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... connected with the heart . 8 , 9. The Heart , its connexions and structure ; the peri- cardium and endocardium ; the auricles and ventricles . 10. Its valves , their structure , action , and purpose . 11. Its systole and diastole . § 12 ...
... connected with the heart . 8 , 9. The Heart , its connexions and structure ; the peri- cardium and endocardium ; the auricles and ventricles . 10. Its valves , their structure , action , and purpose . 11. Its systole and diastole . § 12 ...
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... connected together by nervous cords , and constitute the so - called sympathetic ( Fig . 1 , Sy . ) . The abdomen contains , in addition to these parts , the two kidneys , one placed against each side of the vertebral column , the liver ...
... connected together by nervous cords , and constitute the so - called sympathetic ( Fig . 1 , Sy . ) . The abdomen contains , in addition to these parts , the two kidneys , one placed against each side of the vertebral column , the liver ...
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... connecting medium by which the different parts of the body are held together . Thus it passes from the dermis between all the other organs , ensheathing the muscles , coating the bones and cartilages , and eventually reaching and ...
... connecting medium by which the different parts of the body are held together . Thus it passes from the dermis between all the other organs , ensheathing the muscles , coating the bones and cartilages , and eventually reaching and ...
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... connected by cartilages with the breast - bone . In the girdle which supports the shoulder , two bones are always distinguishable as the scapula and the clavicle . The pelvis , to which the legs are attached , consists of two separate ...
... connected by cartilages with the breast - bone . In the girdle which supports the shoulder , two bones are always distinguishable as the scapula and the clavicle . The pelvis , to which the legs are attached , consists of two separate ...
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... connected , are all full of liquid , which is , for the most part , that red fluid with which we are all familiar as blood . The walls of the heart are muscular , and contract rhythmically , or at regular intervals . By means of these ...
... connected , are all full of liquid , which is , for the most part , that red fluid with which we are all familiar as blood . The walls of the heart are muscular , and contract rhythmically , or at regular intervals . By means of these ...
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