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... body . That is not only not strictly true but it is misleading . The heart of the adult is a four - chambered , conical , flattened , muscular bag about five inches long in the cav- ity of the thorax between the lungs . It lies ...
... body . That is not only not strictly true but it is misleading . The heart of the adult is a four - chambered , conical , flattened , muscular bag about five inches long in the cav- ity of the thorax between the lungs . It lies ...
Page 142
... body temperature in a given species . In cold- blooded creatures , such as frogs , snakes and fishes , the body temperature is not regulated internally , but fluctuates with the temperature of the surrounding medium , and when the ...
... body temperature in a given species . In cold- blooded creatures , such as frogs , snakes and fishes , the body temperature is not regulated internally , but fluctuates with the temperature of the surrounding medium , and when the ...
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... bodies that they cannot maintain a temperature higher than their sur- roundings and a drop in temperature below their normal is likely to put them completely out of action . It has not yet been defi- nitely determined whether the body ...
... bodies that they cannot maintain a temperature higher than their sur- roundings and a drop in temperature below their normal is likely to put them completely out of action . It has not yet been defi- nitely determined whether the body ...
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