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Page 793
... surface of the gastric ( stomach ) mucosa is always covered by a thin layer of thick tenacious mucus that is secreted by the columnar cells in the surface epithelium . Beneath the surface epithelium various types of gastric glands are ...
... surface of the gastric ( stomach ) mucosa is always covered by a thin layer of thick tenacious mucus that is secreted by the columnar cells in the surface epithelium . Beneath the surface epithelium various types of gastric glands are ...
Page 796
... surface of the liver to the abdominal wall . The upper and posterior surfaces of the liver are attached to the diaphragm and to the rear abdominal wall by a liga- ment called the coronary ligament . The inferior surface of the liver has ...
... surface of the liver to the abdominal wall . The upper and posterior surfaces of the liver are attached to the diaphragm and to the rear abdominal wall by a liga- ment called the coronary ligament . The inferior surface of the liver has ...
Page 1003
... surface . Fixed points can be marked with relative ease on the resultant system of coordinates . For portrait drawings the glass board used into the 19th century , had contours and important interior reference points marked on it with ...
... surface . Fixed points can be marked with relative ease on the resultant system of coordinates . For portrait drawings the glass board used into the 19th century , had contours and important interior reference points marked on it with ...
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