. The physiology of the domestic animals; a text-book for veterinary and medical students and practitioners. Physiology, Comparative; Domestic animals. 728 PHYSIOLOGY OP THE DOMESTIC ANIMALS. astragalo-tibial articulation to the ground, and the resistance is the weight of the body. This mode of action of the gastrocnemius is more evident in man (Fig. 291) when the weight of the body is raised on the toes -through the action of this muscle. In the anterior extremity of quad- rupeds the extensors of the forearm (A D, B D, and C D, Fig. 292) also act through levers of the second class when the fo

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. The physiology of the domestic animals; a text-book for veterinary and medical students and practitioners. Physiology, Comparative; Domestic animals. 728 PHYSIOLOGY OP THE DOMESTIC ANIMALS. astragalo-tibial articulation to the ground, and the resistance is the weight of the body. This mode of action of the gastrocnemius is more evident in man (Fig. 291) when the weight of the body is raised on the toes -through the action of this muscle. In the anterior extremity of quad- rupeds the extensors of the forearm (A D, B D, and C D, Fig. 292) also act through levers of the second class when the foot is on the ground,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smith, Robert Meade, 1854-. Philadelphia and London, F. A. Davis

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