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 16
... pull the bones , in moving them . 7. As I must refer occasionally to the action of muscles before I come to the chapter on the muscles , I will explain to you now the manner in which they act . A muscle is composed of a great number of ...
... pull the bones , in moving them . 7. As I must refer occasionally to the action of muscles before I come to the chapter on the muscles , I will explain to you now the manner in which they act . A muscle is composed of a great number of ...
Page 19
... pull the fibres of the meat a little apart , you will see a delicate white substance between them . You will also see different portions of the meat sepa- rated from each other by considerable layers of this substance . These are the ...
... pull the fibres of the meat a little apart , you will see a delicate white substance between them . You will also see different portions of the meat sepa- rated from each other by considerable layers of this substance . These are the ...
Page 23
... pull them out . 4. In Fig . 8 you see a representation of half of the teeth of the upper jaw . Notice the difference in their Fig . 8 . α a b cc d d d shape . At a a are the two front cutting teeth . They nave sharp edges . At ddd are ...
... pull them out . 4. In Fig . 8 you see a representation of half of the teeth of the upper jaw . Notice the difference in their Fig . 8 . α a b cc d d d shape . At a a are the two front cutting teeth . They nave sharp edges . At ddd are ...
Page 120
... pull it back , at the same time that other muscles pull the arm in the same direction . And as the shoulder - blade forms at its upper part the shoulder - joint , these muscles in pulling back the bone pull back the whole joint , and of ...
... pull it back , at the same time that other muscles pull the arm in the same direction . And as the shoulder - blade forms at its upper part the shoulder - joint , these muscles in pulling back the bone pull back the whole joint , and of ...
Page 131
... pull the bones and other parts . They are of dif- ferent shapes . Some of them are long and slender . You can see tendons of this shape on the back of the hand very plainly in thin persons . The muscles that work them are in the full ...
... pull the bones and other parts . They are of dif- ferent shapes . Some of them are long and slender . You can see tendons of this shape on the back of the hand very plainly in thin persons . The muscles that work them are in the full ...
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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...