The Hand: Its Mechanism and Vital Endowments, as Evincing DesignBell & Daldy, 1865 - 260 pages |
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... surfaces of the head , the skin and sensi- tive membranes , where no muscles exist , -while those which contain the fibrils of the lesser root can be traced to the group of muscles which the Portio - dura had passed by , viz . , the ...
... surfaces of the head , the skin and sensi- tive membranes , where no muscles exist , -while those which contain the fibrils of the lesser root can be traced to the group of muscles which the Portio - dura had passed by , viz . , the ...
Page xviii
... surfaces to which the fibrils of the larger root were distributed ; secondly , all power of motion was im- mediately lost in the muscles of mastication . The jaw - bone dropped , and could not be raised to bring the teeth together ...
... surfaces to which the fibrils of the larger root were distributed ; secondly , all power of motion was im- mediately lost in the muscles of mastication . The jaw - bone dropped , and could not be raised to bring the teeth together ...
Page xx
... surface from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot , together with Taste : they gave also motor power to the trunk , the neck , and the upper and lower extremities . But here the ex- ception must be specified . It relates to the ...
... surface from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot , together with Taste : they gave also motor power to the trunk , the neck , and the upper and lower extremities . But here the ex- ception must be specified . It relates to the ...
Page xxiv
... surface . It is also reasonable to assume , however difficult it may be to prove the fact anatomically , that in the elementary brain the particular structure which initiates motor influence will be different from that which receives ...
... surface . It is also reasonable to assume , however difficult it may be to prove the fact anatomically , that in the elementary brain the particular structure which initiates motor influence will be different from that which receives ...
Page xxv
... surfaces of the body ( except the head ) ; and by the large root of the Fifth , the same property , Touch , is given to the whole head , together with the special sense of Taste . The conclusion , therefore , to which the author came ...
... surfaces of the body ( except the head ) ; and by the large root of the Fifth , the same property , Touch , is given to the whole head , together with the special sense of Taste . The conclusion , therefore , to which the author came ...
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