CONTENTS xiii 



CHAP. PACK 



XXXIY. Circulation of the Blood (Elementary Demonstrations). 



ByL. H., - 131 



XXXV. The Heart (Advanced). By L. H., 149 



XXXVI. The Heart (continued). The Action of Drugs. By L. H., 151 



XXXVII. Gaskell's Clamp and the Effect of Local Warmth on the 



Heart (Advanced). By L. H., - - - - 154 

 XXXVIII. Action of the Cardiac Nerves (Advanced). By L. H., 156 

 XXXIX. The Pulse (Advanced). By L. H., - 161 

 XL. Vaso-motor System (Advanced). By L. H., - - 164 

 XLI. Intracardiac Pressure. Blood Flow (Advanced Demonstra- 

 tions). By L. H., - 166 

 XLII. Effect of Haemorrhage and Saline Transfusion (Advanced 



Demonstrations). By L. H., - - - - - 171 



XLIII. Respiration. By M. S. P., 174 



XLIV. Intrathoracic Pressure. By L. H., - 176 

 XLV. Ventilation of the Lungs. The Spirometer and the 



Stethograph. By M. S. P., - 177 



XLVI. Chemistry of Respiration. By M. S. P., 180 

 XLVII. Determination of the Respiratory Exchange in Man. 



By M. S. P., 184 



XLVIII. Respiration Apparatus. By L. H., - 186 

 XLIX. The Chemistry of Respiration. The Gases of the Blood. 



By L. H., 187 



L. The Oxygen Capacity of Blood. By M. S. P., 190 

 LI. The Effects of Changes in Atmospheric Pressure. By 



L. H., - 192 



LII. The Influence of Carbon Monoxide. By M. S. P., - 194 



LIIT. The Regulation of Respiration. By M. S. P., 195 



LIV. Cheyne-Stokes Respiration. By M. S. P., 197 



LV. The Influence of the Vagus upon Respiration. By 



M. S. P., - 199 



LVI. Animal Heat. By M. S. P., - 200 

 LVII. Investigation of the Motor Functions of the Alimentary 



Canal by means of the X-Rays. By A. F. Hertz, 203 



LVIII. Salivary Secretion. By L. H., 210 

 LIX. The Functions of the Central Nervous System. By 



M. S. P., 214 



LX. Reaction Time. By M. S. P., 216 

 LXI. The Rate of Discharge of Nervous Impulses from the 



Central Nervous System. By M. S. P., - 217 



