 | Thomas Bell - 1829 - 472 Seiten
...greatest possible extension of the office of a particular class of teeth, a corresponding developement of that class is found to take place, to a much greater...seize their food, and to tear it in pieces ; in the rodentia, or gnawing animals, as in the beaver for instance, the incisores are remarkably long, and... | |
 | Thomas Bell - 1835 - 422 Seiten
...different classes of the teeth, it appears that their structure and uses are more perfectly equalized in the human subject, than in any other animal. It...seize their food, and to tear it in pieces ; in the rodentia, or gnawing animals, as in the beaver for instance, the incisores are remarkably long, and... | |
 | 1835 - 240 Seiten
...greatest possible extension of the office of a particular class of the teeth, a corresponding developement of that class is found to take place, to a much greater...seize their food and to tear it in pieces ; in the rodentia, or gnawing animals, as in the beaver, for instance, the incisors are remarkably long, and... | |
 | 1839 - 592 Seiten
...the office of a particular class of the teeth, a corresponding development of that class is 1'ound to take place, to a much greater degree than in man....and strengthened, in order to enable them to seize tlieir food and to tear it in pieces ; in the rodenlia, or gnawing animals, as in the beaver, for instance,... | |
 | Southwood Smith - 1847 - 512 Seiten
...as is strikingly seen in the tiger and the polar bear, the cuspid or canine teeth are prodigiously elongated and strengthened, in order to enable them to seize their food, and to tear it in pieces. On the other hand, in the rodentia, or gnawing animals, as in the beaver, the incisors are exceedingly... | |
 | Thomas Lukyn - 1853 - 158 Seiten
...teeth, it appears that their structure and uses are more perfectly equalized in the human subject than any other animal. It is true that in some tribes of...seize their food, and to tear it in pieces ; in the rodentia, or gnawing animals, as in the beaver for instance, the incisors are remarkably long, and... | |
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FROM the foregoing view of the nature and offices of the different classes of the teeth, it appears that their structure and uses are more perfectly equalized in the human subject, than in any other animal. It is true that, in some tribes of animals,... 