xii CONTENTS. 



A GENEEAL ACCOUNT OF THE PEOCESSES OF DIFFUSION, 

 OSMOSIS, AND FILTEATION. 



BY E. WAYMOUTH KEID. 

 Diffusion Osmosis Filtration ........ page 261 



THE PEODUCTION AND ABSORPTION OF LYMPH. 



BY ERNEST H. STARLING. 



The Production of Lymph The Physical Forces concerned in the Movement of 

 Lymph The Absorption of Lymph from the Connective Tissues On the 

 Functions of the Lymph in the Nutrition of the Tissues . . . page 285 







CHEMISTEY OF THE DIGESTIVE PEOCESSES. 

 BY B. MOORE. 



Digestive Ferments Chemical Composition of Digestive Juices SalivaGastric 

 Juice Pancreatic Juice Intestinal Juice Bile Digestion of Carbohydrates 

 Digestion of Proteids Absorption of Carbohydrates and Proteids 

 Digestion and Absorption of Fats Bacterial Digestion Composition of 

 Faeces page 312 



THE SALIVAEY GLANDS. 

 BY J. N. LANGLEY. 



Anatomical Characters Histological Characters Origin and Course of Nerves 

 Changes during Secretion Reflex Secretion The Dyspnceic Secretion 

 Stimulation of the Cranial Nerve Stimulation of the Sympathetic Nerve 

 The Augmented Secretion Effect of Protracted Stimulation on the Amount 

 and Percentage Composition of Saliva Relation of the Rate of Secretion to 

 the Percentage Composition of Saliva Some General Characters of Saliva- 

 Substances secreted in Saliva Effects of the Cranial and Sympathetic Nerves 

 upon the Blood Flow Mutual Effects of the Cranial and Sympathetic Nerves 

 upon Secretion Effect of Variations in the Amount and Quality of the Blood 

 supplied to a Gland Relation of Secretion to the Flow of Lymph The 

 Secretory Pressure Reflex Inhibition of Saliva The Action of Alkaloids 

 Formation of Heat Electrical Changes Section of Glandular Nerves The 

 Paralytic Secretion Secretion due to Reflex Action of Peripheral Ganglia 

 Direct Irritability of Gland Cells Extirpation of the Glands Injection 

 into the Blood of Saliva and of Gland Extracts General Considerations 

 Theories of the Mode of Action of Secretory Nerves . . . page 475 



MECHANISM OF SECEETION OF GASTEIC, PANCEEATIC, 

 AND, INTESTINAL JUICES. 



BY J. S. EDKINS. 



Histological Appearances accompanying Secretory Conditions of Stomach Functions 

 of the Cells and Regions of the Stomach Methods of obtaining Gastric Juice 

 Influence of the Nervous System on Gastric Secretion Conditions which 

 provoke Secretion Formation of the Ferments of Gastric Juice Formation 

 of Renniii Variations in Gastric Juice during Digestion Histological Appear- 

 ances of the Secretory Conditions of the Pancreas Influence of the Nervous 

 System upon Pancreatic Secretion Conditions which provoke the Flow of 

 Pancreatic Juice Ferments of the Pancreatic Juice and their Antecedents 

 Variations in Pancreatic Juice during Digestion Evidence of Secretion in the 

 Intestine page 531 



