"Longitudinal section of a Hydra; b, bud which will form a young one; ba, base by…
"Fore limbs of vertebrates showing similarity of structure. A, salamander; B, turtle;…
"The most essential parts of human vision are contained in the eyeball, a nearly spherical body, about…
"Many of both sexes wear enormous ear plugs and earrings, some of which are as big around as a napkin.…
"Diagram to show the working parts of a gland. v and a are blood tubes with thin-walled branches around…
"The stomach is a half-gallon sac, with an outer wall of muscle lined within by mucous membrane, made…
"A tiny block out of the stomach wall. a, the mucous membrane; c and d, the muscles; h, gastric glands;…
"Piece of small intestine cut open to show wrinkling of inner coat bearing villi." —Davison, 1910
"Chief veins and arteries of the body. a, place of the heart; the veins are in black. On the right side…
"The lymph vessels of the body. rc, the thoracic duct; lac, the lacteals taking the lymph and fatty…
"Diagram of the rush of blood when the heart beats. The valves v open above are closed below while the…
"The lungs fill up most of the cavity of the chest. One lies on either side of the heart which is in…
"A block out of the skin. a, dead part and d live part of the epidermis; e, sweat glands; n, nerve endings."…
"The extensor muscles on the back of the forearm. Note the tendons at the wrist." —Davison, 1910
"Muscles on the front of the arm. Note the while cords, the tendons at the wrist." —Davison, 1910
"Muscles of the leg showing how they pass into tendons at the ankle." —Davison, 1910
The mouth and neck laid open. 1: The teeth. 3 and 4: Upper and lower jaws. 5: The tongue. 7: Parotid…
A genus of grasses including about sixty species, valuable alike for the production of hay and for their…
"The proportions of the human figure. As handed down to us by Vitruvius and described by Joseph Bonomi."…
"The column was originally surmounted by a colossal statue of Trajan (replaced in the seventh century…
This diagram shows a side view of the right eye of man. a.c., central artery; a.h., aqueous humor; b.,…