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... BONES . Bones of the mastodon . - Human skeleton . - Vertebral and Invert- ebral animals . - Human scull . - Why teeth ache . - First and second set . - Human teeth . - Four divisions of animals . - Teeth and disposi- tion of the mink ...
... BONES . Bones of the mastodon . - Human skeleton . - Vertebral and Invert- ebral animals . - Human scull . - Why teeth ache . - First and second set . - Human teeth . - Four divisions of animals . - Teeth and disposi- tion of the mink ...
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... bone . - Perspiration . - Bathe the whole body . - Cleanliness of the skin . - Hair : its color and strength . CHAPTER IV . HEART AND LUNGS . PAGE 57-62 Something necessary to receive the blood - Heart . - Divisions of the heart . The ...
... bone . - Perspiration . - Bathe the whole body . - Cleanliness of the skin . - Hair : its color and strength . CHAPTER IV . HEART AND LUNGS . PAGE 57-62 Something necessary to receive the blood - Heart . - Divisions of the heart . The ...
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... of the Mink , 6. The Ribs and Breast bone , 7. The Muscular System , 8. The Muscles of the Arm , 9. The Heart , 10. The Structure of a Gland , 34 36 40 49 53 64 74 PHYSIOLOGY FOR CHILDREN . CHAPTER I. DIGESTION . 1. CHILDREN.
... of the Mink , 6. The Ribs and Breast bone , 7. The Muscular System , 8. The Muscles of the Arm , 9. The Heart , 10. The Structure of a Gland , 34 36 40 49 53 64 74 PHYSIOLOGY FOR CHILDREN . CHAPTER I. DIGESTION . 1. CHILDREN.
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... bones , the teeth , the skin ; what it is that makes our bodies increase in size ; What is the subject of Chapter first ? 1. How do children frequently annoy their parents ? 2. Who generally does the chief of the talking ? 3. Is it ...
... bones , the teeth , the skin ; what it is that makes our bodies increase in size ; What is the subject of Chapter first ? 1. How do children frequently annoy their parents ? 2. Who generally does the chief of the talking ? 3. Is it ...
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... bones , the teeth , the skin ; what it is that makes our bodies increase in size ; What is the subject of Chapter first ? 1. How do children frequently annoy their parents ? 2. Who generally does the chief of the talking ? 3. Is it ...
... bones , the teeth , the skin ; what it is that makes our bodies increase in size ; What is the subject of Chapter first ? 1. How do children frequently annoy their parents ? 2. Who generally does the chief of the talking ? 3. Is it ...
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Page 61 - ... are branches of the artery going to the two sides of the lungs, which carry the blood there ; m, m, the veins which bring the blood back from the lungs to the left side of the heart ; n, is the right auricle ; o and p, are the ascending and...
Page 23 - ... mastication of their food. 48. Man has only one stomach, and this is all he needs in the digestion of his food, and in preparing it for blood ; but we see that different animals require and have different stomachs : some two, three, or four, as the occasion may require. 49. Lobsters and crabs have a very singular stomach. Near the lower end of it there are five little teeth placed on the opposite side ; and these being moved up and down by muscles belonging to them, grind the food passed between...
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Page 51 - ... cut of the arm, and also the manner in which they are joined to the arm. 68. Dr. Alcott relates a very interesting fact to illustrate the action of the muscles, as follows : " In front of St. Peter's church, at Rome, stands an obelisk, or pyramid, of red Egyptian granite, one hundred and twenty-four feet high. It was brought from Egypt to Rome, by order of the Roman emperor Caligula, where it...
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