CONTENTS. 9 



CHAPTER VIII. 



STOMACH-DIGESTION GASTKIO JUICE. 



Physiological anatomy of the stomach Peritoneal coat Muscular coat Mucous 

 coat Glandular apparatus in the stomach Gastric tubules Mucous follicles 

 Closed follicles Gastric juice Mode of obtaining the gastric juice Gas- 

 tric fistula in the human subject Secretion of the gastric juice Secretion in 

 different parts of the stomach Quantity of gastric juice Composition of 

 the gastric juice Organic principles of the gastric juice Source of the 

 acidity of the gastric juice Ordinary saline constituents of the gastric 

 juice, . . . .Page 208 



CHAPTER IX. 



ACTION OF THE GASTEIO JUICE IN DIGESTION. 



Constituents on which the activity of the gastric juice depends Action of the 

 gastric juice upon meats Action upon albumen, fibrin, caseine, and gelatine 

 Action upon vegetable nitrogenized principles Albuminose, or peptones 

 Action of the gastric juice on fats Action on saccharine and amylaceous prin- 

 ciples Duration of stomach-digestion Digestibility of different aliments in 

 the stomach Action of the gastric juice upon the coats of the stomach 

 Circumstances which influence stomach-digestion, 251 



CHAPTER X. 



MOVEMENTS OF THE STOMACH. 



Character of the contractions of the muscular coat of the stomach Movements 

 in the cardiac and in the pyloric portion Mechanism of the movements of 

 the stomach Rumination, and regurgitation from the stomach Rumination 

 in the human subject Vomiting Mechanism of vomiting Condition of the 

 stomach during the act of vomiting Action of the diaphragm in vomiting 

 Action of the abdominal muscles in vomiting Action of the oesophagus in 

 vomiting Summary of the muscular action which takes place in vomiting 

 Eructation, . . . .287 



CHAPTER XL 



INTESTINAL DIGESTION. 



Physiological anatomy of the small intestine Size of the small intestine Divi- 

 sions of the small intestine Mucous membrane of the small intestine Val- 



