Human Physiology, Volume 1Lea and Blanchard, 1850 - Human physiology |
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Page 98
... greater ; but that the movements immediately concerned with the introduction of food into the stomach remain under the control of a separate system of nerves and ganglia , to the action of which the influence of the cephalic ganglia ...
... greater ; but that the movements immediately concerned with the introduction of food into the stomach remain under the control of a separate system of nerves and ganglia , to the action of which the influence of the cephalic ganglia ...
Page 101
... greater firmness ; and in the adult still more so . This softness of structure in the encephalon of the foetus is by no means inutile . It admits of the pres- sure , which takes place , to a greater or less extent in all cases of par ...
... greater firmness ; and in the adult still more so . This softness of structure in the encephalon of the foetus is by no means inutile . It admits of the pres- sure , which takes place , to a greater or less extent in all cases of par ...
Page 112
... greater or less sensibility in an organ or tissue is the distribution in it of a greater or less number of sensitive nerves ; and that the anato- mist can determine the degree to which this property is enjoyed by any Foësii Econom ...
... greater or less sensibility in an organ or tissue is the distribution in it of a greater or less number of sensitive nerves ; and that the anato- mist can determine the degree to which this property is enjoyed by any Foësii Econom ...
Page 121
... greater vividness in others . This is only true as regards the senses that administer chiefly to the intellect , -those of touch , audition , and vision , for example . Those of smell and taste may be destroyed ; and yet the more ...
... greater vividness in others . This is only true as regards the senses that administer chiefly to the intellect , -those of touch , audition , and vision , for example . Those of smell and taste may be destroyed ; and yet the more ...
Page 130
... greater or less size , -nail , scale , horn , & c . In man , the nail alone exists ; the chief and obvious use of which is to support the The cuticle and nail , n , detached pulp of the finger , whilst it is exercising touch . Animals ...
... greater or less size , -nail , scale , horn , & c . In man , the nail alone exists ; the chief and obvious use of which is to support the The cuticle and nail , n , detached pulp of the finger , whilst it is exercising touch . Animals ...
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