...thickness. The muscular fibres are endowed with contractility, a remarkable and characteristic property, by virtue of which they shrink or contract more or...intestinal canal, and these are accordingly named " involuntary.*1 These two classes of muscles differ not only in the mode in which they are excited...

...thickness. The muscular fibres are endowed with contractility — a remarkable and characteristic property, by virtue of which they shrink or contract more or...a certain extent in their anatomical characters.' — SHARPEY ; QUAIN'S Anatomy, p. clxiiL Structure of Voluntary Muscles. — ' The voluntary muscular...

...others, are excited by the stimulus of the will, or volition, acting on them through the nerves ; theso are therefore named 'voluntary muscles,' although...a certain extent in their anatomical characters.' — SHAKPEY ; QUAIN'S Anatomy. Structure of Voluntary Muscles. — 'The voluntary muscular fibres are...

...thickness. The muscular fibrcs are endowed with contractility, a remarkable and characteristic property, by virtue of which they shrink or contract more or...shall consider the structure of each class separately. Voluntaiy Of the structure of voluntary muscles. — The voluntary muse cs. muscular fibres are for...

...obedience to other stimuli. Involuntary Muscles. — There are other muscles which are entirely drawn from the control of the will, such as those of the heart and the intestinal canal j and these are accordingly named involuntary. These muscles differ both in the...

...muscles," although some of them habitually, and all occasionally, act also in obedience to other stimulL There are other muscles or muscular fibres which are...shall consider the structure of each class separately. Of the structure of voluntary muscles. — The voluntary muscular fibres are for the most part gathered...

...will, and comprise the muscles of locomotion, respiration, expression and some others. The second class are entirely withdrawn from the control of the will, such as those of the heart, of the arteries, of the intestinal canal, and of the various organs. When we employ the term " muscular...

...will, and comprise the muscles of locomotion, respiration, expression and some others. The second class are entirely withdrawn from the control of the will, such as those of the heart, of the arteries, of the intestinal •canal, and of the various organs. When we employ the term " muscular...