CONTENTS xi 



CHAP. PAOE 



XXV. Dissection of the Cardiac Nerves. By Leonard Hill, 348 



XXVI. The Pulse. By L. H , 351 



XXVII. Blood Pressure. By L. H., 353 



XXVIII. Vaso-motor System. By L. H., 354 



XXIX. Vaso-motor System (continued). Perfusion of Blood 



Vessels. By L. H., 356 



XXX. Eeaction Time. By M. S. Pembrey, 357 



XXXI. Mailer's Law of the Specific Energy of Nerves. By M.S. P., 358 

 XXXII. The Rate of Discharge of Nervous Impulses from the 



Central Nervous System. By M. S. P., 359 



XXXIII. The Functions of the Anterior and Posterior Roots of 



the Spinal Cord. The Bell-Majendie Law. By M. S. P., 362 



XXXIV. The Eye as an Optical Instrument. By J. S. Edkins, 364 

 XXXV. The Optical Defects of the Eye. By J. S. E., 369 



XXXVI. Sensations of Light and Colour. By J. S. E., - 370 



XXXVII. Binocular Vision. By J. S. E., 380 

 XXXVIII. Dissection of the Ear in the Skate. Auditory Sensations. 



By J. S. E., 385 



XXXIX. Intracardiac Pressure. Blood Flow. By Leonard Hill, 388 



XL. The Work of the Heart. The Pericardium. By L. H., 391 



XLI. Plethysmographs. By L. H., - 394 



XLII. The Chemistry of Respiration. By L. H., 397 



XLIII. The Effects of Changes in Atmospheric Pressure. By 



L. H., - 400 



XLIV. Respiration in the Tissues. By L. H., 402 



XLV. Determination of the Gases of the Blood. By L. H., 403 

 XLVI. Residual Air. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. Tension of 



Oxygen in Blood. By L. H., 406 



XLVII. Oxygen Capacity and Mass of the Blood. By L. H., 408 



XLVIII. Production and Loss of Heat. By L. H., 410 



XLIX. Sweat. By L. H., - 413 



PART IV. 



PHYSIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY. 

 ADVANCED COURSE. 



I Carbohydrates. By J. J. R. Macleod, 417 



IL Glycogen. By J. J. R. M., 424 



