The philosophy of vital motion / by Charles Bland Radcliffe.

  • Radcliffe, Charles Bland, 1822-1889.
Date:
1851
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    CHAPTEE II. OF VITAL MOVEMENTS. These phenomena may be arranged under three heads:—Under the first, are those which are seen in vessels and cells; under the second, all such movements as occur in the irritable tumours of the sensitive plant, in the coats of the alimentary canal, and in the voluntary muscles; and under the third, the rhythmical beatings of the heart. We shall speak of the several varieties of vital motion according to this arrangement, and then add some separate con- siderations on the influence of the nerves and mind in these phenomena. A. OF VITAL MOVEMENTS IN VESSELS AND CELLS. These movements are less complex in the plant than in the animal, for here they are not confused by the cardiac impulse; and it is in the plant, therefore, that we institute our first inquiries.