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... sides and in front , broad flat muscles and tendons . The organs contained in these three cavi- ties I shall speak of in other parts of this book . 14. In all the different structures of the body of which I have spoken , there are blood ...
... sides and in front , broad flat muscles and tendons . The organs contained in these three cavi- ties I shall speak of in other parts of this book . 14. In all the different structures of the body of which I have spoken , there are blood ...
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... side of the figure is the right side of the parts . The large end of the stomach , which is at the right side of the figure , is on the left side in the body . You see that the great bulk of the liver is therefore on the right side ...
... side of the figure is the right side of the parts . The large end of the stomach , which is at the right side of the figure , is on the left side in the body . You see that the great bulk of the liver is therefore on the right side ...
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... sides of a pair of bellows together by the handles , as represented in Fig . 18 , you contract the bellows- FIG . 18 . that is , you make the room in it smaller . A part of Illustrate What are the capillaries ? Like what does the heart ...
... sides of a pair of bellows together by the handles , as represented in Fig . 18 , you contract the bellows- FIG . 18 . that is , you make the room in it smaller . A part of Illustrate What are the capillaries ? Like what does the heart ...
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... fill it up with water . Put the end of the tube in a vessel of Illustrate the action of the heart by the comparison of the india- rubber bottle . water . If now you press the sides of the 38 FIRST BOOK IN PHYSIOLOGY .
... fill it up with water . Put the end of the tube in a vessel of Illustrate the action of the heart by the comparison of the india- rubber bottle . water . If now you press the sides of the 38 FIRST BOOK IN PHYSIOLOGY .
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... sides of the ball together , some of the water in it is forced out into the vessel , just as blood is forced out through the aorta , when the heart contracts . If now you stop pressing the ball , and let it take its round shape again ...
... sides of the ball together , some of the water in it is forced out into the vessel , just as blood is forced out through the aorta , when the heart contracts . If now you stop pressing the ball , and let it take its round shape again ...
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Page 112 - BO many different bones, instead of being one solid, tight box. If a blow be received on the head, these bones give a little upon each other, as it is expressed, and so they are not often broken. They give more in the child than in the adult, because, besides being less brittle, they are less tightly put together. It is well that it is so ; for if it were not, the skull would often be fractured, in the frequent falls which the child has. 9. The bones on the top of the head are fastened together by...
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Page 169 - It is often produced by the vibration of the air. This is the case in whistling. In the flute it is the vibration of the air in the instrument that produces the sound. And so of other similar instruments. 3. When the vibrations are equal, the sound is a musical one. But when they are irregular, the sound is a noise, that is, a confused sound. 4. Sound passes through the air by vibrations. It may be said to pass by waves in all directions, just as waves go in all directions on the surface of water...
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Page 54 - ... supply of impure air afforded by the Yoga exercises, we should aim at a large supply of pure air. How is this to be secured ? The air we breathe goes down into the lungs, which are full of small air cells, somewhat like a sponge. As a sponge is much larger when its cells are filled with water than when dry, so the lungs swell out when their cells are filled with air. How many little air cells are there in the lungs ? About sixty lakhs ! The air after staying a little time in the air cells, goes...