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Page 44
... fluid chambers adjacent to the labyrinth . A chain of three or four small bones , known as the Weberian ossicles , extends from the ante- rior wall of a part of the swim bladder to a fluid - filled chamber called the atrium , which in ...
... fluid chambers adjacent to the labyrinth . A chain of three or four small bones , known as the Weberian ossicles , extends from the ante- rior wall of a part of the swim bladder to a fluid - filled chamber called the atrium , which in ...
Page 47
... fluid of the inner ear . That this is the route of sound conduction has been proved by cutting the extracolumel- la at different places and observing the reduction of re- corded responses in the ear . The auditory mechanism of ...
... fluid of the inner ear . That this is the route of sound conduction has been proved by cutting the extracolumel- la at different places and observing the reduction of re- corded responses in the ear . The auditory mechanism of ...
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... fluid stored in his tissues outside the cells . Other mechanisms for conserving the body fluids come into play , the most obvious of which is the diminution of the output of urine . But , first , total body rest and rest of a particular ...
... fluid stored in his tissues outside the cells . Other mechanisms for conserving the body fluids come into play , the most obvious of which is the diminution of the output of urine . But , first , total body rest and rest of a particular ...
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