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Title: Human physiology
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Furneaux, William S
Subjects: Human physiology
Publisher: London New York : Longmans, Green
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ring blood to the heart; andcapillaries are the minute blood-vesselswhich connect the small arteries andveins together. The absorptive system consistschiefly of vessels which collect dis-solved nutritious matter from variousparts of the body, and convey it intothe blood system. The nourishingmaterial is thus distributed throughoutthe system to repair waste and tofurther growth. The respiratory system consists principally of the larynx, trachea or wind-pipe, and the lungs. The larynx, sometimes called the voice-box, be- Fig. 4.—The Muscles and cause it contains the cords or mem- Xendons of the Forearm, branes by means of which the voice viewed from before. ig produced; is the enlarged, upper part 110 ^S£fc:t£&£their of the passage leading from the mouth GENERAL BUILD OF THE HUMAN BODY 7 to the lungs. The trachea is a tube extending from the larynxto the upper part of the chest. Here it divides into two branches,one of which enters each lung. The lungs (often called the lights)
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Fig. 5.—General Diagrammatic View of th6 Circulatory System, showingthe arrangement of the heart and the larger blood-vessels. h, the heart. The arrows indicate the direction of the blood-stream. 8 ELEMENTARY PHYSIOLOGY are large spongy organs. They contain a very large number ofsmall air cavities, and are richly supplied with blood-vessels. It

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