CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. VlTAMINES - .... I 



Beri-beri. — Growth. — Scurvy. — Rickets. 



II. — The Genital Glands ... 7 



Functions of the o\'ary. — Functions of the 

 testis. — Control of the genital glands by internal 

 secretions. — The secretion of milk. — The ovum. 

 Chemical diagnosis of pregnancy. 



III. — Surgical Shock - - - - 21 



The exhausted vasomotor centre theory of 

 Crile and Mummery. — -The acapnia theory of 

 Yandell Henderson. — -The oligsemia theory of 

 Cobbett and Vale. — The adrenalin exhaustion 

 theory. — The nature of surgical shock ; its 

 diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. — Intra- 

 venous saline transfusion. 



IV. — The Growth of Bone - - . ^5 



Recent change in our conception of the growth 

 of bone. — Osteoblasts.— Increase in the length 

 of bone. — Increase in the girth of bone. — Func- 

 tion of the periosteum. — The regenerative 

 powers of bone. — Transplantation of bone. — 

 Application of modern researches to surgical 

 practice. — Relation of the ductless glands to the 

 growth of bone. 



V. — The Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands - 69 



History. — Removal of the thyroid and para- 

 thyroids. — Removal of the parathyroids alone. 

 — Removal of the thyroid alone. — Thyroid 

 feeding. — Chemistry of thyroid colloid. — 

 Parenchymatous goitre. — -Iodoform and th}'- 

 roidism. — Action of iodides on gummata and 

 atheroma. — Exophthalmic goitre. — Practical 

 deductions. 



