Project Gutenberg 2020-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 161 Hill, Alex 1856 1929 Hill, Alexander 09035903 The Body at Work: A Treatise on the Principles of Physiology Preface -- Prolegomena -- The basis of life -- The unit of structure -- The fluids of the body -- Internal secretions -- Digestion -- Respiration -- Excretion -- The circulation -- Muscle -- The nervous system -- Smell and taste -- Vision -- Hearing -- Skin-sensations -- Voice and speech. Produced by Paul Marshall, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Body at Work: A Treatise on the Principles of Physiology" by Alex Hill is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work discusses the various functions and interdependencies of physiological processes in living organisms, emphasizing the study of life and its manifestations rather than just anatomical structures. Hill aims to address the complexities of physiology in an accessible manner for readers unfamiliar with the foundational sciences. The opening of the treatise introduces the field of physiology, establishing it as the science concerned with the activities and functions of living beings. Hill contrasts physiology with anatomy, emphasizing that the former focuses on understanding how the body operates and responds to stimuli as opposed to merely detailing its structural components. He argues that the physiologist's role evolves through observational experimentation, leading to inferences about bodily functions, a process that historically highlights the interplay between living systems and their underlying structures. This section sets the stage for an exploration of life forms and their complex functionalities throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Physiology QP Text Category: Science - Biology 1205025 2025-06-25T05:58:12.194561 text/html 1176906 2024-10-18T05:36:39 text/html 4367749 2025-06-25T05:58:24.623552 application/epub+zip 4378913 2025-06-25T05:58:14.375611 application/epub+zip 518930 2025-06-25T05:58:13.279559 application/epub+zip 4643364 2025-06-25T05:58:32.428511 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4562430 2025-06-25T05:58:23.479511 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 709697 2022-09-28T12:37:18.384498 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1079454 2025-06-25T05:58:10.601572 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1059457 2024-10-18T05:36:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16643 2025-06-25T05:58:32.568486 application/rdf+xml 9314 2025-06-25T05:58:13.430562 image/jpeg 2085 2025-06-25T05:58:13.355598 image/jpeg 4385009 2025-06-25T05:58:12.429646 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia