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4. Apex of the heart - - 169 



5. Heart-tracings - - 169 



6. Dissection of vagus and cardiac sympathetic in frog - -171 



7. Stimulation of the vagus in the frog 173 



8. Stimulation of the junction of the sinus and auricles - - 174 



9. Action of muscarine and atropia on the heart - -174 



10. Stannius' experiment - ... 175 



11. Stimulation of cardiac sympathetic in frog - - 175 



12. The action of the mammalian heart - 176 



13. Action of the valves of the heart - - - 179 



14. Sounds of the heart ... . !8 2 



15. Cardiogram - - 182 



1 6. Sphygmographic tracings - 182 



17. Plethysmographic tracings - 183 



1 8. Pulse-rate - - - - 184 



19. Blood- pressure tracing - - 185 



20. Influence of position of the body on blood- pressure - - 187 



21. Effects of haemorrhage and transfusion on blood- pressure - 187 



22. The influence of albumoses on the blood-pressure - - 188 



23. Effect of suprarenal extract on the blood-pressure - 189 



24. Section and stimulation of cervical sympathetic in rabbit - 190 



25. Stimulation of the depressor nerve - 191 



26. Determination of the circulation-time 192 



CHAPTER III. 



1. Tracing of the respiratory movements - -271 



2. Heat-dyspncea 272 



3. Measurement of volume of air inspired and expired - 274 



4. Measurement of the respiratory pressure - 274 



5. Determination of carbon dioxide and oxygen in inspired and 



expired air - - 275 



6. Estimation of carbon dioxide and water given off by an animal - 276 



7. Section of both vagi - - 278 



CHAPTERS IV. AND V. 



1. Chemistry and digestive action of saliva ... 375 



2. Stimulation of the chorda tympani ... 376 



3. Effect of drugs on the secretion of saliva - 377 



4. Digestive action of gastric juice - - 378 



5. To obtain chyme and gastric juice - 379 



6. Digestive action of pancreatic juice - 380 



7. Chemistry of bile - - 381 



8. Microscopical examination of faeces - - - 382 



9. Absorption of fat - - 382 



10. Time required for digestion and absorption of food substances - 383 



11. Quantity of cane-sugar inverted and absorbed in a given time - 383 



12. Auto-digestion of the stomach - - 384 



13. Time required for food to pass through alimentary canal 384 



CHAPTER VI. 



1. Specific gravity of urine - 420 



2. Reaction of urine - - 421 



3. Chlorides in urine - - - - 421 



4. Phosphates in urine - - 422 



