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abdomen absorbed action adaptation amount animal arises artery articulation auricle become blood body bone brain called capillaries carbonic acid cartilage cavity cess changes chyle circulation color connected consists constitute contains contraction convey cranium depend Describe digestion disease duct dura mater effect exercise extends external fluid functions furnished gastric juice give glands glenoid cavity head Hence humerus hyoides increase injury inserted intestine joint kinds of food labyrinth lacteals lens ligaments liver lower extremity lumbar lumbar vertebrę lungs medulla oblongata membrane mind motion muscles muscular fibres muscular power necessary nerves nervous nitrogen nutrition object oblique occipital bone organs oxygen parietal bones passes pelvis person pharynx portion posterior produced respiration respiratory retina ribs scapula secretion Section sensation sense side situated spinal cord spine spinous sternum stomach substance supply surface teeth tendon thorax tibia tion tissues tympanum ulna upper extremity veins ventricle vertebrę
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