CONTENTS. xix 



In the Small Intestine. 



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230. The changes in the small intestine. Action of bile and pancreatic 



juice 390 



231. Influence of bile on peptic digestion 392 



232. The action of micro-organisms in the alimentary canal. Indol, &c. 393 



In the Large Intestine. 

 233. The changes in the large intestine. Digestion of cellulose . . 395 



The Fceces. 

 234. The nature and constituents of the faeces 396 



SECTION VII. 



THE LACTEALS AND THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM. 

 235. The general arrangement of the lymphatics 398 



SECTION VIII. 



THE NATURE AND MOVEMENTS OF LYMPH (INCLUDING CHYLE). 

 236. Movements of lymph continually going on in the living body . . 399 



The Characters of Lymph. 



237. The microscopical characters of lymph 400 



238. The chemical composition of lymph 401 



239. The changes taking place in lymph during its passage . . . 401 



240. The chemical characters of serous fluids 402 



241. The characters of chyle 402 



The Movements of Lymph. 



242. The causes which maintain the flow of lymph 403 



243. The influence of the nervous system on the flow of lymph . . 405 

 244. The phenomena of transudation. The relation of transudation to 



filtration and diffusion 406 



245. (Edema or dropsy ; its causes 409 



SECTION IX. 

 ABSORPTION FROM THE ALIMENTARY CANAL. 



246. The main products of digestion, and the two paths of absorption 



open for them 412 



The Course taken by the Several Products of Digestion. 



247. The course taken by the fats 413 



248. The course taken by water and salts 414 



