CONTENTS. 11 



CHAPTER XV. 



ABSOKPTION. 



General considerations Absorption by blood-vessels Absorption by lacteal and 

 lymphatic vessels Physiological anatomy of the lacteal and lymphatic sys- 

 tem Thoracic duct Structure of the lacteal and lymphatic vessels Lym- 

 phatic glands Absorption of albuminoids by the lacteals Absorption of 

 glucose and salts by the lacteals Absorption of water by the lacteals Ab- 

 sorption from parts not connected with the digestive system Absorption 

 from the skin Absorption from the respiratory surface Absorption from 

 closed cavities, reservoirs of glands, etc. Absorption of fats and insoluble 

 substances Variations and modifications of absorption Influence of the 

 condition of the blood and the vessels on absorption Influence of the ner- 

 vous system on absorption, Page 415 



CHAPTER XVI. 



IMBIBITION AND ENDOSMOSIS. 



General considerations Imbibition by animal tissues Mechanism of the passage 

 of liquids through membranes Observations anterior to those of Dutro- 

 chet Experiments of Dutrochet Conditions necessary to endosmosis and 

 exosmosis Influence of membranes upon osmotic currents Capillary attrac- 

 tion Imbibition by porous substances Endosmosis through porous septa 

 Endosmosis through animal membranes Endosmosis through liquid septa 

 Electrical theory of endosmosis Influence of different liquids upon osmotic 

 currents Diffusion of liquids Endosmotic equivalents Modifications of en- 

 dosmosis Modifications due to the extent and the thinness of the permeahle 

 membrane Modifications due to pressure and the movements of liquids 

 Modifications due to variations in temperature Modifications induced by elec- 

 tricity Application of physical laws to the function of absorption Transu- 

 dation, 469 



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CHAPTER XVH. 



LYMPH AND CHYLE. 



Mode of obtaining lymph Quantity of lymph Properties and composition of 

 lymph Alterations of the lymph Influence of starvation upon the lymph 

 Corpuscular elements of the lymph Leucocytes Development of leucocytes 

 in the lymph and chyle Globulins Origin and function of the lymph- 

 Chyle General properties of the chyle Composition of the chyle Compar- 

 ative analyses of the lymph and the chyle Microscopical characters of the 



