Handbook of the Hospital corps, United States navy. 1939U.S. Government Printing Office, 1939 - 1015 pages |
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... MUSCLES Myology is the study of the structure and functions of muscles . Muscles are structures composed chiefly of muscular tissue and all motion of any sort in the body , whether conscious or unconscious , is due to the action of muscles ...
... MUSCLES Myology is the study of the structure and functions of muscles . Muscles are structures composed chiefly of muscular tissue and all motion of any sort in the body , whether conscious or unconscious , is due to the action of muscles ...
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... muscle has a nerve supply and it is usually through the action of its nerve that a muscle is brought into activity and its action coordinated with that of other muscles . Such a nerve is called a motor nerve and if one is destroyed by ...
... muscle has a nerve supply and it is usually through the action of its nerve that a muscle is brought into activity and its action coordinated with that of other muscles . Such a nerve is called a motor nerve and if one is destroyed by ...
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... muscles of the perineum are those surrounding the base of the repro- ductive organs and the rectum and form the floor of the pelvis . Their action is to assist in micturition and defæcation . The muscles of the upper extremity are ...
... muscles of the perineum are those surrounding the base of the repro- ductive organs and the rectum and form the floor of the pelvis . Their action is to assist in micturition and defæcation . The muscles of the upper extremity are ...
Contents
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY | 5 |
SECTION 1 MINOR SURGERY AND FIRST AID | 85 |
SECTION 1 MATERIA MEDICA AND THERAPEUTICS | 177 |
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