A manual of the physiology of man, or, a concise description of the phenomena of his organization / Philippe Hutin ; translated from the French.

  • Hutin, Philippe, 1802-1880.
Date:
1828
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    OF MAN. Without apparently having iiad Man in view, we have already pointed out many features that belong to him ; but, a3 a natural consequence of the elevated station in which he ranks amongst animals, we must expect to find in him-independent of the general characters he possesses in common with the latter— an admirable degree of perfection, both in his organi- zation and in his faculties. Anthropology, or the science of man, includes the study of his structure, and that of his phenomena. Organization of Man. The exterior conformation of the human body is symmetrical ; the point of reunion of the two lateral halves is pointed out by a median vertical line, called raphe. This symmetry is particularly remarkable in the organs of animal functions, it is not, however, per- fect in these organs ; and much less so in those of generation ; finally, it is not to be detected in those organs connected with nutritive functions. The structure of man constitutes an organization, consequently, as in all organized beings, we observe in him solids which compose the organs, and fluids that are circulated in them.