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Henry Gray
English
Scientist
Born:
1827
Died:
1961
Body
Bone
Bones
Certain
Important
Skin
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The appendages of the skin are the nails, the hairs, the sudoriferous and sebaceous glands, and their ducts. The nails and hairs are peculiar modifications of the epidermis, consisting essentially of the same cellular structure as that membrane.
Henry Gray
Skin
Consisting
Structure
Glands
Nails
Hairs
Same
Cellular
Essentially
Peculiar
The vesicles of the spleen, which form one of the most important elements of this organ in its mature state, are not developed until the period of incubation is near to its completion.
Henry Gray
Important
Organ
State
Completion
Developed
Most
Until
Period
Mature
The Most Important
Form
Which
Elements
Near
The entire substance of the spleen at an early period is almost entirely composed of nuclei and granular matter.
Henry Gray
Matter
Composed
Entire
Entirely
Almost
Period
Substance
Early
In the imperfect records left of the anatomy of the ancient Egyptians, no trace of any knowledge of the spleen can be ascertained.
Henry Gray
Knowledge
Anatomy
Ancient
Records
Imperfect
Trace
Left
Any
Egyptians
Ascertained
I believe that the power which the spleen possesses of regulating its amount of blood depends entirely upon mechanical properties.
Henry Gray
Power
Believe
Possesses
Entirely
Properties
Blood
Depends
Which
Mechanical
Amount
I have removed the spleen from a dog, from cats, and rabbits. In all cases, the animals survived the operation and did not appear to be in the least affected by the absence of the organ.
Henry Gray
Cats
Dog
Animals
Organ
Cases
Absence
Operation
Least
Affected
Survived
Did
Rabbits
Appear
The arteries are found in nearly every part of the animal body, with the exception of the hairs, nails, and epidermis; and the larger trunks usually occupy the most protected situations, running, in the limbs, along the flexor side, where they are less exposed to injury.
Henry Gray
Animal
Every
Side
Running
Exception
Part
Nails
Hairs
Along
Most
Protected
Limbs
Occupy
Situations
Where
Body
Less
Exposed
Found
Injury
Larger
Nearly
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