. Physiology and animal mechanism : first-book of natural history, prepared for the use of schools and colleges. cting blood freshly drawn from one animalinto the veins of another. It has been successfully resorted to in cases ofdisease. Translucent—Permitting the passage of light—Diaphanous. Transparent—That which may be seen through, as glass, &c. Objectscannot be clearly discerned through bodies that are merely diaphanous, oreven translucent, while they may be, tnrough bodies that arc transparent. Valve—A small door. Any membrane or doubling of membrane whichprevents fluids from flowing bac
. Physiology and animal mechanism : first-book of natural history, prepared for the use of schools and colleges. cting blood freshly drawn from one animalinto the veins of another. It has been successfully resorted to in cases ofdisease. Translucent—Permitting the passage of light—Diaphanous. Transparent—That which may be seen through, as glass, &c. Objectscannot be clearly discerned through bodies that are merely diaphanous, oreven translucent, while they may be, tnrough bodies that arc transparent. Valve—A small door. Any membrane or doubling of membrane whichprevents fluids from flowing back in the vessels and canals of the animalbody. Vesicle—A diminutive bladder or sac. Vibration—The act of moving in quick returns; quivering. \ iscid, £ Glutinous ; sticky ; tenacious. Viscous, \ J Viscus—Any bowel or entrail, or internal part, as the heart, liver, lungs,pancreas, &c. Vitreous—Resembling glass—glassy. Vomer—The bone which forms the solid part of the partition between thetwo nostrils, is called vomer, from its fancied resemblance to a plough-share. FINIS. Plate EXPLANATION OP PLATE 1. Fig. 1. The lungs of man with the heart and great vessels which arisefrom it—pp. the lungs,—t. the trachea which conveys air to the lungs,— heart,—o. d. the right auricle of the heart.—v. (/.right ventricle of theheart,—o. g. left auricle of the heart.—v. g. left ventricle of the heart.—v. c. s. and v. c. i. superior and inferior vena? cava?, emptying into theright auricle of the heart,—a. p. pulmonary artery going from the rightventricle to the lungs,—v. p. pulmonary veins, passing from the lungs to theleft auricle of the heart—a. a. the aorta,—a. c. carotid arteries arising fromthe aorta and conveying blood to the head,— c. subclavian veins comingfrom the arms and emptying into the superior vena cava. Fig. 2. The heart, opened to show the cavities in the interior of thisorgan. The different parts are indicated by the same
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