The Machinery of the BodyAcquaints the reader with knowledge of how man functions in health and disease, to indicate how such knowledge is derived, and to stimulate the reader to further interest and research. |
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
THE ORGANIZATION OF PROTOPLASM | 26 |
CHAPTER 3 | 53 |
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abnormal accelerated action activity adrenal afferent nerves alveoli amino acids animal aorta arterial blood pressure bacteria blood cells blood flow blood pressure blood stream blood vessels body brain canal capillaries carbon dioxide cardiac cardiac output carotid carotid sinus cause cavity changes chemical chest circulation clotting concentration contraction cortex depressor diffusion digestive disease effect efferent energy enzymes epinephrine excreted experimental factors fluid function gastric gland glucose heart rate heat hemoglobin hormone hypophysis hypothyroidism increased inhibition injection insulin intestine juice kidney liver lungs lymph mammals mechanisms medulla membrane metabolism molecules muscular nerve fibers nerve impulses nervous system normal occur organs oxygen pancreas physiological plasma produced protein protoplasm quantity reaction red cells reflex respiration respiratory center salivary salt secretion sensory sinus skeletal muscle spinal cord stimulation stomach structure substance sugar systole thyroid tion tissue tube tubules urine vagus nerve vasoconstrictor veins venous ventricles volume walls