Buckmaster's Elements of animal physiology / by John Angell.

  • Angell, John
Date:
1866
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Credit: Buckmaster's Elements of animal physiology / by John Angell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Series I. 1. What is the stnicture of bone ? 2. Where does cartilage occur in the human body, and what is its structure ? 3. What is the structure of the tissues called “epithelium ” and “epidermis,” and where do they occur ? 4. What are cilia ? Where are they found in (he human body ? 5. How many kinds of “corpuscles” are there in the blood, and what are their distinctive characters ? 6. Describe the circulation of the blood. 7. Where is the liver placed ; what is its secretion; and how is that secretion poured into the intestine ? 8. What is the structure of the tissue called “striped muscle,” and what are its properties ? g. Where is the brain placed, and what are the principal struc- tural elements of which it is composed ? 10. Enumerate the structures which enter into the composition of the eye. Series II. 1. Enumerate and explain the action of the muscles of the eye and eyelids. 2. What is meant by the “adjustment” of the eye, and how is it effected ? 3. Give an account of the structure of the ear. 4. What is the “pulse”? why is no pulse observable in the veins ? 5. What glands secrete saliva or a similar fluid ? what are the functions of the saliva ? 6. What is “lymph”? Give a general' account of the lym- phatic system. 7. By what means are the products of digestion absorbed into, and the products of waste eliminated from, the blood ? 8. By what conditions is the temperature of the human body detennined ? 9. Describe the mechanism of breathing, and the changes undergone by the air inspired and expired. 10. Give examples of purely motor, of purely sensory, and of mixed nerves; and describe the manner in which the motor and sensory fibres of the spinal nerves of the latter class become separated in the roots of the nerves. >
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