677 examples of secretion in sentences

If, it would seem, the cortex secretion now pours into the blood, enough to more than overcome the effects of the medulla secretion, the inter-muscular equilibrium is disturbed in the opposite direction, for fight rather than flight, and anger results.

Or if the cortical secretion pours in an overwhelming amount of its secretion from the first into the blood there will be no fear, but anger immediately.

It is the proper conjunction of its secretion and that of the adrenal cortex that makes for true courage.

Its secretion must act upon the great basal ganglia, at the base of the brain, which contain the nerve cells and fibres that are the centers of emotional control and co-ordination.

When the thyroid sends more secretion into the blood, more thyroxin, it accelerates all the functions and activities of the organs.

During adolescence there is physical growth which consumes most of the secretion of the ante-pituitary.

After adolescence, after the early twenties, when physical growth has ceased, the ante-pituitary secretion sensitizes the cells of the brain to mental growth.

Besides the ante-pituitary, in the evolution of judgment, and the judgment faculty, due stress must be laid upon the influence of the internal secretion of the testes or ovaries, the product of the interstitial cells.

We have seen that the philosophic, scientific, intellectual mind, the capacity to abstract, and think in terms of abstractions, is definitely dependent upon proper secretion by the ante-pituitary.

Most of the evidence accumulated in the examination and treatment of morbid conditions characterized by a restless, incoordinate activity of the brain cells points to excess of the post-pituitary secretion as the cause, or as one of the most important causes.

In view of what has been said concerning the endocrine mechanism of the instincts and the vegetative apparatus, it could be predicted that a number of these nerve casualties of peace and war would be caused by an upset of the equilibrium between the glands of internal secretion.

The pictures of him published, and the structure of his skull, face and teeth, his hair and other physical traits point to his being an adrenal-centered type, of the unstable variety, so far as his internal secretion make-up is concerned.

THE UNCONSCIOUS AND THE VISCERA In the chapter on the glands of internal secretion as an interlocking directorate, certain generalities were stated as the laws of the government of the organism's life by them in association with the vegetative apparatus.

When there is not enough of the thyroid secretion in the blood, the tissue between the cells in the brain become clogged and thickened, so that a gross barrier to the passage of the nerve impulses is created.

That means a small and so potentially inadequate pituitary, both anterior and posterior, potentially inadequate in that it will become impossible for it to grow and produce extra secretion upon demand.

The gall, or peculiar secretion of the liver; a viscid, yellowish fluid, and very bitter to the taste.

An inflammation of a mucous membrane, usually attended with an increased secretion of mucus.

Resembling fat; the name of the oily secretion by which the skin is kept flexible and soft.

Secretion (Lat. secerno, secretum, to separate).

The process of separating from the blood some essential, important fluid; which fluid is also called a secretion.

The synovial membranes are almost identical in structure with serous membranes (page 176), but the secretion is thicker and more like the white of egg.

Glands are organs of various shapes and sizes, whose special work it is to separate materials from the blood for further use in the body, the products being known as secretion and excretion.

The means by which secretion and excretion are effected are, however, identical.

The cells are able to select from the blood whatever material they require and which they elaborate into the particular secretion.

Had it been otherwise, the secretion of milk would stop at a definite time, in like manner as the period of gestation is definite.

677 examples of  secretion  in sentences