The hand : its mechanism and vital endowments as evincing design / by Sir Charles Bell.

  • Bell, Charles, Sir, 1774-1842.
Date:
1852
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Credit: The hand : its mechanism and vital endowments as evincing design / by Sir Charles Bell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    PAGE IMAGINARY ANIMALS 369 APPROPRIATE SENSIBILITIES INDUCE COMBINED MUSCULAR ACTIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE VITAL ORGANS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR FUNCTIONS . • 374 Sensibility of the Orifice of the Windpipe 375 Of Coughing, contrasted with Sneezing 377 The Mouth 378 Deglutition by Crocodile 380 Of Hunger and Thirst 381 Sensibility and Actions of the Stomach 384 Varieties of Sensibilities and Actions in the Complex Stomach of Ruminants 386 Of Voluntary and Instinctive Movements .... 389 COMPARISON OF THE EYE WITH THE HAND . . • -394 Of the Sensible Spot of the Eye 400 The Motions of the Eye prevent Exhaustion of the Sensible Spot 402 Muscular Sense gives Knowledge of Visible Direction . .406 Of the Permanence of Impressions on the Retina . . . 413 Complementary Colours most distinct after Exhaustion of the Retina 413 Motion of Eye blends Colours 415 Relation of Sensible Spot in Retina to Chiaroscuro . .419 Expression in the Eye 421 CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS:—In explanation of terms inci- dentally used in the volume . . . . • .424