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CHAPTER X. 

 RESPIRATION AND TEMPERATURE. 



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Object of Respiration Various Kinds of Respiratory Organs 

 Lungs of Different Animals Human Windpipe and Lungs 

 Infundibula Air Cells Means by which Air is intro- 

 duced into the Lungs Expansion and Diminution of the 

 Chest The Diaphragm Movements of the Ribs Rate 

 of Respiration Vital Capacity The Atmosphere The 

 Air Exhaled The Oxygen Inhaled Obstruction of Re- 

 spiration Vitiated Air Disinfectants Ventilation 

 Internal Temperature, - - 133 



CHAPTER XI. 

 ABSORPTION. 



Means by which the Blood is Replenished Absorbent System 

 The Lymphatics Lymphatic Glands Lacteals Chyle 

 Chyme Villi Passage of Liquids by Osmosis, - 150 



CHAPTER XII. 



THE DUCTLESS GLANDS, THE LIVER, AND THE KIDNEYS. 



The Ductless Glands The Thyroid Body The Thymus Gland 

 The Suprarenal Capsules The Spleen The Liver 

 The Bile Glycogen Uses of the Liver The Kidneys 

 The Urinary Bladder The Urine The Formation of 

 Urea, - - 159 



CHAPTER XIII. 



THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. 



Elements of the Nervous System Nervous Action Functions 

 of the Nervous System Properties of Living Nerve 

 Nervous Tissues Nerve - Fibres Nerve - Corpuscles 

 Consistence of Nervous Tissues Cerebro-Spinal Axis 

 The Spinal Cord The Spinal Nerves Functions of the 

 Roots of the Spinal Nerves Physiology of the Spinal 

 Cord, - - 176 



CHAPTER XIV. 



THE NERVOUS SYSTEM Continued. 



Structure of the Encephalon The Cerebellum The Medulla 

 Oblongata Cerebrum The Cerebral Hemispheres 

 The Brain in Different Animals Development of the 



