Lessons in elementary physiologyMacmillan & Company, 1873 - 319 pages |
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... close - set canals , which open into one another so as to constitute a small - meshed network , and confer upon these parts a spongy texture . The canals , or rather tubes , are pro- vided with distinct but very delicate walls ...
... close - set canals , which open into one another so as to constitute a small - meshed network , and confer upon these parts a spongy texture . The canals , or rather tubes , are pro- vided with distinct but very delicate walls ...
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... close to its origin , just beyond the semilunar valves . But the coronary vein , which is formed by the union of the small veins which arise from the capillaries of the heart , does not open into either of the venæ cavæ , but pours the ...
... close to its origin , just beyond the semilunar valves . But the coronary vein , which is formed by the union of the small veins which arise from the capillaries of the heart , does not open into either of the venæ cavæ , but pours the ...
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... close tightly , and allow nothing to flow out after the first moment . Thus the arrangement of the auriculo - ventricular valves is such , that any fluid contained in the chambers of the heart can be made to pass through the auriculo ...
... close tightly , and allow nothing to flow out after the first moment . Thus the arrangement of the auriculo - ventricular valves is such , that any fluid contained in the chambers of the heart can be made to pass through the auriculo ...
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... close - set capillaries into which the ultimate ramifications of the pulmonary artery pour its blood ( Fig . 20 , D ) . Thus , the blood contained in these capillaries is exposed on both sides to the air - being separated from the air ...
... close - set capillaries into which the ultimate ramifications of the pulmonary artery pour its blood ( Fig . 20 , D ) . Thus , the blood contained in these capillaries is exposed on both sides to the air - being separated from the air ...
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... close analysis of the expired air shows , firstly , that the quantity of oxygen which disappears is always slightly in excess of the quantity of carbonic acid sup- plied ; and secondly , that the nitrogen is variable - the expired ...
... close analysis of the expired air shows , firstly , that the quantity of oxygen which disappears is always slightly in excess of the quantity of carbonic acid sup- plied ; and secondly , that the nitrogen is variable - the expired ...
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