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... skin . Sensible and insensible perspiration . 14. Quaniity and composition of sweat . 15. Perspiration by simple transudation . 16. Sweat - glands . 17. These glands are controlled by the nervous system . 18. Variations in the quantity ...
... skin . Sensible and insensible perspiration . 14. Quaniity and composition of sweat . 15. Perspiration by simple transudation . 16. Sweat - glands . 17. These glands are controlled by the nervous system . 18. Variations in the quantity ...
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... skin than in others . II . The sense of warmth or cold . 12. TASTE . 13. SMELL . bones . The Papilla of the tongue . The anatomy of the nostrils . The turbinal 14. The reason of " sniffing . " 15. Essential parts of the organ of HEARING ...
... skin than in others . II . The sense of warmth or cold . 12. TASTE . 13. SMELL . bones . The Papilla of the tongue . The anatomy of the nostrils . The turbinal 14. The reason of " sniffing . " 15. Essential parts of the organ of HEARING ...
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... skin , will exhibit clouds of vapour ; which vapour , therefore , is derived from the body . After the expiration of the hour during which the expe- riment has lasted , let the man be released and weighed He will be found to have lost ...
... skin , will exhibit clouds of vapour ; which vapour , therefore , is derived from the body . After the expiration of the hour during which the expe- riment has lasted , let the man be released and weighed He will be found to have lost ...
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... skin , or integument , from the parts which lie beneath it . Furthermore , it is readily enough ascertained that this integument consists of two portions a superficial layer , which is constantly being shed in the form of powder or ...
... skin , or integument , from the parts which lie beneath it . Furthermore , it is readily enough ascertained that this integument consists of two portions a superficial layer , which is constantly being shed in the form of powder or ...
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... 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 skin does not really come to an end at these ...
... 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 skin does not really come to an end at these ...
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