The logs were nailed deeply into the soil to build a strong support. On the stand, a wild deer was tied tightly, with its limbs spread out, clearly showing its body and abdomen. At this moment, the injured wild deer whined miserably, its body heaving and struggling, but it still did not die.
The female warrior Na Xiu stood nearby, using both arms to hold down the shaking deer head easily. The wild deer struggled for a while, then exhausted its energy from the constant blood loss and became a motionless specimen.
Obsidian's dagger is very fast, and Shulot's hand is very steady. He accurately sliced open the deer's skin and cut through the muscles, revealing the deer's regularly beating heart. However, he did not damage the arteries, nor did he damage the deer's lungs above the heart, which were still breathing.
"Alyssa, my love. In Nahua language, we never talk about an organ individually, such as eyes, nose, ears, mouth and teeth. Instead, we say, my eyes noixteyotl, my nose noyacatzotl, my ears nonacas, my mouth nocamac, and my teeth notlancoch.”
Shulot pondered for a moment and did not rush to explain. Instead, he started from the traditional concepts of the Nahua language and gradually integrated them into the medical common sense of later generations.
"We say this precisely because parts of the body cannot survive without the body. They are not independent objects and need to be connected together to form a living whole... Just like all my organs, all my body The parts, connected together, form multiple systems, and then form me.”
"Xulot, I understand! You are talking about the organs and what systems together form tonacayo, which is our entire body! And as the priests said, the vitality in our body comes from Sun, corn and water!”
Alyssa blinked and showed a knowing smile. She looked at Shulot expectantly, waiting for her lover's praise.
In the Nahua language, "tonacayo" is the combination of all the organs, referring to the complete body. But the word can also mean "whole corn" and "the warmth of the sun." The meaning of "tona" is the sun. In traditional concepts, the human body corresponds to corn, and even more to the warmth of the sun. Therefore, whenever the alliance offered sacrifices to the sun god or prayed for a good corn harvest, human sacrifices were required.
"Exactly! Tonacayo is the human body. In the entire body, nine organ systems can be divided, each of which is responsible for different body activities."
Shulot paused for a moment and decided to simplify the concept of the human body system and try to explain it in language that is understandable in this era. He steadily stretched out his dagger and used it as a teaching stick to trace the wild deer's body.
"Alyssa, you see, there are many organs in this deer's body. There is a brain in its head, which can think; there are a lot of muscles in its limbs, which can run fast; under the neck are the lungs on the chest. He is breathing up and down; below the lungs is the heart, beating and supplying blood; behind the heart is the dark red liver, brown-red stomach, then to the light red intestines, light red kidneys... Together they are responsible for digestion Food and excretion; and in the lower abdomen of the deer’s hip are the organs responsible for reproduction... Well, this is a stag!”
Shulot's expression paused, and he looked at a certain part of the stag's body, slightly surprised by the length. After a few breaths, he coughed lightly and concluded.
"In short, the brain thinks, the muscles move, the lungs breathe, the heart supplies blood, the liver, intestines, stomach, and kidneys correspond to digestion and excretion, and then reproduction is added. These are seven organ systems, corresponding to seven types of body activities!"
"Hehe, I understand, these are easy to understand!"
Alyssa held back her smile, took a few glances, and bit her lip. Well, I want to give my lover a good refreshment tonight... Then, she thought for a while and asked doubtfully.
"Xulot, you said before that there are nine systems in the human body. According to you, thinking, movement, breathing, blood supply, digestion, excretion, reproduction... there are seven in total. So, the remaining two What is it again?"
"Well...the remaining two cannot be seen at a glance, but they are everywhere in the body."
Shulot thought for a moment 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 running throughout the kingdom. The messengers convey various instructions and tell the city-states , as small as a village, when to plow in the spring, when to harvest in autumn, when to pay tribute, when to mobilize, when to go to war... Messengers convey instructions and control all aspects of the kingdom, as well as all aspects of the human body. We start from babies From the beginning, he grew up little by little, his voice changed, his body grew taller, and he gained the ability to sing. These are all the results of the messenger's guidance."
Hearing this, Alyssa's eyes flashed and she fell into long thoughts. She believes every word of her lover, it just takes time to understand. After a while, she asked softly.
"Xulot, what is the messenger in the human body? How is it produced?"
"Messengers in the human body... are produced by organs, cells or glands. They are very tiny, small in number but have a huge impact...a special vitality."
Shulot worked hard to organize the language and describe the concept of hormones in the human body. Then, he exhaled and continued to finish talking about the immune system.
"As for the last immune system, it is the body's defense system, used to resist the invasion of pathogenic microorganisms and recover from injuries and illnesses. They are equivalent to the warriors and militia of the entire kingdom. If there is an invasion of foreign enemies, they will come from all parts of the kingdom. Mobilize everywhere and gather into a resistance legion to fight to the death with the invading enemies...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, Being able to resist infection, heal wounds, recover from colds, and stop coughing depends on the body's immune system..."
Then, Shulot glanced at his thoughtful lover and added a few words.
"In the human immune system, warriors and militia are special cells. Their production comes from certain special organs, especially bone marrow, thymus and lymph... Simply put, resistance to disease and Defense is collectively called immunity, which means immunity from disease. And the so-called immunity ability is a kind of...well...also a special kind of vitality!..."
After saying that, Shulot looked at his lover expectantly.
"...Alyssa, do you understand what I said about the human body's messenger and immune system?"
"Hmm...I understand...a little bit."
Alyssa opened her eyes wide, her bright eyes filled with confusion. She first put her hand on her heart and made a gesture of understanding. Then, she spread her white palms, curled up her fingers one by one, and finally stretched out only half of her pink little finger.
"It's about as much as one palm... no, one finger... um... one fingernail! Hehe."
Seeing his lover's playful movements, Shulot suddenly had a headache.
Although the kingdom's craftsmen have used priceless natural transparent crystals to grind several rare magnifying glasses, they are still far away from the invention of the microscope. Without high-magnification observation tools, there would be no real and visible evidence. However, trying to directly popularize the medical common sense of future generations in this ignorant era is tantamount to a castle in the air and may not last long.
After much thought, the only feasible way to improve the alliance's medical theory level in a short period of time is to combine it with the medical inheritance of the priests of this era and use traditional cognitive methods to understand the arguments!
Two steps away, Naxiu was thoughtful. She looked at His Highness who was thinking hard and reminded tentatively.
"Your Highness, the special vitality produced by the organs maintains the operation and health of the human body... Are you talking about the 'tonalli' in the brain, the 'teyolia' in the heart, or the 'teyolia' in the liver? Hotl'ihiyotl?”
"Huh? tonalli, teyolia, ihiyotl?"
Hearing these familiar and mysterious words, Shulot was slightly startled, and suddenly felt enlightened.
"Tonali", "Teyolia" and "Ihotel", these three words appear from time to time in sacred prayers and have very rich meanings. The three words respectively symbolize three different special energies, which are passed down from generation to generation in orthodox priestly education. They tell the story of the Aztec and Mesoamerican ancestors’ unique understanding of the human body and the world. If the medical common sense of later generations is to be widely accepted by people of this era, it cannot do without these inheritances.
Shulot thought for a moment and made a decision in his heart. He smiled slightly, looked at the cold female warrior, and ordered in a deep voice.
"Naxiu, you have received complete priestly education and have also learned the healing rituals of witch doctors. It is up to you to explain the human body in the priestly inheritance!"
