Living SystemsOffering a detailed analysis of each of the major aspects and characteristics encountered at all seven levels, Living Systems identifies multiple variables of each of 9 matter-energy and information-processing subsystems, the normal and pathological states of these variables, and practical indicators for measuring changes in them. It also specifies cross-level formal identities among the levels and describes the artifacts, machines, or technologies at each level. |
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Page 374
... motor as well as of other subsystems . The cells which form the structure of stems and leaves are plant motor components . Some plant spe- cies , such as sensitive plants , also have liquid - filled bulbs at the bases of leaf - stalks ...
... motor as well as of other subsystems . The cells which form the structure of stems and leaves are plant motor components . Some plant spe- cies , such as sensitive plants , also have liquid - filled bulbs at the bases of leaf - stalks ...
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... motor control depends upon the cerebral cortex ( see page 426 ) . Verbal learning is also dependent upon intactness of the higher telencephalic centers , both motor and sensory , and is readily disturbed by brain injuries or disease ...
... motor control depends upon the cerebral cortex ( see page 426 ) . Verbal learning is also dependent upon intactness of the higher telencephalic centers , both motor and sensory , and is readily disturbed by brain injuries or disease ...
Page 425
... motor neurons in the ventral - horn motor nuclei of the spinal cord , for example , receive information inputs from internal transducers in the muscles which they innervate ( see pages 375 and 376 ) , from tendons and joints , from the ...
... motor neurons in the ventral - horn motor nuclei of the spinal cord , for example , receive information inputs from internal transducers in the muscles which they innervate ( see pages 375 and 376 ) , from tendons and joints , from the ...
Contents
Tables of the Critical Subsystems | xi |
Preface to the First Edition | xxvii |
Outline of Chapters 3 4 and 6 through 12 | xxxviii |
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