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... seen the general performance of the engine , we may now look at its build . The human body is obviously separable into head , trunk , and limbs . In the head , the brain - case or skull is distinguishable from the face . The trunk is ...
... seen the general performance of the engine , we may now look at its build . The human body is obviously separable into head , trunk , and limbs . In the head , the brain - case or skull is distinguishable from the face . The trunk is ...
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... seen , implies waste . The work of the nervous system and that of the muscles , therefore , implies consumption either of their own substance , or of something else . And as the organism can make nothing , it must possess the means of ...
... seen , implies waste . The work of the nervous system and that of the muscles , therefore , implies consumption either of their own substance , or of something else . And as the organism can make nothing , it must possess the means of ...
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... seen ( p . 5 ) that the waste which leaves the body contains more oxygen than the food which enters the body . Indeed oxidation , the oxygen being supplied by the blood , is going on all over the body . All parts of the body are ...
... seen ( p . 5 ) that the waste which leaves the body contains more oxygen than the food which enters the body . Indeed oxidation , the oxygen being supplied by the blood , is going on all over the body . All parts of the body are ...
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... seen from above and in section : a , the wall of the capillary with 6 , the nuclei ; c , nuclei belonging to the connective tissue in which the capillary is supposed to be lying ; d , the canal of the capillary . B. Diagrammatic ...
... seen from above and in section : a , the wall of the capillary with 6 , the nuclei ; c , nuclei belonging to the connective tissue in which the capillary is supposed to be lying ; d , the canal of the capillary . B. Diagrammatic ...
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... seen running from the hand , under the skin , to the upper arm . The diameter of these veins is pretty even , and diminishes regularly towards the hand , so long as the current of the blood , which is running in them , from the hand to ...
... seen running from the hand , under the skin , to the upper arm . The diameter of these veins is pretty even , and diminishes regularly towards the hand , so long as the current of the blood , which is running in them , from the hand to ...
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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
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