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... Organs of circulation , which distribute the nutri- ment over the body . 23. The excretory organs drain waste matters from the body . 24. Double function of the lungs . 25. The nervous system combines the action of the various organs ...
... Organs of circulation , which distribute the nutri- ment over the body . 23. The excretory organs drain waste matters from the body . 24. Double function of the lungs . 25. The nervous system combines the action of the various organs ...
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... ORGANS . Pp . 201-240 . § 1 , 2. Animal movements the result of a series of changes usually originated by external ... organ : essential and accessory parts . 8. TOUCH . Papilla . Tactile corpuscles , and end bulbs . 9. Function of the ...
... ORGANS . Pp . 201-240 . § 1 , 2. Animal movements the result of a series of changes usually originated by external ... organ : essential and accessory parts . 8. TOUCH . Papilla . Tactile corpuscles , and end bulbs . 9. Function of the ...
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... organ of HEARING ; the auditory epithelium , perilymph , endolymph . What takes place in hearing . 16. The vestibule and semicircular canals . The mem- branous and osseous labyrinth . The endings of the auditory nerve in the cristæ and ...
... organ of HEARING ; the auditory epithelium , perilymph , endolymph . What takes place in hearing . 16. The vestibule and semicircular canals . The mem- branous and osseous labyrinth . The endings of the auditory nerve in the cristæ and ...
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... in the eye when that organ is adjusted to different distances : or what in a nerve when it is excited : 18 B A GENERAL VIEW OF THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE HUMAN BODY Pp 1–21 Modes of studying the action of man's body.
... in the eye when that organ is adjusted to different distances : or what in a nerve when it is excited : 18 B A GENERAL VIEW OF THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE HUMAN BODY Pp 1–21 Modes of studying the action of man's body.
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... organs . Transverse sections , taken perpendicularly to the axis of the vertebral column , or to that of the skull , show still more clearly that this is the fundamental structure of the human body , and that the great apparent ...
... organs . Transverse sections , taken perpendicularly to the axis of the vertebral column , or to that of the skull , show still more clearly that this is the fundamental structure of the human body , and that the great apparent ...
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