CONTENTS Xlll 



CHAPTER XXXIII 



PAGE 



THE GASTRIC JUICE . ....... 507 



I nnervation of the Gastric Glands . . . . . .511 



Action of Gastric Juice . . . . . . .513 



CHAPTER XXXIV 



DIGESTION IN THE INTESTINES . . . . . . .517 



The Pancreas 517 



Composition and Action of Pancreatic Juice . . . .518 



The so-called Peripheral Reflex Secretion of the Pancreas . . 520 



The Succus Entericus . . . . . . . 522 



Bacterial Action . . . . . . . 525 



CHAPTER XXXV 



THE LIVER ......... 527 



Bile 531 



Glycogenic Function of the Liver . . . . . .536 



Diabetes ......... 538 



The Liver and Fat Metabolism . . . . . .541 



CHAPTER XXXVI 

 THE ABSORPTION OF FOOD ....... 543 



CHAPTER XXXVII 



THE MECHANICAL PROCESSES OF DIGESTION . . . . . 550 



Mastication . . . . . . . . .550 



Deglutition . . . . . . . . .551 



Movements of the Stomach . . ... . . .553 



Vomiting ......... 556 



Movements of the Intestines . . . . . . .557 



CHAPTER XXXVIII 



THE URINARY APPARATUS ....... 565 



The Nerves of the Kidney . . . . . . .571 



The Kidney Oncometer . . . . . . .571 



The Functions of the Kidney . . ; . . .572 



Extirpation of the Kidneys ....... 579 



Passage of Urine into the Bladder ...... 580 



Micturition . 580 



