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CHAPTER X 



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CHANGE IN FORM IN A MUSCLE WHEN IT CONTRACTS . . . .107 



Instruments used ........ 107 



Simple Muscle Curve . . . . . . . .116 



The Muscle-Wave 118 



Effect of two Successive Stimuli . . . .119 



Effect of more than two Stimuli* ...... 120 



Tetanus ......... 121 



Voluntary Tetanus ........ 121 



CHAPTER XI 



EXTENSIBILITY, ELASTICITY, AND WORK OF MUSCLE .... 125 



CHAPTER XII 

 THE ELECTRICAL PHENOMENA OF MUSCLE ..... 133 



CHAPTER XIII 



THERMAL AND CHEMICAL CHANGES IN MUSCLE . . . . .147 



Fatigue ......... 150 



Rigor Mortis ......... 153 



Chemical Composition of Muscle ...... 154 



CHAPTER XIV 



COMPARISON OF VOLUNTARY AND INVOLUNTARY MUSCLE . . . 158 



CHAPTER XV 



PHYSIOLOGY OF NATIVE . . . . . . . .161 



Classification of Nerves . . . . . . .161 



Investigation of Nerve Functions . . . . . .164 



Degeneration of Nerve . . . . . . .164 



Roots of the Spinal Nerves . . . . . . .168 



Changes in Nerve during Activity . . . . . .171 



Nerve Impulses ........ 172 



Crossing of Nerves . . . . . . . .173 



Chemistry of Nerve . . . . . . . .175 



CHAPTER XVI 



ELECTROTONUS . . . . . . . . .179 



