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... direction , usually some arrange- ment of valves to prevent backflow . The simplest form of animal circulatory pump consists of a blood vessel down which passes a wave of muscular contraction , called peri- stalsis , that forces the ...
... direction , usually some arrange- ment of valves to prevent backflow . The simplest form of animal circulatory pump consists of a blood vessel down which passes a wave of muscular contraction , called peri- stalsis , that forces the ...
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... direction ) , and southerly wind speeds ( v > 0 ) will increase with height if air is colder to the west ( negative x direction ) . Since these are precisely the circumstances often found in the atmosphere , increasing wind speeds with ...
... direction ) , and southerly wind speeds ( v > 0 ) will increase with height if air is colder to the west ( negative x direction ) . Since these are precisely the circumstances often found in the atmosphere , increasing wind speeds with ...
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... direction perpendicular to the rope . Similarly , an unpolarized light wave travels in a single direction but vibrates in random directions perpendicular to its travel . When a light wave vibrates in only one direction , it is called ...
... direction perpendicular to the rope . Similarly , an unpolarized light wave travels in a single direction but vibrates in random directions perpendicular to its travel . When a light wave vibrates in only one direction , it is called ...
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