Orr's Circle of the Sciences: Organic nature, v.1] The principles of physiologyWilliam Somerville Orr W.S. Orr and Company, 1854 |
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Side xi
... Vertebræ . 169 Skull of Poisonous Serpents . 195 Archetype of the Skeleton 170 Vertebræ of the Rattlesnake 196 • Skeleton of the Fish 172 The Sea - perch . 197 198 , 199 The Occipital Vertebra 175 Skeleton of the Crocodile . 201 The ...
... Vertebræ . 169 Skull of Poisonous Serpents . 195 Archetype of the Skeleton 170 Vertebræ of the Rattlesnake 196 • Skeleton of the Fish 172 The Sea - perch . 197 198 , 199 The Occipital Vertebra 175 Skeleton of the Crocodile . 201 The ...
Side xv
... Vertebræ of Fishes . PAGE 89 · Section of a Fish's Vertebræ 89 Skeleton of the Perch 90 PAGE . 172 174 . 182 · • 92 Vertebræ of the Batrachians 187 • The Penguin - Tail of the Whale 93 Skeleton of the Frog 189 Harpyia Pallasii 94 ...
... Vertebræ of Fishes . PAGE 89 · Section of a Fish's Vertebræ 89 Skeleton of the Perch 90 PAGE . 172 174 . 182 · • 92 Vertebræ of the Batrachians 187 • The Penguin - Tail of the Whale 93 Skeleton of the Frog 189 Harpyia Pallasii 94 ...
Side 37
... vertebræ into two branches , which soon reunite , passing behind the arch of the aorta and subclavian artery , and making its turn at b , where it re- ceives several lymph- atic trunks , termi- nates at the point of junction of the in ...
... vertebræ into two branches , which soon reunite , passing behind the arch of the aorta and subclavian artery , and making its turn at b , where it re- ceives several lymph- atic trunks , termi- nates at the point of junction of the in ...
Side 91
... vertebræ , the motions of which are exceedingly free upon each other . Serpents differ from fishes , in the circum- stance of their spine supporting their true ribs , as well as in that of the bodies of their vertebræ being attached to ...
... vertebræ , the motions of which are exceedingly free upon each other . Serpents differ from fishes , in the circum- stance of their spine supporting their true ribs , as well as in that of the bodies of their vertebræ being attached to ...
Side 93
... cetaceous animals in swimming ( attended , as it must be , with a correspond- ing rising and sinking of the TAIL OF THE WHALE . 94 FLIGHT OF BATS . head as it advances ). PAGE Section of a Fish's Vertebræ Skeleton of the Perch PAGE.
... cetaceous animals in swimming ( attended , as it must be , with a correspond- ing rising and sinking of the TAIL OF THE WHALE . 94 FLIGHT OF BATS . head as it advances ). PAGE Section of a Fish's Vertebræ Skeleton of the Perch PAGE.
Vanlige uttrykk og setninger
animals appendage artery articular articulated attached birds blood body bones bony branchial called canal carbon carbonic acid cartilage cartilaginous Caucasian caudal cavity centrum character chyle coalesced consists convex coracoid crocodile crocodilia dentine developed diapophyses digits divisions dorsal elements enamel expanded extends extremity fins fishes frontal glottis hæmal arch hæmapophyses head human humerus hyoid bone incisors inferior Kafir lacteal language larynx limbs lower jaw lungs mammals matter maxillary membrane modifications molar mouth muscles muscular nasal nature neural arch neural spine neurapophyses occipital organs osseous ossified outer pair parietal pectoral pectoral fin peculiar phalanges physiology plates pleurapophysis populations posterior premolars present produced proportion quadrupeds remarkable reptiles ribs scapula segment serpents side skeleton skull slender sound species sternum structure substance surface teeth termed tissue toes tongue tooth transverse tribes trunk tube Ugrian ulna upper vegetable vertebræ vibrations vocal cords vocal ligaments voice windpipe
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Side 200 - It is true that the serpent has no limbs, yet it can outclimb the monkey, outswim the fish, outleap the jerboa, and, suddenly loosing the close coils of its crouching spiral, it can spring into the air and seize the bird upon the wing: all these creatures have been observed to fall its prey.
Side 34 - Again, the mathematical postulate that things which are equal to the same are equal to one another, is similar to the form of the syllogism in logic, which unites things agreeing in the middle term.
Side 303 - ... as is also that tooth in the lower jaw which, in opposing it, passes in front of its crown when the mouth is closed. The other teeth of the first set are the ' deciduous molars ; ' the teeth which displace and succeed them vertically are the ' premolars ; ' the more posterior teeth, which are not displaced by vertical successors, are the ' molars,
Side 34 - ... truth of a proposition postulated, by showing that the deductions from it are true, requires that the truth of the deductions shall be shown in some way that does not directly or indirectly assume the truth of the proposition postulated. If, setting out with the axioms of Euclid, we deduce the truths that " the angle in a semicircle is a right angle...
Side 312 - Beyond these two islands lies the sea of Andaman ; the people on this coast eat human flesh quite raw; their complexion is black, their hair frizzled, their countenance and eyes frightful, their feet are very large, and almost a cubit in length, and they go quite naked.
Side 266 - ... instruments for uprooting or cutting down trees, or for transport and working of building materials ; they are characteristic of age and sex ; and in man they have secondary relations subservient to beauty and to speech. Teeth are always intimately related to the food and habits of the animal, and are therefore highly interesting to the physiologist : they form for the same reason important guides to the naturalist in the classification of animals...
Side 200 - ... fall its prey. The serpent has neither hands nor talons, yet it can outwrestle the athlete, and crush the tiger in the embrace of its ponderous overlapping folds.
Side 319 - Besides these cars they have a superior kind of vehicle upon two wheels, covered likewise with black felt, and so effectually as to protect those within it from wet, during a whole day of rain.
Side 188 - ... to the bottom ; if the right pectoral fin only be cut off, the fish leans to that side ; if the ventral fin on...
Side 211 - Those who have witnessed the shock given to the head of a crocodile by the act of snapping together its thin long jaws, must have seen how liable to fracture the lower jaw would be, were it composed of one bone only on each side.