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Page 42
... muscles and nerves the septa of connective tissue support the bundles of fibres which form the essential part of the ... muscular exertion ; and when the head has been lowered by the action of the flexor muscles of the neck , and the ...
... muscles and nerves the septa of connective tissue support the bundles of fibres which form the essential part of the ... muscular exertion ; and when the head has been lowered by the action of the flexor muscles of the neck , and the ...
Page 112
... muscular tissue covered with endocardium , and on the anterior wall of the auricle are similar elevations arranged parallel to one another , called musculi pectinati . ( 2. ) Right Ventricle . - The right ventricle occupies the chief ...
... muscular tissue covered with endocardium , and on the anterior wall of the auricle are similar elevations arranged parallel to one another , called musculi pectinati . ( 2. ) Right Ventricle . - The right ventricle occupies the chief ...
Page 114
... muscular fibres ; but a ring of connective tissue , to which some of the muscular fibres are attached , is inserted between each auricle and ventri- cle , and forms the boundary of Fibrous tissue also exists at 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 a B. the ...
... muscular fibres ; but a ring of connective tissue , to which some of the muscular fibres are attached , is inserted between each auricle and ventri- cle , and forms the boundary of Fibrous tissue also exists at 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 a B. the ...
Page 115
... muscular fibres of the heart , unlike those of most of the involuntary muscles , are striated ; but although , in this respect , they resemble the skeletal muscles , they have distinguishing characteris- tics of their own . The fibres ...
... muscular fibres of the heart , unlike those of most of the involuntary muscles , are striated ; but although , in this respect , they resemble the skeletal muscles , they have distinguishing characteris- tics of their own . The fibres ...
Page 121
... muscular and elastic fibres , with a certain proportion of areolar tissue . the larger arteries ( fig . 99 ) its thickness is comparatively as well as absolutely much greater than in the small , constituting , as it does , the greater ...
... muscular and elastic fibres , with a certain proportion of areolar tissue . the larger arteries ( fig . 99 ) its thickness is comparatively as well as absolutely much greater than in the small , constituting , as it does , the greater ...
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