. Physiology and animal mechanism : first-book of natural history, prepared for the use of schools and colleges. tooth which has just begun to form.—c. capsule. Fig. 5. The head seen in profile to show the parotid gland (g. p.) andthe chief levator or elevating muscles of the lower jaw, namely, the tem-poral (m. t.) and maseter muscles, (m. m.) Fig. 6. Represents a portion of the small intestine (i) upon which we seethe chyliferous vessels, the thoracic duct and the course followed by thechyle to reach the veins.—m. part of the peritoneum which serves to holdthe intestines in their place, and


. Physiology and animal mechanism : first-book of natural history, prepared for the use of schools and colleges. tooth which has just begun to form.—c. capsule. Fig. 5. The head seen in profile to show the parotid gland (g. p.) andthe chief levator or elevating muscles of the lower jaw, namely, the tem-poral (m. t.) and maseter muscles, (m. m.) Fig. 6. Represents a portion of the small intestine (i) upon which we seethe chyliferous vessels, the thoracic duct and the course followed by thechyle to reach the veins.—m. part of the peritoneum which serves to holdthe intestines in their place, and which is called mesentery.—vc. chyliferous vessels gm. mesenteric glands.—r. reservoir of Pecquet or receptacle of chyle, which is a slight dilatation of the thoracic duct, soon after its com-mencement.—I. lymphatic vessels coming from all parts of the body to thereceptacle of the chyle.—c. t. thoracic duct which ascends along side theaorta, (a. a.) passes behind the heart (c.) and empties into the left sub-clavianvein. (v. s. c.) v. n. vena cava, descending to the right auricle. Plate 4. Fig. 3. Teeth, and Organs of Hearing. EXPLANATION OF PLATE 4. Fig. 1. Lower jaw of a man opened to show the manner in which theroots of the teeth (r.) penetrate its substance (a.)—b. the superior edge leftentire—i incisor teeth.—c. canine teeth.—fm, false molar teeth.—gm. greatmolar teeth.—erf. condyle of the jaw which enters into its articulation withthe cranium. Fig. 2. Teeth of an animal of the order carnaria.—i. incisors.—a. canine.—m. molar teeth. Fig. 3. Teeth of an animal of the order rodentia.—i. incisor teeth.— teeth. Fig. 4. A vertical section of the organ of hearing.—-p. pavilion of theear.—co. concha.—c. a. auditory canal.—t. tympanum behind which is seenthe cavity of the tympanum (cai.)—t. e. the Eustachian tube.—f. o. foramenovale.—v. the vestibule,—I the cochlea.—o. s. c. the semicircular canals—these canals and the co


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