Aztec Eternals

Logs are driven deep into the soil to build strong supports. On the stand, a wild deer was tied tightly, with its limbs spread out, clearly revealing its body and abdomen. At this moment, the injured wild deer wailed mournfully and struggled, but it never died.

The female warrior Naxiu stood beside him, pressing her arms hard to easily hold down the swaying deer head. The wild deer struggled for a while, then exhausted his strength in the constant blood loss, and became a sample without moving.

Obsidian's short dagger is fast, and Shulot's hand is steady. He precisely sliced ​​the deer skin and cut through the muscles, revealing the deer's regular beating heart, but never hurt the arteries or the breathing deer lungs above the heart.

"Alyssa, my love. In Nahua, we never speak of an organ by itself, such as eyes, nose, ears, mouth, and teeth. Instead, we say, my eyes, my nose. noyacatzotl, my ears."

Xiulott pondered for a while, not in a hurry to explain, but started from the traditional concept of Nahua language and gradually integrated into the medical common sense of later generations.

"We say this precisely because parts of the body cannot live without the body. They are not separate entities, they need to be linked together to form a living whole...just like all my organs, all my bodies Parts, linked together, make up multiple systems, and then make up me."

"Shirot, I understand! You are talking about organs and systems that make up the 'tonacayo', which is our entire body! And as the priests say, the vitality in our body comes from Sun, corn and water!"

Alyssa blinked and smiled knowingly. She looked expectantly at Shilot, waiting for her lover's compliment.

In Nahuatl, "tonakayo" is the combination of all the organs and refers to the complete body. But the word can also refer to "whole corn" and "the warmth of the sun." "Tona" means the sun. In the traditional concept, the human body corresponds to the corn, but also corresponds to the warmth of the sun. Therefore, whenever the alliance offered sacrifices to the sun god, or prayed for a good harvest of corn, it was necessary to sacrifice human beings.

"Exactly! Tonakayo is the human body. In the entire body, nine organ systems can be divided, each responsible for different physical activities."

Xiuluot paused for a moment and decided to simplify the concept of the human body system and try to explain it in understandable language in this era. He steadily stretched out his short dagger, used it as a teaching stick, to draw on the wild deer's body.

"Alyssa, you see, in this deer's body, there are many organs. It has a brain in its head, which can think; its limbs have a lot of muscles, which can run fast; under its neck are the lungs of the front chest. It is breathing up and down; under the lungs is the heart, beating to supply blood; behind the heart, is the dark red liver, the brown-red stomach, then the light-red intestines, the light-red kidneys... together they are responsible for digestion Food and excretion; and in the lower abdomen of the deer, the organs responsible for reproduction... uh, this is a stag!"

Shirot's expression froze, and he looked at a part of the buck's body, slightly surprised by the length. After counting his breaths, he coughed lightly and made a conclusion.

"All in all, brain thinking, muscle movement, lung breathing, heart blood supply, liver, intestines, stomach and kidney correspond to digestion and excretion, and then multiply. These are seven organ systems, corresponding to seven types of physical activities!"

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"Hee hee, I understand, these are easy to understand!"

Alyssa held back her smile, took a few glances, and bit her lip. Well, I'm going to give my lover a good repair tonight... Then, she thought for a while and asked suspiciously.

"Shirot, you said earlier that there are nine systems in the human body. As you said, thinking, movement, breathing, blood supply, digestion, excretion, reproduction... a total of seven. Then, the remaining two What is it?"

"Well... the remaining two, which can't be seen at a glance, are everywhere in the body."

Shilot thought for a while and gave an example that was not particularly accurate.

"If the human body is compared to a kingdom, and the normal operation of the body corresponds to the normal operation of the kingdom. Then, the eighth messenger system is the messenger that runs across the kingdom. The messengers convey various instructions and tell the big city-state. , Small villages, when should spring ploughing, autumn harvesting, tribute payment, mobilization, and expedition... The messenger transmits instructions, regulates all aspects of the kingdom, and also regulates all aspects of the human body. From infants In the beginning, growing up little by little, changing voice, growing taller, and having the ability to sing happily, it is all the result of the messenger's guidance."

