The anatomist's vade mecum: containing the anatomy, physiology, morbid appearances, &c. of the human body; the art of making anatomical preparations, &c. ... / [Robert Hooper].

  • Hooper, Robert, 1773-1835
Date:
1820
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    minds, that the blood not only traversed the struc- ture of the lungs, but that it circulated in every part of the body, by means of an admirable ar- rangement, on which depends the life of man. He fully evinced the alternate contraction and dilata- tion of the heart; the passage of the blood from the two venz cave into the right auricle, from thence into the right ventricle, and through the lungs; its reception into the left auricle from the pulmonary veins, its expulsion thence into the left ventricle, from which it was propelled through all the arteries of the body, and returned by the veins. So clearly were the phenomena of the whole circulation un- derstood, and so admirably explained, by Dr. Har- vey, that, notwithstanding he wrote near two hua- dred years ago, this function has never since been laid down with more truth, simplicity, and ele- gance. Soon after the discovery of the circulation of the blood, Asrxrus, an Italian, discovered the lacteals, which PecauEt, in 1651, traced to the thoracic duct, and thence to the left subclavian vein. In 1653, Ruppeck and BarTHOLIN discovered the lymphatics: it does not appear that there was any communication between them; both, therefore, are entitled to equal praise. The latter has, however, additional credit from his having entertained very *