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Page 6
The immediate organs of sense, as the retina of the eye, probably consist of
moving fibrils, with a power of contračtion fimilar to that of the larger muscles
above described. - 4. The cellular membrane consists of cells, which resemble
those of a ...
The immediate organs of sense, as the retina of the eye, probably consist of
moving fibrils, with a power of contračtion fimilar to that of the larger muscles
above described. - 4. The cellular membrane consists of cells, which resemble
those of a ...
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... as the salivary glands, lachrymal glands, &c. orin capillary vessels, which are
probably less involuted glands; in these some fluid, as saliva, tears, perspiration,
is separated from the blood; and the remainder of the blood is absorbed or drank
...
... as the salivary glands, lachrymal glands, &c. orin capillary vessels, which are
probably less involuted glands; in these some fluid, as saliva, tears, perspiration,
is separated from the blood; and the remainder of the blood is absorbed or drank
...
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... or organs of sense, are probably simple contractions; the fibres being again
elongated by antagonist muscles, by circulating fluids, OT. or sometimes by
elastic ligaments, as in the necks of. 4C SENSORIAL Sect. V. 3.
... or organs of sense, are probably simple contractions; the fibres being again
elongated by antagonist muscles, by circulating fluids, OT. or sometimes by
elastic ligaments, as in the necks of. 4C SENSORIAL Sect. V. 3.
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Many of these external properties of bodies, which stimulate our organs offense,
do not seem to effect this by a single impulse, but by repeated impulses; as the
nerve of the ear is probably not excitable by a single vibration of air, nor the optic
...
Many of these external properties of bodies, which stimulate our organs offense,
do not seem to effect this by a single impulse, but by repeated impulses; as the
nerve of the ear is probably not excitable by a single vibration of air, nor the optic
...
Page 85
... as in the hands of infirm people, when they lift a cup to their mouths. This
quicker exhaustion of the spirit of animation is probably owing to a less quantity
of it residing in the acting fibres, which therefore more frequently require a supply
...
... as in the hands of infirm people, when they lift a cup to their mouths. This
quicker exhaustion of the spirit of animation is probably owing to a less quantity
of it residing in the acting fibres, which therefore more frequently require a supply
...
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| Title | Zoonomia; Or, The Laws of Organic Life ... Volume 1 of Zoonomia; Or, The Laws of Organic Life, Erasmus Darwin |
| Author | Erasmus Darwin |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | J. Johnson, 1801 |
| Length | 516 pages |
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