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Temperament
Temperament. Although All Indivi Duals Of The Same Species Are Composed Of The Same Tissues, Consisting Of The Same Elements Both Proximate And Ultimate, And Agreeing In All Essential Points Of Chemical Constitution, Yet There Exist Between Certain Groups Of Them, Sometimes In The Most Striking Degree, Differences Not Only ...

Temperatu Ii E Of
Temperatu Ii E Of Tiie Human Body.— In The Following Observations We Shall Make Use Of The Measures Of Temperature Given By Dr. John Davy. These Amount To One Hun Dred And Fourteen In Number, And Were Made On Individuals Of Both Sexes And Of Different Ages In Three Quarters ...

Temperature Of The Mollusca
Temperature Of The Mollusca . - In Observing The Temperature Of A Single Mollusc, The Common Oyster, The Temperature Of The Sea Being 27°, 8, F.) That Of The Animal Was 27°, 8 Also. It Is Obvious, Therefore, That The Differences In The Temperature Of Animals From Reptiles Inclusively Downwards ...

Temporo Maxillary Articu L
Temporo-maxillary Articu L A Tion.—under This Heading I Propose To Give A Brief Account Of The Jointing Of The Lower Maxilla To The Cranium. This Joint Can Not, Of Course, Be Identified Out Of The Verte Brate. The Mandibles And Maxillae Of The Ar Liculata Are Not Homologous With The ...

Teratology
Teratology. — Under This Name, Which We Owe To Geoffroy St. Hilaire, We Un Derstand The Doctrine Of Congenital Deformi Ties.* In A Scientific Sense, It Constitutes A Part Of Pathological Anatomy, And Demands Our Interest As Much As The Knowledge Of Those Other Deviations From The Normal State, Which ...

Tery
Tery. The Veins Are Principally Branches Of The External Jugular, Viz. 1. The Facial Vein With Its Branches, Which Correspond Generally To The Trunk And Branches Of The Facial Artery, Except That The Facial Vein Is Rather More Superficial And Further From The Median Line Than The Artery; 2. The ...

Tethium
Tethium. — Body Subglobular, Irregular, Tuberiform, Sarcoid But Firm, Suberous, Re Sisting, Supported By And Mixed Up With An Immense Quantity Of Aciculi, Which Are Simple, Fasciculate And Diverging From The Centre To The Circun:ference. Skeleton. — The Framework, Or Fibrous Portion, From The Arrangement Of Which The Sponge Derives ...

The External Carotid
The External Carotid) (arteria Carotis Externa, Supoficialis Vel Anterior, Scemm. Fa Ciale Of Chaussier,) Extends From The Bifurca Tion Of The Primitive Carotid To The Neck Of The Condyle Of The Lower Jaw, Where It Terminates By Dividing Into The Superficial Temporal And Internal Maxillary Arteries. In This Course It ...

The External Or Adiierent
The External Or Adiierent Surface Op Tiie Peritoneum Is Attached To The Apposed Tissues With Different Degrees Of Intimacy In Different Situations--a Circumstance Of Great Importance With Regard To Certain Surgical Operations. This Attachment Is Intimate Or Otherwise, According As The Areolar Tissue That Constitutes The Connecting Medium Is Abundant ...

The Internal Carotid Artery
The Internal Carotid Artery) (carotis In Terna Seu Cerebralis, Scemm. C&dwale Anarieure, Chaussier .)this Artery Is Larger Than The External Carotid In The Fcetus, But In The Adult Is Only Equal In Size To That Vessel, Aud Sometimes Even Smaller. At Its Origin It Takes A Curve Outwards So As ...

The Labia
The Labia, Termed Alsci Labia Niajora, To Distinguish Them From The Lesser Labia Or Nymplue, Are Two Symmetrical Tegumental Folds(fig. 480. /0, Placed One On Either Side Of The Rima Or Fissure Which Leads To The Vagina. The Labia Vary Considerably In Size And Form In Different Subjects. In Stout ...

The Lungs
The Lungs (rye4pwv, Gr. ; Pulmo, Lat.; Pounton, Fr.; Lungen, Germ. ; Lungs Or Lights, Engl.) Coincide Typically In Structure With The Compound Grape-like Glands. The Lobules And Air-cells Constitute The Glandular Paren Chyma. The Larynx, Trachea And Bronchi Represent The Excretory Apparatus. They Differ From All Other Glands, However, ...

The Matelinal Iliac
The Matelinal Iliac A Ittcry, (arterin Iliaca E.rlemin, Lat.; Arti:re Iliaquc Exterric, Fr. ; Portion Iliaque De La Crurale, Chauss. ; Aussere Lliift-pulsadcr, Ger.) Is The Vessel Destined For The Supply Of The Lower Extremity, Of Ndlich The Portion Contained Within The Abdomen, In The Iliac Region, Is Denominated The ...

The Nature Of Nfrvous
General Observations On The Disposition And Composition Of The Nervous Mat Ter, The Nature Of Nf.rvous Actions, And The Subdivisions Of The Nervous System. The Nervous Matter Presents The Singular Peculiarity That It Alone, Of All The Varied Forms Of Animal Texture, Is Directly Influenced By The Mental Acts Of ...