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volutions, mesentery, omen turn. Mucous membrane. Liver. 

 Pancreas. Spleen. Kidneys. Mechanism of digestion. Di- 

 gestion of the stomach, gastric juice, peristaltic movement, chyme. 

 Intestinal digestion, bile, pancreatic juice, chyle. Absorption; 

 endosmosis, exosmosis, functions of the veins and lymphatic 

 vessels in absorption, rapidity of absorption, 73 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Respiration. Thoracic cavity; pleura. Organs of respiration: 

 lungs, trachea, bronchia. Respiration; influence of respiration 

 on the blood, Lavoisier's theory, theory of catalytic phenomena; 

 mechanism of respiration, respiratory sounds, frequency of re- 

 spiration; capacity of the lungs; modification of the air in the 

 lungs. Influence of atmospheric pressure. 6n respiration; moun- 

 tain-sickness, 89 



CHAPTER IX. 



Circulation. Organs of the circulation; heart, pericardium; arteries, 

 capillaries, principal arteries; veins, principal veins; portal sys- 

 tem; lymphatic vessels and ganglia. Mechanism of the circula- 

 tion; discovery of the circulation, action and sounds of the heart, 

 arterial circulation, pulse, capillary circulation; venous circula- 

 tion, valves of the veins; discharge of chyle and lymph into the 

 veins. Sanguification; circulation in the pulmonary artery, 

 capillaries, and pulmonary veins. Influences which accelerate or 

 retard the beating of the heart, IO2 



CHAPTER X. 



Nervous system. Cerebro-spinal nervous centre. Cerebrum. 

 Cerebellum. -^-Isthmus of the encephalon. Medulla oblongata. - 

 Spinal cord. Membranes; dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater. 

 Nerves; cranial nerves, spinal nerves, great sympathetic. Func- 

 tions of the nervous system; functions of the spinal nerves of 

 motion and of sensation; function of the cranial nerves; functions 

 of the spinal marrow. Functions of the encephalon; medulla 

 oblongata, pons Varolii, peduncles of the cerebrum and cere- 

 bellum, corpora quadrigemina, pineal gland, optic thalami, 

 cerebrum and cerebellum. Functions of the great sympathetic. 

 Reflex power. Nerve force. Memory, 119 



CHAPTER XI. 



Sense of sight. Organ of vision. Globe of the eye; sclerotic; 

 cornea; choroid ; ciliary ring; ciliary body ; ciliary process; iris; 



Eupil ; uvea; pigment; retina; vitreous body; hyaloid mem- 

 rane ; crystalline ; anterior and posterior chambers ; aqueous 

 humour. Muscles of the eye. Conjunctiva. Eyelids, eyelashes. 



