Insectivorous Plants — Page 1
ON THE SENSITIVENESS OF THE LEAVES, AND ON THE LINES OF TRANSMISSION OF THE MOTOR IMPULSE.
DE LA SENSIBILITÉ DES FEUILLES ET DES LIGNES DE TRANSMISSION DE L'IMPULSION MOTRICE.
Glands and summits of the tentacles alone sensitive—Transmission of the motor impulse down the pedicels of the tentacles, and across the blade of the leaf—Aggregation of the protoplasm, a reflex action—First discharge of the motor impulse sudden—Direction of the movements of the tentacles—Motor impulse transmitted through the cellular tissue—Mechanism of the movements—Nature of the motor impulse—Re-expansion of the tentacles.
Glandes et sommets des tentacules seuls sensibles — Transmission de l'impulsion motrice le long des pédicelles des tentacules et à travers le limbe de la feuille — Agrégation du protoplasme, une action réflexe — Première décharge de l'impulsion motrice soudaine — Direction des mouvements des tentacules — Impulsion motrice transmise à travers le tissu cellulaire — Mécanisme des mouvements — Nature de l'impulsion motrice — Ré-expansion des tentacules.
Vocabulary
- DE
- Of; from; indicating possession or origin.
- LA
- The; feminine singular definite article in French.
- SENSIBILITÉ
- Sensitivity; capacity to perceive or feel sensations.
- DES
- Of the; plural partitive or definite article.
- FEUILLES
- Leaves; plural of feuille, part of a plant.
- ET
- And; conjunction connecting words or phrases.
- LIGNES
- Lines; plural of ligne, marks or linear forms.
- TRANSMISSION
- Transmission; sending or conveying something from one place.
- IMPULSION
- Impulse; sudden urge or force driving action forward.
- Glandes
- Glands; organs secreting substances in living organisms.
- sommets
- Peaks; summits; highest points of something.
- seuls
- Alone; only; sole or single without others.
- sensibles
- Sensitive; capable of perceiving or feeling things.
- travers
- Across; through; indicating movement from side to side.
- action
- Action; deed; something done or performed deliberately.
- réflexe
- Reflex; automatic response to stimulus without conscious thought.
- Première
- First; earliest in time, order, or importance.
- décharge
- Discharge; release or removal of something accumulated.
- soudaine
- Sudden; occurring or happening without warning or notice.
- Direction
- Direction; course or path along which something moves.
- mouvements
- Movements; actions of changing position or location.
- transmise
- Transmitted; sent or conveyed from one place to another.
- tissu
- Tissue; group of similar cells forming body structures.
- Mécanisme
- Mechanism; system of working parts operating together.
- Nature
- Nature; inherent character or essential qualities of things.
- expansion
- Expansion; act of growing or increasing in size.
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