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either case coagulates, but not into a stiff or jelly-like substance, like the
blood of ordinary animals, but only into a flaccid consistency like that of milk
which is not subjected to the action of rennet. The blood of the antelope
admits of a firmer consistency in coagulation; for in this respect it resembles,
or only comes a little short of, the blood of sheep. Such are the properties of
vein, sinew, and fibrous tissue.
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The bones in animals are all connected with one single bone, and are
interconnected, like the veins, in one unbroken sequence; and there is no
instance of a bone standing apart by itself. In all animals furnished with
bones, the spine or backbone is the point of origin for the entire osseous
system. The spine is composed of vertebrae, and it extends from the head
down to the loins. The vertebrae are all perforated, and, above, the bony
portion of the head is connected with the topmost vertebrae, and is designated
the ‘skull’. And the serrated lines on the skull are termed ‘sutures’.
The skull is not formed alike in all animals. In some animals the skull
consists of one single undivided bone, as in the case of the dog; in others it is
composite in structure, as in man; and in the human species the suture is
circular in the female, while in the male it is made up of three separate
sutures, uniting above in three-corner fashion; and instances have been known
of a man’s skull being devoid of suture altogether. The skull is composed not
of four bones, but of six; two of these are in the region of the ears, small in
comparison with the other four. From the skull extend the jaws, constituted of
bone. (Animals in general move the lower jaw; the river crocodile is the only
animal that moves the upper one.) In the jaws is the tooth-system; and the
teeth are constituted of bone, and are half-way perforated; and the bone in
question is the only kind of bone which it is found impossible to grave with a
graving tool.
On the upper part of the course of the backbone are the collar-bones and the
ribs. The chest rests on ribs; and these ribs meet together, whereas the others
do not; for no animal has bone in the region of the stomach. Then come the
shoulder-bones, or blade-bones, and the arm-bones connected with these, and
the bones in the hands connected with the bones of the arms. With animals
that have forelegs, the osseous system of the foreleg resembles that of the arm
in man.
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Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Part 1; Logic (Organon) 3
- Categories 4
- On Interpretation 34
- Prior Analytics, Book I 56
- Prior Analytics, Book II 113
- Posterior Analytics, Book I 149
- Posterior Analytics, Book II 193
- Topics, Book I 218
- Topics, Book II 221
- Topics, Book III 237
- Topics, Book IV 248
- Topics, Book V 266
- Topics, Book VI 291
- Topics, Book VII 317
- Topics, Book VIII 326
- On Sophistical Refutations 348
- Part 2; Universal Physics 396
- Physics, Book I 397
- Physics, Book II 415
- Physics, Book III 432
- Physics, Book IV 449
- Physics, Book V 481
- Physics, Book VI 496
- Physics, Book VII 519
- Physics, Book VIII 533
- On the Heavens, Book I 570
- On the Heavens, Book II 599
- On the Heavens, Book III 624
- On the Heavens, Book IV 640
- On Generation and Corruption, Book I 651
- On Generation and Corruption, Book II 685
- Meteorology, Book I 707
- Meteorology, Book II 733
- Meteorology, Book III 760
- Meteorology, Book IV 773
- Part 3; Human Physics 795
- On the Soul, Book I 796
- On the Soul, Book II 815
- On the Soul, Book III 840
- On Sense and the Sensible 861
- On Memory and Reminiscence 889
- On Sleep and Sleeplessness 899
- On Dreams 909
- On Prophesying by Dreams 918
- On Longevity and the Shortness of Life 923
- On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration 929
- Part 4; Animal Physics 952
- The History of Animals, Book I 953
- The History of Animals, Book II translated 977
- The History of Animals, Book III 1000
- The History of Animals, Book IV 1029
- The History of Animals, Book V 1056
- The History of Animals, Book VI 1094
- The History of Animals, Book VII 1135
- The History of Animals, Book VIII 1150
- The History of Animals, Book IX 1186
- On the Parts of Animals, Book I 1234
- On the Parts of Animals, Book II 1249
- On the Parts of Animals, Book III 1281
- On the Parts of Animals, Book IV 1311
- On the Motion of Animals 1351
- On the Gait of Animals 1363
- On the Generation of Animals, Book I 1381
- On the Generation of Animals, Book II 1412
- On the Generation of Animals, Book III 1444
- On the Generation of Animals, Book IV 1469
- On the Generation of Animals, Book V 1496
- Part 5; Metaphysics 1516
- Part 6; Ethics and Politics 1748
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book I 1749
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book II 1766
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book III 1779
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book IV 1799
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book V 1817
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book VI 1836
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book VII 1851
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book VIII 1872
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book IX 1890
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book X 1907
- Politics, Book I 1925
- Politics, Book II 1943
- Politics, Book III 1970
- Politics, Book IV 1997
- Politics, Book V 2023
- Politics, Book VI 2053
- Politics, Book VII 2065
- Politics, Book VIII 2091
- The Athenian Constitution 2102
- Part 7; Aesthetic Writings 2156