An American Text-book of Physiology, Volume 1William Henry Howell Saunders, 1900 - 1042 pages Bouve collection. |
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Page 19
... contraction by the appropriate application of heat , or a mass of gunpowder may be exploded by the action of a small spark and give rise to a great liberation of energy that had previously existed in potential form within its molecules ...
... contraction by the appropriate application of heat , or a mass of gunpowder may be exploded by the action of a small spark and give rise to a great liberation of energy that had previously existed in potential form within its molecules ...
Page 21
... contractions of voluntary muscle , the underlying mechanism by which the shortening is produced is essentially the ... contraction of ordinary muscular tissue , and it is not at all impossible that the molecular processes involved in ...
... contractions of voluntary muscle , the underlying mechanism by which the shortening is produced is essentially the ... contraction of ordinary muscular tissue , and it is not at all impossible that the molecular processes involved in ...
Page 23
... contraction , is everywhere found ; the central nervous system in the inver- tebrates is built upon the same type as in the highest mammals , and the variations met with in different animals are probably but varying degrees of ...
... contraction , is everywhere found ; the central nervous system in the inver- tebrates is built upon the same type as in the highest mammals , and the variations met with in different animals are probably but varying degrees of ...
Page 54
... contraction of the clot . If the blood has not been shaken during the act of clotting , almost all the red corpuscles are caught in the fine fibrin meshwork , and as the clot shrinks these corpuscles are held more firmly , only the ...
... contraction of the clot . If the blood has not been shaken during the act of clotting , almost all the red corpuscles are caught in the fine fibrin meshwork , and as the clot shrinks these corpuscles are held more firmly , only the ...
Page 77
... contractions of the two ventricles are simultaneous . The force derived from each contraction is generated by the conversion of potential energy , present in the chemical constituents of the muscular tissue , into energy of visible ...
... contractions of the two ventricles are simultaneous . The force derived from each contraction is generated by the conversion of potential energy , present in the chemical constituents of the muscular tissue , into energy of visible ...
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Page 447 - Repeat these measures alternately, deliberately, and perseveringly, about fifteen times in a minute, until a spontaneous effort to respire is perceived ; immediately upon which cease to imitate the movements of breathing, and proceed to induce circulation and warmth.
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