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Page 40
... pressed by a small spring . The pedal ( 1 , fig . 11 ) is to allow slow intermissions to be produced with the foot , an arrangement which leaves the hands of the operator free , either to hold the con- ductors or to gradulate the ...
... pressed by a small spring . The pedal ( 1 , fig . 11 ) is to allow slow intermissions to be produced with the foot , an arrangement which leaves the hands of the operator free , either to hold the con- ductors or to gradulate the ...
Page 44
... pressed back by a spring placed in front of it against the screw , c , communicates with the knob , F. As soon as the knobs , E and F , are placed in communication with the poles of a battery , the current passes through the wire of the ...
... pressed back by a spring placed in front of it against the screw , c , communicates with the knob , F. As soon as the knobs , E and F , are placed in communication with the poles of a battery , the current passes through the wire of the ...
Page 48
... pressing on the knob , 6 , fig . 21 , the battery current is completed . ) The electrode knobs , 1 and 2 , receive the currents of each coil , and to them are fixed the conducting wires . To these knobs the current either of the primary ...
... pressing on the knob , 6 , fig . 21 , the battery current is completed . ) The electrode knobs , 1 and 2 , receive the currents of each coil , and to them are fixed the conducting wires . To these knobs the current either of the primary ...
Page 72
... it is desired to act upon . The Head . The trunk of the facial nerve may be excited from the external auditory meatus by pressing a thin electrode against its lower wall . Energetic contractions will 172 THE APPLICATION OF ELECTRICITY .
... it is desired to act upon . The Head . The trunk of the facial nerve may be excited from the external auditory meatus by pressing a thin electrode against its lower wall . Energetic contractions will 172 THE APPLICATION OF ELECTRICITY .
Page 73
... pressing the electrode deeply behind the condyloid process of the lower jaw . Their contraction is shown by movements of the os hyoides outwards , backwards , and upwards . In the parotid gland the single large branches of the facial ...
... pressing the electrode deeply behind the condyloid process of the lower jaw . Their contraction is shown by movements of the os hyoides outwards , backwards , and upwards . In the parotid gland the single large branches of the facial ...
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acid action affected muscles apparatus application atrophy battery bladder brachial plexus brain caused cells commutator complete conductor contraction copper cord cure cutaneous faradization deformity deltoid diagnosis disease Duchenne Duchenne's elec electricity electrode excitation extensor facial faradization farado-contractility fibres fingers flexor forearm hemiplegia hypothenar eminences Illustrations improvement increased induction instrument Infantile Paralysis insulated inter intermissions interrupted voltaic current irritability knob lead palsy lesion levator scapulæ Leyden jar localized Medical Medicine ment minutes months movement muscles muscular tissue negative pole neuralgia neurolemma nutrition Octavo pain palmaris longus paralyzed muscles paraplegia Pathology patient pedal rheotome pharynx phrenic phrenic nerves placed plate practice Price primary coil produced Radcliffe radial nerve result rheophore rheumatic scapula screw Second Edition secondary coil sensation sensibility shoulder shown in fig side skin soft iron spasm splenius sponge sternomastoid Stöhrer's induction surface Surgical tendons therapeutic tion trembler tricity Volta-faradic voluntary power wasted muscles wire zinc
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