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CHAPTER XXVI. 



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THE BLOOD 4 6 



Coagulation of the Blood 408 



Plasma and Serum . .411 



Blood-corpuscles . . . . . . . . . . . 414 



Blood Platelets 420 



Development of the Blood-corpuscles 422 



Chemistry of the Blood-corpuscles 426 



Haemoglobin 430 



CHAPTER XXVII. 



THE ALIMENTARY CANAL 438 



CHAPTER XXVIII. 



FOOD 455 



Milk . . . 457 



Eggs 462 



Meat . . . . 462 



Flour 463 



Bread 464 



Cooking of Food 465 



Accessories to Food 466 



CHAPTER XXIX. 



SECRETING GLANDS 467 



CHAPTER XXX. 



SALIVA .471 



The Salivary Glands _. .471 



Secretory Nerves of Salivary Glands 474 



The Saliva 477 



CHAPTER XXXI. 



THE GASTRIC JUICE 479 



Composition 481 



Innervation of the Gastric Glands 482 



Action of Gastric Juice . 484 



