TABLE OF CONTENTS, Vll 



CHAPTER X. PAGE. 



The Larynx and the Production of Articulate Speech. 



Anatomy of larynx. Manipulation of larynx in the production of 



sounds. Range of human voice. Vowels. Consonants 239 



CHAPTER XL 

 Glands and the General Physiology of Secretion. 



Historical. Secretion. Anatomy of glands. Process of secre- 

 tion. Histological changes in secreting cells. Innervation 

 of glands .. 249 



CHAPTER XTI. 

 The Digestive Organs and their Anatomy. 



Mouth. Teeth. Structure of a typical tooth. Hygiene of the 

 teeth. Development and origin of the teeth. Tongue. 

 Papillae. Taste-bulbs. Gullet. Stomach. Gastric glands. 

 Small intestine. Villi. Large intestine. Mucous glands. 

 Pancreas. Liver. Thyroid gland. Spleen. Adrenal bodies. 

 Thymus gland. Carotid gland. Coccygeal gland. Pituitary 

 body 264 



CHAPTER XIII. 

 Foods and their Physiological Value. 



Losses of the body. Classes of foods. A mixed diet. Relative 

 amounts in an average daily diet. Flavors, condiments, 

 stimulants. Alcohol. Physiological effects of alcohol 308 



CHAPTER XIV. 

 Digestion and the Digestive Agents. 



Historical. Saliva and salivary digestion. Theory of hydrolysis. 

 Stomach and gastric digestion. Pepsin. Pancreatic juice. 

 Trypsin. Amylopsin. Steapsin. Bile. Bile salts. Bile 

 pigments. General function of bile. Intestinal juice. ... 327 



CHAPTER XV. 

 Absorption and the Routes of Food. 



Absorption of peptones. Absorption of the sugars. Absorption 

 of the fats. General physiology of the liver. Glycogen. 

 Hepatic action on albumens. Formation of urea 352 



