CONTENTS Xlll 



CHAPTER XXII 



PAGK 



LYMPH AND LYMPHATIC GLANDS ...... 314 



Composition of Lymph ....... 314 



Lymphatic Glands ... .... 315 



Lymph Flow ......... 317 



Relation of Lymph and Blood . ' . . . . .318 



Formation of Lymph . . . . . . . .318 



Osmotic Phenomena . .321 



CHAPTER XXIII 



THE DUCTLESS GLANDS ........ 328 



Spleen ......... 329 



Haemolymph Glands ........ 333 



Thymus ......... 334 



Thyroid 335 



Parathyroids ......... 337 



Supra-renal Capsules ........ 338 



Pituitary Body ........ 341 



Pineal Gland ......... 341 



Coccygeal and Carotid Glands ...... 342 



CHAPTER XXIV 



RESPIRATION ......... 343 



Respiratory Apparatus ....... 343 



Respiratory Mechanism . . . . . . .351 



Nervous Mechanism of Respiration . . . . . . 360 



Special Respiratory Acts ....... 364 



Effect of Respiration on the Circulation ..... 366 



Asphyxia ......... 370 



Effects of Breathing Gases other than the Atmosphere . . . 373 



Alterations in the Atmospheric Pressure ..... 374 



Chemistry of Respiration ....... 374 



CHAPTER XXV 



THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE BODY ..... 386 



Carbohydrates ....... 386 



Fats 393 



Proteids ......... 395 



The Polarimeter ........ 404 



Ferments 405 



