crown 8vo. $s. KEY TO PLANE TRIGONOMETRY. Crown 8vo. icw. 6d. A TREATISE ON SPHERICAL TRIGONOMETRY. New Edition, enlarged. Crown 8vo. 4?. 6d. PLANE CO-ORDINATE GEOMETRY, as applied to the Straight Line and the Conic Sections. With numerous Examples.
Page 14 - MAYOR (JOSEPH B.)— GREEK FOR BEGINNERS. By the Rev. JB MAYOR, MA, Professor of Classical Literature in King's College, London. Part I., with Vocabulary, is.