\xx ILLUSTRATIONS 



FIG. PAGE 



lti.:. The effect of excitation of both splanchnic nerves on the intestinal 



contractions 467 



164. The effect of stimulation of right vagus nerve on the intestinal 



contractions 468 



lii.">. Diagram of time it takes for a capsule containing bismuth to reach the 



various parts of the large intestine 469 



166. Diagram of method for recording stomach movements 472 



167. Tracing of the tonus rhythm of the stomach three hours after a meal . . 473 



168. Tracings from the stomach during the culmination of a period of vigorous 



gastric hunger contractions 473 



169. Showing augmentation of the knee-jerk during the marked hunger con- 



* i actions 475 



170. Diagram of the uriniferous tubules, the ,'arteries, and the veins of 



the kidney 508 



171. Cross section of convoluted tubules from kidney of rat 509 



172. Diagram of blood supply of Malpighian corpuscle and of convoluted 



tubules in amphibian kidney 515 



173. Nerve supply of the kidney 520 



174. Respiration calorimeter of the Eussell Sage Institute of Pathology, 



Bellevue Hospital, New York 536 



175. Chart for determining surface area of man in square meters from weight 



in kilograms and height in centimeters according to formula . . . 540 



176. Diagram of Atwater-Benedict respiration calorimeter 543 



177. Nose clip, face mask, and mouthpiece 555 



178. Diagram of respiratory valves 556 



179. The Tissot spirometer 557 



180. The Douglas bag method for determining the respiratory exchange . . 558 



181. Haldane gas apparatus and Pearce sampling tube 559 



182. Curve constructed from data obtained from a man who fasted for thirty- 



one days 567 



183. Curves of growth of rats on basal rations plus the various proteins indicated 576 



184. Curves of growth of rats on basal rations plus the proteins indicated . . 577 



185. Photographs of rats of same brood on various diets 579 



186. Vividiffusion apparatus of J. J. Abel 607 



187. Curves showing the amount of amino nitrogen taken up by different tis- 



sues after the cutaneous injection of amino acids 608 



188. Curves showing the concentration of amino-acid nitrogen in the blood dur- 



ing fasting and protein digestion 609 



189. Curves showing the percentage of glucose in blood after a constant injec- 



tion of an 18 per cent solution into a mesenteric vein 658 



190. Arrangement of apparatus for recording contractions of a uterine strip, 



intestinal strip, or ring, etc 740 



191. Tracing showing the effect of epinephrine on the intestinal contractions 



and on the arterial blood pressure 741 



192. Arrangement of apparatus for perfusion of the vessels of a brainless frog 742 



193. Microphotographs of thyroid gland of dog 751 



194. Cretin, nineteen years old 7<j4 



195. Case of myxedema before and after treatment '55 



196. Drawing from a photograph of a mesial sagittal section through the pitui- 



tary gland <>f a human fetus in " 



