Principles of Human Physiology: With Their Chief Applications to Pathology, Hygiene, and Forensic Medicine. Especially Designed for the Use of Students ...Lea & Blanchard, 1843 - 618 pages |
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afferent nerves albumen animals appears arteries blood body bone brain canal capillary carbonic acid cartilage cause cavity cells Cerebellum Cerebral hemispheres Cerebrum character chyle circulation coagulation colour condition connected contractility contraction corpuscles degree direction disease distinct effect especially evident excited exist experiments extremities fact fibres fibrin fluid functions ganglia ganglion germinal vesicle glands globules impressions increased influence irritation lacteals lacunæ larynx lower lungs Mammalia matter Medulla Oblongata membrane motor movements mucous muscles muscular nerves nervous centres nervous system nutrition object observed operation Optic optic nerve ordinary organs ovum papillæ peculiar performed pharynx phenomena Physiology portion posterior produced proportion quantity reflex actions regard remarkable respiration respiratory retina secretion seen sensation sensibility sensory Spinal Cord spinal nerves stimulus stomach structure substance surface takes place tion tissue trunk tube usually Vagum vascular veins venous Vertebrata vesicle vessels whilst whole
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