The people's common sense medical adviser in plain English, or, Medicine simplified . se,in turn, are di- Aii icleal rcprescntfttlon of the respiratory organs. S. The vided into air-larynx. ,. The trachea. :>, 6. The bronchia. 9, 9, 9, 9. Air- <i ry\, •cells. 1, !, I, i, g, !. Ontlines of the lungs. ceilS. 1 t\f lungS are abundantlysupplied with blood-vessels, lymphatics, and nerves. The densityof a lung depends upon the amount of air it contains. Thus,experiment has shown that in nfoitus which has never breathed,the lungs are compact and will sink in water; but as soon asthey become inf
The people's common sense medical adviser in plain English, or, Medicine simplified . se,in turn, are di- Aii icleal rcprescntfttlon of the respiratory organs. S. The vided into air-larynx. ,. The trachea. :>, 6. The bronchia. 9, 9, 9, 9. Air- <i ry\, •cells. 1, !, I, i, g, !. Ontlines of the lungs. ceilS. 1 t\f lungS are abundantlysupplied with blood-vessels, lymphatics, and nerves. The densityof a lung depends upon the amount of air it contains. Thus,experiment has shown that in nfoitus which has never breathed,the lungs are compact and will sink in water; but as soon asthey become inflated with air, they spread over a larger surface,and are therefore more buoyant. Each lung is invested, as faras its root, with a membrane, called the plenra, which is thencontinuously extended to the cavity of the chest, thus perform-ing the double ofiice of lining it and constituting a partition be-tween the lungs. Tlie part of the membrane which forms this])artition is termed the inediaMiiiKin. When this membrane isinflamed, the disease is called pleurisy. The lungs are held. 64 COMMON SENSE MEDICAL ADVISER.
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