First Book in Physiology: For the Use of Schools and Families. Intended as Introductory to the Larger Work by the Same AuthorSheldon and Company, publishers, 1872 - 191 pages |
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Page 11
... Messages are sent by means of the nerves to the muscles , whenever the mind wills that any part of the body move . Thus , when you wish to move your hand , messages are sent from the brain to the muscles that move this part . When the ...
... Messages are sent by means of the nerves to the muscles , whenever the mind wills that any part of the body move . Thus , when you wish to move your hand , messages are sent from the brain to the muscles that move this part . When the ...
Page 96
... messages by one set of nerves , and sends out messages by another set . The nerves by which it receives messages are called nerves of sen- sation . The nerves by which it sends out messages are called nerves of motion . You can see how ...
... messages by one set of nerves , and sends out messages by another set . The nerves by which it receives messages are called nerves of sen- sation . The nerves by which it sends out messages are called nerves of motion . You can see how ...
Page 97
... message can go no further than where the nerves are divided , just as when a telegraph wire is broken , the electricity ... messages or impressions to the muscles . These two kinds of tubes are very commonly bound up together in the same ...
... message can go no further than where the nerves are divided , just as when a telegraph wire is broken , the electricity ... messages or impressions to the muscles . These two kinds of tubes are very commonly bound up together in the same ...
Page 102
... message is sent through those tubes in the white substance which are connected with this part of the gray substance . And as these tubes ex- tend from the brain in the nerves to the muscles of the hand , the hand is moved . 19. In ...
... message is sent through those tubes in the white substance which are connected with this part of the gray substance . And as these tubes ex- tend from the brain in the nerves to the muscles of the hand , the hand is moved . 19. In ...
Page 131
... message from the brain whenever the muscle contracts . 3. The muscles have elasticity , just as the india- rubber has , and there is a contraction in them by means of this elasticity . This is seen when a muscle is cut in two , by ...
... message from the brain whenever the muscle contracts . 3. The muscles have elasticity , just as the india- rubber has , and there is a contraction in them by means of this elasticity . This is seen when a muscle is cut in two , by ...
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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...