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... fact to the mechanism by which the fact is brought about . The organs which convert food into nutriment are the organs of alimentation ; those which distribute nutriment all over the body are organs of circulation ; those which get rid ...
... fact to the mechanism by which the fact is brought about . The organs which convert food into nutriment are the organs of alimentation ; those which distribute nutriment all over the body are organs of circulation ; those which get rid ...
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... fact , the walls of the B A α C- FIG . 3 . A. Diagrammatic representation of a capillary seen from above and in section : a , the wall of the capillary with 6 , the nuclei ; c , nuclei belonging to the connective tissue in which the ...
... fact , the walls of the B A α C- FIG . 3 . A. Diagrammatic representation of a capillary seen from above and in section : a , the wall of the capillary with 6 , the nuclei ; c , nuclei belonging to the connective tissue in which the ...
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... fact that the walls of these vessels are thicker than those of the capillaries constitutes an important difference between the capillaries and the small arteries and veins ; for the walls of the latter are thus rendered far less ...
... fact that the walls of these vessels are thicker than those of the capillaries constitutes an important difference between the capillaries and the small arteries and veins ; for the walls of the latter are thus rendered far less ...
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... fact , it receives the lymphatics of the intestines , which , though they differ in no essential respect from other lym- phatics , are called lacteals , because , after a meal con- taining much fatty matter , they are filled with a ...
... fact , it receives the lymphatics of the intestines , which , though they differ in no essential respect from other lym- phatics , are called lacteals , because , after a meal con- taining much fatty matter , they are filled with a ...
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... fact , as we shall see , the ventricles have more work to do than the auricles , and the left ventricle more to do than the right . Hence the ventricles have more muscular substance than the auricles , and the left ventricle than the ...
... fact , as we shall see , the ventricles have more work to do than the auricles , and the left ventricle more to do than the right . Hence the ventricles have more muscular substance than the auricles , and the left ventricle than the ...
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