The principles of physiology / by John Gray McKendrick.

  • McKendrick, John Gray, 1841-1926.
Date:
[1912]
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Credit: The principles of physiology / by John Gray McKendrick. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    THE PRINCIPLES OF PHYSIOLOGY CHAPTER I ITS SCOPE, AIMS AND RELATIONS 1. Physiology is the science which describes and endeavours to explain the phenomena manifested by living beings. It may also be said to treat of the changes that occur in living matter. It deals with that special mode of activity we call Life. 2. Living beings are divided into plants and animals. There are many forms difficult to classify ; these seem to belong to either the plant or the animal world, according to the point of view from which we regard them. All living things, however, show certain general characters, by which we know they are alive. They are developed from a parent or parents, they require food and oxygen,