XW CONTENTS 



CHAPTER XXVI 



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THE BLOOD . . . . . . . . , . 409 



Coagulation of the Blood ....... 412 



Plasma and Serum ........ 414 



Blood-Corpuscles ...... .418 



Blood Platelets ........ . 423 



Development of the Blood-Corpuscles . . . . .425 



Chemistry of the Blood-Corpuscles ...... 428 



Haemoglobin ......... 429 



Immunity ......... 439 



CHAPTER XXVII 

 THE ALIMENTARY CANAL ....... 445 



CHAPTER XXVIII 



FOOD .......... 459 



Milk . . . . . . . . .461 



Eggs .465 



Meat .......... 466 



Flour 467 



Bread .......... 468 



Cooking of Food 468 



Accessories to Food ........ 469 



CHAPTER XXIX 



SECRETING GLANDS *....... 470 



Electrical Variations in Glands ...... 473 



CHAPTER XXX 



SALIVA .......... 474 



The Salivary Glands . . . 474 



Secretory Nerves of Salivary Glands . . . . .476 



The Saliva ......... 479 



CHAPTER XXXI 



THE GASTRIC JUICE ........ 481 



Composition ......... 483 



Innervation of the Gastric Glands ...... 485 



Action of Gastric Juice . . . 486 



