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I. Of the Living Human Body in general 1 

 II. Of the Fluids in general, and particularly of the 



Blood - 3 



III. Of the Solids in general, and of the Mucous Web 



in particular - - - - - - 13 



IV. Of the Vital Powers in general, and particularly 



of Contractility - - - - - 17 



V. Of the Mental Faculties .... 30 



VI. Of Health. and Human Nature - - - 35 



VII. Of the Motion of the Blood - 60 



VIII. Of Respiration and its principal Use - - 84 



IX. Of the Voice and Speech .... 99 



X. Of Animal Heat - - - - - - 109 



XI. Of Perspiration 118 



XII. Of the Functions of the Nervous System in general 130 



XIII. Of the external Senses in general, and of Touch in 



particular - - - - - -152 



XIV. Of Taste 155 



XV. Of Smell - - - - - - - 158 



XVI. Of Hearing - 163 



XVII. Of Sight 168 



XVIII. Of the Voluntary Motions - - - - 182 



XIX. Of Muscular Motion 187 



XX. Of Sleep 198 



XXI. Of Food and Hunger 205 



XXII. Of Mastication and Deglutition ... 219 



XXIII. Of Digestion - - - - - - 225 



XXIV. Of the Pancreatic Juice - - - - - 233 

 XXV. Of the Bile - 235 



XXVI. Of the Function of the Spleen - - - 243 



