XV111 CONTENTS 



CHAPTER LVI PAGE 



BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSES OF DIGESTION (CONT'D) 489 



Digestion in the Intestines, 489; Pancreatic Digestion, 489; The Bile, 492; 

 Chemistry of Bile, 494. 



CHAPTER LVII 



BACTERIAL DIGESTION IN THE INTESTINE 499 



Bacterial Digestion of Protein, 501; Botulism, 503. 



PART VI 

 THE EXCRETION OF URINE 



CHAPTER LVIII 



THE EXCRETION OF URINE (BY R. G. PEARCE) 507 



Structure of Kidney, 507; Mechanism of the Excretion of Urine, 510; Theories 

 of Renal Function, 511; Diuretics, 518; Albuminuria, 519; Influence of the 

 Nervous System on the Secretion of Urine, 519. 



CHAPTER LIX 



THE AMOUNT, COMPOSITION AND CHARACTER OF O^HE URINE (BY R. G. PEARCE) . 521 

 Amount, 522; Specific Gravity, 522; Depression of Freezing Point, 523; Re- 

 action, 524; Solid Constituents, 525. 



PART VII 

 METABOLISM 



CHAPTER LX 



METABOLISM 534 



Energy Balance, 535 ; Methods for Measuring Energy Output, 536 ; Normal 

 Values, 538; Influence of Age and Sex, 541; Influence of Diseases, 542; 

 The Material Balance of the Body, 543; Methods for Measuring Output, 543; 

 Calculation of the Results, 544. 



CHAPTER LXI 

 THE CARBON BALANCE 547 



Respiratory Quotient, 547; Influence of Diet, 547; Influence of Metabolism, 

 549; Magnitude of the Respiratory Exchange, 550; Influence of Body Tem- 

 perature, 551. 



CHAPTER LXII 



A CLINICAL METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE RESPIRATORY EXCHANGE IN MAN (BY 



R. G. PEARCE) 554 



The Valves, 555; Tissot Spirometers, 556; Douglas Bag, 558; Haldane Gas- 

 analysis Apparatus, 559; Calculations, 562. 



