A Treatise on human physiology ...

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Blanchard and Lea, 1859 - 608 pages

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Starch grains of wheat flour
49
Starch grains from wall of lateral ventricle
50
Stearine
55
Oleaginous principles of human fat
56
Human adipose tissue
58
Globules of cows milk
59
Hepatic cells
60
Muscular fibres of human uterus
61
General characters of organic substancesTheir chemical constitutionHygro
63
CHAPTER V
73
CHAPTER VI
83
Alimentary canal of fowl
85
Compound stomach of ox From Rymer Jones
86
Human alimentary canal
87
Bullocks heart showing superficial muscular fibres
88
Skull of rattlesnake From Achille Richard
89
Skull of polar bear
90
Human teethupper jaw
91
Buccal and glandular epithelium deposited from saliva
92
Artery in pulsation
93
Volkmanns apparatus
94
The same
95
Vein with valves open
96
Vein with valves closed
97
Small artery with capillary branches
98
Capillary network
99
Capillary circulation
100
Gastric mucous membrane viewed from above
101
Gastric tubules from pigs stomach pyloric portion
102
Confervoid vegetable growing in gastric juice
108
GENERAL CHARACTER AND FUNCTIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
111
Follicles of Lieberkühn
119
Brunners duodenal glands
120
Contents of stomach during digestion of meat
126
From middle of small intestine
127
CHAPTER VII
128
Spinal cord in vertical section
136
Experiment showing effect of poisons on nerves
137
Pigeon after removal of the hemispheres
138
Aztec children
139
Brain in situ
140
Transverse section of brain
141
Pigeon after removal of the cerebellum
142
Inferior surface of brain of
143
Inferior surface of brain of fowl
144
Course of optic nerves in
145
Facial nerve
146
Distribution of fifth nerve upon the face
147
Pneumogastric nerve
148
Great sympathetic
149
Cat after division of sympathetic in the neck
150
Different kinds of infusoria
151
Experiment on spontaneous generation
152
Trichina spiralis
153
Duodenal fistula
156
Human bloodglobules
179
Bloodglobules of frog
185
Egg of fish
187
Young fish with umbilical vesicle
188
Human embryo with umbilical vesicle
189
Fecundated egg showing formation of amnion
190
Fecundated egg showing commencement of allantois
191
Coagulated blood
192
Fecundated egg with allantois fully formed
193
Egg of fowl showing area vasculosa
194
Egg of fowl showing allantois amnion
196
Human chorion
197
Coagulated blood clot buffed and cupped
198
Human ovum at end of third month
199
Uterine mucous membrane
200
Uterine tubules
201
Impregnated uterus showing formation of decidua
202
Impregnated uterus showing formation of decidua reflexa
203
Impregnated uterus with decidua reflexa complete
204
Impregnated uterus showing union of chorion and decidua
205
Pregnant uterus showing formation of placenta
206
Foetal pig with membranes
207
Cotyledon of cows uterus
208
Fætal tuft of human placenta
209
Vertical section of placenta
210
From Kölliker
268
Meibomian glands From Ludovic
270
Perspiratory gland From Todd and Bowman
271
Glandular structure of mamma
274
Colostrum corpuscles
275
Milkglobules
276
Division of portal vein in liver
279
Lobule of liver 110 Hepatic cells
280
CHAPTER XVI
282
Creatine 113 Creatinine 114 Urate of soda
284
Uric acid From Lehmann Funkes Atlas From Lehmann Funkes Atlas
285
Nature of excretionExcrementitious substancesEffect of their retention
294
Phosphate of magnesia and ammonia
304
Nature of the function performed by nervous systemTwo kinds of nervous
305
Nervous filaments from brain
309
Nervous filaments from sciatic nerve
310
Division of a nerve
311
Inosculation of nerves 122 Nerve cells
312
Nervous system of starfish 124 Nervous system of aplysia
315
Nervous system of centipede
316
Cerebrospinal system of man 127 Spinal cord
319
Brain of alligator
322
Brain of rabbit
323
Medulla oblongata of human brain
324
Diagram of human brain
326
CHAPTER II
328
CHAPTER III
340
CHAPTER IV
357
369
369
Olfactory nervesOptic nervesAuditory nervesClassification of cranial
385
CHAPTER VI
414
SECTION III
427
Tænia
438
Cysticercus retracted 156 Cysticercus unfolded
439
CHAPTER II
442
Size and appearance of the eggVitelline membraneVitellusGerminative
446
Human ovum ruptured by pressure
447
Female generative organs of frog 162 Mature frogs eggs
450
Female generative organs of fowl
453
Fowls
454
Uterus and ovaries of the
455
Generative organs of human female
456
CHAPTER IV
458
Spermatozoa
459
CHAPTER V
465
Graafian follicle 169 Ovary with Graafian follicle ruptured
470
CHAPTER VI
478
Graafian follicle ruptured and filled with blood 171 Corpus luteum three weeks after menstruation 172 Corpus luteum four weeks after menstruation
481
Corpus luteum nine weeks after menstruation 174 Corpus luteum of pregnancy at end of second month 175 Corpus luteum of pregnancy at end of f...
484
Segmentation of the vitellusFormation of blastodermic membrane Two
488
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496
CHAPTER VIII
498
503
503
CHAPTER X
510
CHAPTER XI
516
519
519
524
524
527
527
Nourishment of foetus by maternal and foetal vesselsArrangement of
530
CHAPTER XIV
539
541
541
Formation of spinal cord and cerebrospinal axisThree cerebral vesicles
545
Formation of intestineStomachDuodenumConvolutions of intestine
553
From Longet
554
DEVELOPMENT OF THE KIDNEYS WOLFFIAN BODIES AND INTERNAL ORGANS
556
CHAPTER XVII
566
Illustrating production of valvular sounds
571
CHAPTER XVIII
588
Experiment showing irritability of muscles 302
593
310
594
Impregnated egg showing embryonic spot
596
CORPUS LUTEUM OF MENSTRUATIONDischarge of blood into the ruptured Graafian
597
456
598
Experiment showing irritability of nerve 331
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459
601
342
602
470
604
489
605
Frogs egg at an early period 494 182 Egg of frog in process of development 494
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