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... direction , explained . 13. The working of the arteries . 14. The beat of the heart . 15. The sounds of the heart . 16. The pulse in the arteries . 17. Why blood flows in jerks from a cut artery . 18 , 19. Why no pulse is present in the ...
... direction , explained . 13. The working of the arteries . 14. The beat of the heart . 15. The sounds of the heart . 16. The pulse in the arteries . 17. Why blood flows in jerks from a cut artery . 18 , 19. Why no pulse is present in the ...
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... the front of the neck . These tend to keep the body from falling backwards . The arrows indicate the direction of action of the muscles , the foot being fixed . But this action tends to bend the leg ; and 12 ( LESS . ELEMENTARY PHYSIOLOGY .
... the front of the neck . These tend to keep the body from falling backwards . The arrows indicate the direction of action of the muscles , the foot being fixed . But this action tends to bend the leg ; and 12 ( LESS . ELEMENTARY PHYSIOLOGY .
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... directions , which , as was stated in the preceding Lesson , is the special property of mus- cular tissue . And when they exercise this power , they , of course , narrow the calibre of the vessel , just as squeezing it with the hand or ...
... directions , which , as was stated in the preceding Lesson , is the special property of mus- cular tissue . And when they exercise this power , they , of course , narrow the calibre of the vessel , just as squeezing it with the hand or ...
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... direction ( Fig . 4 ) . The working of some of these valves may be very easily demonstrated in the living body . A C H H FIG . 4. - THE VALVES OF VEINS . C , H , C , H , Diagrammatic sections of veins with valves . In the upper figure ...
... direction ( Fig . 4 ) . The working of some of these valves may be very easily demonstrated in the living body . A C H H FIG . 4. - THE VALVES OF VEINS . C , H , C , H , Diagrammatic sections of veins with valves . In the upper figure ...
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... direction only , viz . from the lym- phatic to the vein . Thus the lymphatic vessels are , as it were , a part of the venous system , though , by reason of these valves , the fluid which is contained in the veins cannot get into the ...
... direction only , viz . from the lym- phatic to the vein . Thus the lymphatic vessels are , as it were , a part of the venous system , though , by reason of these valves , the fluid which is contained in the veins cannot get into the ...
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