CONTENTS V 



5. The Absorbent System — 



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Definition .-- 425 



The Lacteal System 42G 



The Lymphatic System ---- - 428 



The Lymphatic Glands 428 



6. The Organs of Circulation — 



The Blood 430 



The Coagulation of the Blood 435 



The Mechanism of the Circulation 436 



The Nerves of the Heart - - . 440 



The Blood-vessels 441 



The Pulse ----- 443 



The Contractility of the Arteries - - 443 



Blood Pressure - - - - 444 



Prevention of Death by Hemorrhage - 445 



The Capillaries ----------- 446 



The Chief Arteries and Veins - - - 447 



Distribution of the Systemic Arteries - 448 



Diseases of the Heart - . . 453 



General Consideration of the Pathology of Heart-Disease - - - 453 



Physical Examination of the Heart ------- 458 



Pericarditis — Liflammation of the Heart Sac ----- 461 



Endocarditis — Inflammation of the Lining Membrane of the Heart - 463 



Myocarditis, or Inflammation of the Muscular Structure of the Heart - 464 



Diseases of the Valves of the Heart 464 



Hypertrophy — Enlargement of the Heart - 465 



Atrophy of the Heart 467 



Fatty Disease of the Heart 467 



Rupture of the Heart --------- 470 



Diseases of the Arteries and Veins - - - - - - 471 



Arteritis ---------.-. 471 



Atheroma (Endarteritis Deformans) 472 



Thrombosis ----------- 473 



Iliac Thrombosis - _ - . _ 474 



Thrombosis of the Jugular Vein (Phlebitis) - ... - 475 



Aneurism ------ 477 



Diseases of the Blood 478 



Anaemia ---- 478 



Plethoia - - 480 



Septica?mia - - 481 



