CONTENTS ^ 



5. THE ABSORBENT SYSTEM 



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Definition - 425 



The Lacteal System . - 426 



The Lymphatic System 428 



The Lymphatic Glands , - 428 



6. THE ORGANS OF CIRCULATION 



THE BLOOD 430 



The Coagulation of the Blood - 435 



THE MECHANISM OF THE CIRCULATION 436 



The Nerves of the Heart - 440 



The Blood-vessels 441 



The Pulse - 443 



The Contractility of the Arteries 443 



Blood Pressure - 444 



Prevention of Death by Hemorrhage - 445 



The Capillaries - 446 



The Chief Arteries and Veins 447 



Distribution of the Systemic Arteries 448 



DISEASES OF THE HEART 453 



General Consideration of the Pathology of Heart-Disease 453 



Physical Examination of the Heart - , l"s 



Pericarditis Inflammation of the Heart Sac - - 461 



Endocarditis Inflammation of the Lining Membrane of the Heart 463 

 Myocarditis, or Inflammation of the Muscular Structure of the Heart - 464 



Diseases of the Valves of the Heart - - 464 



Hypertrophy Enlargement of the Heart - 465 



Atrophy of the Heart 467 



Fatty Disease of the Heart 467 



Rupture of the Heart - 470 



DISEASES OF THE ARTERIES AND VEINS 471 



Arteritis - -471 



Atheroma (Endarteritis Deformans) 472 



Thrombosis - 473 



Iliac Thrombosis 474 

 Thrombosis of the Jugular Vein (Phlebitis) 



Aneurism - - 477 



DISEASES OF THE BLOOD - 478 



Anaemia - 478 



Plethora 



Septicaemia 



