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... valves of the veins . 5. The Lymphatics . 6. The Lacteals . 7. A general view of the way in which the vessels are arranged in the body and are connected with the heart . 8 , 9. The Heart , its connexions and structure ; the peri ...
... valves of the veins . 5. The Lymphatics . 6. The Lacteals . 7. A general view of the way in which the vessels are arranged in the body and are connected with the heart . 8 , 9. The Heart , its connexions and structure ; the peri ...
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... valves in a great many of the veins , especially in those which lie in muscular parts of the body . They are absent in the largest trunks , and in the smallest branches , and in all the divisions of the portal , pulmonary , and cerebral ...
... valves in a great many of the veins , especially in those which lie in muscular parts of the body . They are absent in the largest trunks , and in the smallest branches , and in all the divisions of the portal , pulmonary , and cerebral ...
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... valves are the primary trunks - the aorta and pulmonary artery - which spring from the heart , and these valves , since they really belong to the heart , will be best considered with that organ . 5. Besides the capillary network and the ...
... valves are the primary trunks - the aorta and pulmonary artery - which spring from the heart , and these valves , since they really belong to the heart , will be best considered with that organ . 5. Besides the capillary network and the ...
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... valves are placed , which allow of the passage of fluid in one 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 ...
... valves are placed , which allow of the passage of fluid in one 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 ...
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... 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 cave , but pours the blood which it contains directly into the ...
... 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 cave , but pours the blood which it contains directly into the ...
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