Hearing this, Alyssa's eyes flashed and she fell into a long thought. She believes in every word of her lover, it just takes time to understand. After a while, she asked softly.

"Shirot, what is the messenger in the human body? How did it come about?"

"The messenger in the human body...is produced by organs, cells or glands, very small, small in number but huge in effect...a special kind of vitality."

Sherlot worked hard to organize language to describe the concept of hormones in the human body. Afterwards, he exhaled and continued talking about the last immune system.

"As for the last immune system, it is the body's defense system, which is used to resist the invasion of pathogenic microorganisms and recover from injury and illness. They are equivalent to the samurai and militia of the entire kingdom. If foreign enemies invade, they will be attacked from various parts of the kingdom. Mobilized from all over the place, gathered into a resisting legion, fought the invading enemy to the death, and fought to the end... The strength of the army determines the survival of the kingdom, and the strength of the defense system determines the life and death of people. We were cut and wounded, The ability to fight infection, heal wounds, recover from a cold, and stop coughing depends on the body's immune system..."

Then, Shirot glanced at his thoughtful lover and added a few more words.

"In the immune system of the human body, warriors and militia are special cells. Their production comes from certain special organs, especially bone marrow, thymus and lymph... In short, resistance to disease is related to Defense is collectively called immunity, that is, immunity from diseases. The so-called immunity is a kind of... um... also a special kind of vitality!..."

After finishing speaking, Shiroute looked expectantly and looked at his lover.

"...Alyssa, do you understand what I'm talking about, the body's messenger and immune system?"

"Um...understood...a little bit."

Alyssa opened her eyes wide, her bright eyes filled with confusion. She first pressed her hand to her heart and made an understanding movement. Then, she spread out her pure white palm, curled her fingers one by one, and finally stretched out only half of her pink pinky finger.

"Probably a palm... no, a finger... um... a fingernail so much! Hehe."

Seeing his lover's playful movements, Shiloh suddenly had a headache.

Although the artisans of the kingdom have already made several rare magnifying glasses out of priceless natural transparent crystals, the invention of the microscope is still 108,000 miles away. Without high-power observation tools, there is no real and visible evidence. In this ignorant era ~www.readwn.com~ directly popularize the medical knowledge of future generations, it is tantamount to a castle in the air, and I am afraid it will not last for a long time.

After thinking about it, it is necessary to improve the medical theory level of the alliance in a short period of time... The only feasible way is to combine with the medical heritage of the priests in this era, and use traditional cognitive methods to understand and demonstrate!

Two steps away, Naxiu was thoughtful. She looked at His Highness who was thinking hard, and reminded tentatively.

"His Royal Highness, the special vitality produced by the organs maintains the operation and health of the human body... Are you talking about the 'Tonali' in the brain, the 'Teyolia' in the heart, or the 'Irish' in the liver Hotel'ihiyotl?"

"Huh? tonalli, teyolia, ihiyotl?"

Hearing these familiar and mysterious words, Shulot was slightly startled, and he was instantly enlightened.

"Tonali", "Teyolia", "Ihotel", these three words, which appear from time to time in sacred prayers, have very rich meanings. The three words symbolize three different special energies, which are passed down from generation to generation in orthodox priestly education. They tell the unique understanding of the human body and the world of the Aztecs and the ancestors of Central America. If the medical knowledge of later generations is to be widely accepted by the people of this era, it is inseparable from these inheritances.

Xiuluo pondered for a while and made a decision in his heart. He smiled slightly, looked at the cold female warrior, and commanded in a deep voice.

"Naxiu, you have received a complete priest education, and you have also learned the healing rituals of witch doctors. It is up to you to talk about the human body in the inheritance of priests!" Click to download this site APP, massive novels, free to read!