viii CONTENTS 



CHAPTER V (continued) 



SECTION 



IV. THE CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE MECHANICAL RESPONSE 

 MUSCLE 



V. THE CHEMICAL CHANGES IN MUSCLE 



VI. THE PRODUCTION OF HEAT nsr MUSCLE 



VII. ELECTRICAL CHANGES IN MUSCLE 



VIII. THE INTIMATE NATURE OF MUSCULAR CONTRACTION 

 IX. VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION ^66 



X. OTHER FORMS OF CONTRACTILE TISSUE 



CHAPTER VI 

 NERVE FIBRES (CONDUCTING TISSUES) 



I. THE STRUCTURE OF NERVE FIBRES 



II. PROPAGATION ALONG NERVE FIBRES 



III. EVENTS ACCOMPANYING THE PASSAGE OF A NERVOUS IMPULSE 



IV. CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE PASSAGE OF A NERVOUS IMPULSE 



V. THE EXCITATION OF NERVE FIBRES 



VI. THE CONDITIONS WHICH DETERMINE ELECTRICAL STIMULATION 



VII. THE NEURO-MUSCULAR JUNCTION 



VIII. POLARISATION PHENOMENA IN NERVE 



IX. THE NATURE OF THE EXCITATORY PROCESS 



CHAPTER VII 

 THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM 



I. THE EVOLUTION AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM 

 II. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM OF VERTEBRATES 



III. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF REFLEX ACTIONS 



IV. NATURE OF THE CONNECTION BETWEEN NEURONS 

 V. FUNCTIONS OF THE NERVE -CELL 



THE SPINAL CORD 



VI. STRUCTURE OF THE SPINAL CORD 



VII. THE SPINAL CORD AS A REFLEX CENTRE 



VIII. THE MECHANISM OF CO-ORDINATED MOVEMENTS 

 IX. TROPHIC FUNCTIONS OF THE CORD 



X. THE SPINAL CORD AS A CONDUCTOR 



THE BRAIN 



XL THE STRUCTURE OF THE BRAIN STEM 

 XII. THE FUNCTIONS OF THE BRAIN STEM |** 



XIII. THE FUNCTIONS OF THE CEREBELLUM 



XIV. VISUAL REFLEXES 



XV. SUMMARY OF THE CONNECTIONS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE CRANIAL 



NERVES 



THE CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES 



XVI. GENERAL STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENTS OF THE CEREBRUM 

 XVII. THE FUNCTIONS OF THE CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES 

 XVIII. THE VISCERAL OR AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM 



