INDEX 



269 



Metabolism, energy of, 176-186 

 exogenous, 156 

 fats, 136-138 

 feeding and, 192 

 modifications of, by age and 



sex, 194, 195 

 by mental state, 190-192 

 by muscular work, 187-190 

 total daily, 178 

 Milk, acid fermentations of, in 



stomach, 81 

 proteins in, 150 

 sour, 214 



Mineral salts in diet, 225, 226 

 Mouth, 54, 64 

 Mucin, 65 

 Muscles, connection of, with 



nerves, 39, 40 

 efficiency, 38 

 properties, 36-42 

 skeletal, 36 



Muscular contraction, 14, 36-42 

 tone, 41 



NERVOUS system, 17, 18, 46-53, 



245-262 

 Nitrogen, calculation of, 170 



elimination of, 165-168 



from protein, 170 



in feces, 102 



in urine, 166 



retention of, 174 

 Nitrogenous equilibrium, 174 



metabolism, 147-159 

 Nutrition, bacteria and, 157, 206, 

 214 



hygiene of, 204-226 



OUTGO, 169-175 



Oxygen carried by blood, 109, 162 



PANCREAS, internal secretion of, 

 145 



relation to carbohydrate met- 

 abolism and diabetes, 145 

 Pancreatic juice, 91-93 

 cause of secretion, 91 

 enzymes in, 91-93 

 Parotid gland, 56 

 Pepsin in gastric secretion, 86 

 Peptic digestion, 85-87 

 Peptones, 86, 93 

 Peristalsis in esophagus, 66 



in intestine, 88, 100, 101 

 Peritoneum, 60, 61 

 Permeable membranes, 128 

 Perspiration and body tempera- 

 ture, 198-200, 202 



as carrier of waste, 168 



composition of, 168 

 Pharynx, 56 



Plants, energy and, 20-22 

 Plasma, blood, 110 



carbohydrates in, 111 



composition of, 110-113 



fats in, 112 



proteins in, 111 



urea in, 112 

 Portal circulation, 120 

 Protein, 23, 24 



defective, 148-150 



dextrose from, 154 



extent of synthesis, 153 



in body, 23 



in diet, 26 



in plasma, 111 



peculiarities of, 212, 214 



perfect, 148-150 



place of synthesis, 152, 157 



synthesized by animals, 147, 



148 



from amino-acids, 150-153 

 Proteolytic enzymes, 86, 92, 94 



