Insectivorous Plants — Page 1
ON THE SENSITIVENESS OF THE LEAVES, AND ON THE LINES OF TRANSMISSION OF THE MOTOR IMPULSE.
SOBRE A SENSIBILIDADE DAS FOLHAS E SOBRE AS LINHAS DE TRANSMISSÃO DO IMPULSO MOTOR.
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.
Glândulas e cumes dos tentáculos somente sensíveis—Transmissão do impulso motor ao longo dos pedicelos dos tentáculos e através da lâmina da folha—Agregação do protoplasma, uma ação reflexa—Primeira descarga do impulso motor súbita—Direção dos movimentos dos tentáculos—Impulso motor transmitido através do tecido celular—Mecanismo dos movimentos—Natureza do impulso motor—Reexpansão dos tentáculos.
Vocabulary
- SOBRE
- Preposition meaning 'about' or 'on top of'
- A
- Definite article or preposition meaning 'the' or 'to'
- SENSIBILIDADE
- Sensitivity or ability to perceive stimuli
- DAS
- Contraction of 'de' and 'as', meaning 'of the'
- FOLHAS
- Leaves of a plant or sheets of paper
- E
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- AS
- Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- LINHAS
- Lines or rows in a text or space
- DE
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- TRANSMISSÃO
- Transmission or transfer of a signal or impulse
- DO
- Contraction of 'de' and 'o', meaning 'of the'
- IMPULSO
- Impulse or sudden force driving action
- MOTOR
- Relating to movement or motor function
- Glândulas
- Glands, organs that secrete substances in organisms
- tentáculos
- Tentacles, flexible appendages used for sensing or grasping
- somente
- Only or solely, limiting to one condition
- sensíveis
- Sensitive or responsive to stimuli or touch
- Transmissão
- Transmission or conveyance of an impulse or signal
- longo
- Long in length or extended over distance
- através
- Through or across a medium or space
- lâmina
- Blade or thin flat layer of a leaf
- folha
- Leaf of a plant or sheet of paper
- Agregação
- Aggregation or clustering of cells or particles
- uma
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- ação
- Action or act of doing something
- reflexa
- Reflexive or involuntary response to a stimulus
- Primeira
- First in order or sequence
- descarga
- Discharge or sudden release of energy or signal
- súbita
- Sudden or abrupt occurrence without warning
- Direção
- Direction or course toward a specific point
- movimentos
- Movements or physical motions of a body
- transmitido
- Transmitted or passed along from one point
- tecido
- Tissue or fabric made of biological cells
- celular
- Cellular or relating to biological cells
- Mecanismo
- Mechanism or system of interacting parts
- Natureza
- Nature or the inherent character of something
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