C O N T E N T S 



CHAPTER I 

 INTRODUCTION 



BOOK I 

 GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY 



CHAPTER II 

 THE STRUCTURAL BASIS OF THE BODY J3 



CHAPTER III 

 THE MATERIAL BASIS OF THE BODY 



SECTION 



I. THE ELEMENTARY CONSTITUENTS OF LIVING CELLS 

 IT. THE PROXIMATE CONSTITUENTS OF THE ANIMAL BODY 



III. THE FATS 



IV. THE CARBOHYDRATES 59 

 V. THE PROTEINS 7 1 



VI. THE MECHANISM OF ORGANIC SYNTHESIS 109 



CHAPTER IV 

 THE ENERGETIC BASIS OF THE BODY 



I. THE ENERGY OF MOLECULES IN SOLUTION 123 



II. THE PASSAGE OF WATER AND DISSOLVED SUBSTANCES ACROSS MEMBRANES 1 31 



III. THE PROPERTIES OF COLLOIDS 1 :;'.' 



IV. THE MECHANISM OF CHEMICAL CHANGES IN LIVING MATTER. FERMENTS 153 

 V. ELECTRICAL CHANGES IN LIVING TISSUES .17" 



BOOK II 

 THE MECHANISMS OF MOVEMENT AND SENSATION 



CHAPTER V 

 THE CONTRACTILE TISSUES 



I. THE STRUCTURE OF VOLUNTARY MUSCLE 

 II. THE EXCITATION OF MUSCLE 



III. THE MECHANICAL CHANGES THAT A MUSCLE UNDERGOES WHEN IT ( 



1 1) i 



TRACTS 



