Lessons in elementary physiologyMacmillan & Company, 1873 - 319 pages |
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... called , " functions " ) of the body , as can be ascertained by easy observation ; or might be so ascer- tained if the bodies of men were as easily procured , exa- mined , and subjected to experiment , as those of animals . 3. Suppose a ...
... called , " functions " ) of the body , as can be ascertained by easy observation ; or might be so ascer- tained if the bodies of men were as easily procured , exa- mined , and subjected to experiment , as those of animals . 3. Suppose a ...
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... called hunger and thirst . To still these cravings , to restore the weight of the body to its former amount , to ... called urea , or of certain saline compounds . Chemists have determined that these products which are thrown out of the ...
... called hunger and thirst . To still these cravings , to restore the weight of the body to its former amount , to ... called urea , or of certain saline compounds . Chemists have determined that these products which are thrown out of the ...
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... called the bodies of the vertebra . They separate a long , narrow canal , called the spinal canal , which is placed upon their dorsal side , from the spacious chamber of the chest and abdomen , which lies upon their ventral side . There ...
... called the bodies of the vertebra . They separate a long , narrow canal , called the spinal canal , which is placed upon their dorsal side , from the spacious chamber of the chest and abdomen , which lies upon their ventral side . There ...
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... ( called gullet or œsophagus ) opens . 10. Thus , the study of a longitudinal section shows us that the human body is a double tube , the two tubes being completely separated by the spinal column and the bony axis of the skull , which ...
... ( called gullet or œsophagus ) opens . 10. Thus , the study of a longitudinal section shows us that the human body is a double tube , the two tubes being completely separated by the spinal column and the bony axis of the skull , which ...
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... called mucus . Hence , at these apertures , the skin is said to stop , and to be replaced by mucous membrane , which lines all those interior cavities , such as the alimentary canal , into which the apertures open . But , in truth , the ...
... called mucus . Hence , at these apertures , the skin is said to stop , and to be replaced by mucous membrane , which lines all those interior cavities , such as the alimentary canal , into which the apertures open . But , in truth , the ...
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