Vlll CONTENTS. 



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PASSAGE OF FOOD THROUGH THE ALIMENTARY CANAL, . . 207 



The Salivary Glands and the Saliva, ..... 209 



Passage of Food into the Stomach, 213 



DIGESTION OF FOOD IN THE STOMACH, 214 



Structure of the Stomach, 214 



Secretion and Properties of the Gastric Fluid, . . . 219 



Changes of the Food in the Stomach, 225 



Movements of the Stomach, ....... 231 



Influence of the Nervous System on Gastric Digestion, . 234 



Digestion of the Stomach after Death, .... 236 



DIGESTION IN THE INTESTINES, ....... 238 



Structure and Secretion of the Small Intestines, . . . 238 



Valvulse Conniventes, . . . . . . . . 240 



Glands of the Small Intestine, 240 



The Villi, 246 



Structure of the Large Intestine, ...... 248 



The Pancreas and its Secretion, ...... 250 



Structure of the Liver, ....... 252 



Functions of the Liver, ....... 259 



The Bile, 259 



Glycogenic Function of the Liver, ..... 267 

 Summary of the Changes which take place in the Food 



during its Passage through the small Intestine, . . 270 



Summary of the Process of Digestion in the large Intestine, 272 



Gases contained in the Stomach and Intestines, . . . 274 



Movements of the Intestines, ...... 275 



CHAPTER X. 



ABSORPTION, .......... 277 



Structure and Office of the Lacteal and Lymphatic Vessels, 



and Glands, 277 



Lymphatic Glands, .283 



Properties of Lyrnph and Chyle, ..... 286 



Absorption by the Lacteal Vessels, ..... 290 



Absorption by the Lymphatics, ...... 291 



Absorption by Bloodvessels, ...... 293 



CHAPTER XL 



NUTRITION AND GROWTH, ....... 299 



Nutrition, 299 



Growth, . 311 



