The History of medicine comprising a narrative of its progress from the earliest ages to the present timeLongman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 483 pages |
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Page 32
... muscles by opening a living chameleon , and observing the action of the intercostal muscles ; he first described the true nerves ; but , in some instances confounded the tendons of muscles with them , and regarded the brain as a mere ...
... muscles by opening a living chameleon , and observing the action of the intercostal muscles ; he first described the true nerves ; but , in some instances confounded the tendons of muscles with them , and regarded the brain as a mere ...
Page 35
... muscles , thus stumbling , as it were , on truth without a knowledge of the complex facts which invest such truth with the character of a legitimate deduction like an injudicious judge , he assigned reasons which invalidated a perfectly ...
... muscles , thus stumbling , as it were , on truth without a knowledge of the complex facts which invest such truth with the character of a legitimate deduction like an injudicious judge , he assigned reasons which invalidated a perfectly ...
Page 61
... muscles , and that by this property every movement of the body was effected ; but they knew nothing of the ultimate mus- cular fibre . They believed that the nerves communi- cated to the muscles their power and energy of action , and ...
... muscles , and that by this property every movement of the body was effected ; but they knew nothing of the ultimate mus- cular fibre . They believed that the nerves communi- cated to the muscles their power and energy of action , and ...
Page 73
... muscles , as well as on other organs of the animal body . * He examined also the structure of the glands , and compared them to sponges for the purpose of moisten- ing and lubricating the tissues with which he found them in contact . We ...
... muscles , as well as on other organs of the animal body . * He examined also the structure of the glands , and compared them to sponges for the purpose of moisten- ing and lubricating the tissues with which he found them in contact . We ...
Page 79
... muscles , which he defined as fleshy and tendi- nous parts , destined to execute the voluntary move- ments , and very far surpassed his predecessors in these investigations . The abdomen and thorax he repre- sented as separated by the ...
... muscles , which he defined as fleshy and tendi- nous parts , destined to execute the voluntary move- ments , and very far surpassed his predecessors in these investigations . The abdomen and thorax he repre- sented as separated by the ...
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