X CONTENTS 



CHAPTER VI 



THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE FRAMEWORK AND SKELETAL MUSCLE 



SYSTEM 



Fascia, deep and superficial; inguinal ligament; bursae; structure of muscles; 

 tendon and aponeurosis; origin and insertion; muscles of expression, of neck 

 and thorax; abdominal muscles and linea alba; sheath of rectus, semilunar 

 and transverse lines. Diaphragm; surgical and clinical notes; special points . 80 



CHAPTER VII 

 MUSCLES OF THE EXTREMITIES 



Structure and action of muscles of upper extremity; axillary space; pronators and 

 supinators; vaginal synovial membranes; annular ligaments; palmar fascia; 

 muscles of lower extremity; popliteal space; annular ligaments; physiology 

 of muscle tissue; muscle tissue a source of heat and electricity; tetanus; 

 cramp; fatigue; clinical notes; special points; classification by action. . . . 101 



CHAPTER VIII 

 THE ORGANS OF DIGESTION 



Alimentary tract or canal; glands of digestive apparatus; enzymes; saliva, alka- 

 line; the stomach; gastric juice, acid; the intestine; intestinal fluids, alkaline; 

 villi; ileo-colic valve; cecum and appendix; rectum and anal sphincters; 

 peristalsis; liver and gall bladder; bile; the porta; notes, clinical and surgical . 130 



CHAPTER IX 

 PHYSIOLOGY OF THE DIGESTIVE ORGANS. FOOD. ABSORPTION 



Four classes of foods in dietary; air as food; food combination; reasons for cook- 

 ing food; digestion, mechanical and chemical; mastication, insalivation; 

 gastric digestion (acid), chyme; intestinal digestion chyle; peristalsis; absorp- 

 tion; clinical notes 153 



CHAPTER X 

 THE BLOOD AND CIRCULATORY ORGANS 



Blood-corpuscles or cells. Erythrocytes and leucocytes; ameboid movements, 

 diapedesis; plasma (alkaline); normal saline solution; arteries, capillaries, 

 veins^bhe heart; chambers and valves of heart; endocardium; systole and 

 diastole; the pulse; pericardium; course of blood through the heart; innerva- 

 tion of the heart; surgical an d clinical notes; important notes 171 



CHAPTER XI 

 THE CIRCULATION OF THE BLOOD 



Pulmonary vessels; aorta and branches; arteries of the head, of the upper ex- 

 tremity; palmar arches; thoracic, abdominal and pelvic arteries; arteries of 

 the lower extremity; veins, deep and superficial; jugular veins; azygos veins; 

 superior vena cava; inferior vena cava; portal circulation; fetal circulation; 

 collateral circulation; clinical and surgical notes 187 



