Project Gutenberg 2015-01-19 Public domain in the USA. 96 Martin, Ernest G. 1876 1934 Martin, Ernest G. (Ernest Gale) Martin, E. G. 23002578 Physiology: The Science of the Body Popular Science Library, Volume 9 Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Physiology: The Science of the Body" by Ernest G. Martin is a scientific publication likely written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the complex mechanisms that govern the human body, focusing on how the biological systems function to sustain life. It aims to provide readers with a foundational understanding of physiology, emphasizing the significance of bodily activities and the principles of hygiene related to health. The opening of the book introduces the fundamental concepts of physiology, starting with the signs of life and differentiating the criteria for determining whether an entity is living. Martin explores various attributes of living organisms, notably motion and the distinction between living beings and mechanical objects. He presents intriguing thought experiments regarding how extraterrestrial observers might misinterpret machines as living entities. The author further develops the discussion by introducing cellular structures such as protoplasm and the various types of cells, asserting that life consists of the interactions and functions of these cellular components. Through these details, Martin sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of the physiological principles that underlie human life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Physiology QP Text Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: Science - General 650094 649243 2024-09-20T06:38:08.647592 2023-09-21T03:36:35.541580 text/html text/html 640663 2021-01-25T05:42:05 text/html; charset=utf-8 10734843 2021-01-25T05:42:05 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 11721356 2024-09-20T06:38:20.502500 application/epub+zip 11704451 2024-09-20T06:38:10.551576 application/epub+zip 288803 2024-09-20T06:38:09.413585 application/epub+zip 11831237 2024-09-20T06:38:28.377491 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 11759952 2024-09-20T06:38:17.728504 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404064 2022-09-21T18:45:58.856505 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 588741 588639 2024-09-20T06:38:07.441569 2023-09-21T03:36:33.587581 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 588609 2015-01-19T11:16:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 197923 2015-01-19T11:17:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17974 2024-09-20T06:38:28.585456 application/rdf+xml 7958 2024-09-20T06:38:09.508572 image/jpeg 1391 2024-09-20T06:38:09.461562 image/jpeg 11045933 2024-09-20T06:38:08.998584 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog