146 CAPILLARY SYSTEMS, 



Q. How is pain produced in inflammation? 



Jl. By the alteration and increase of organic sensibility 

 into animal sensibility, which last is perceived by the brain. 

 JThe impression of the blood on this increased organic sen- 

 sibility gives pain. 



Q. How is heat evolved in inflammation ? 

 ' #. It is a result of the alteration of the organic vital 

 forces. 



Q. What do you mean by a greater or less degree of 

 inflammation? 



#. An indication of the extent in the increase and al- 

 teration of the organic sensibility. ( 



Q. You speak of an alteration as well as an increase of 

 the organic sensibility, will you explain this? 



/?. By a simple increase of this organic sensibility, in- 

 flammation is produced; by an alteration of the sensibility 

 the inflammation is modified. 



Q. How do the fluids become putrid? 



Jl. To make this change in the fluids, a previous de- 

 struction of the vital forces of the part is essential. * 



Q. How do local affections modify fever? 



/2. Bichat supposes that each local affection has its ap- 

 propriate general fever. 



Q. What leads to different terminations in inflammation? 



<&. Changes in organic sensibility; reduction of animal 

 sensibility; exhaustion of organic sensibility, according as 

 it ends in resolution, suppuration, scirrhus, or death. 



Q. Why is the agency of the nerves rejected as induc- 

 ing inflammation? 



*#. In the system of Bichat, the nerves are allowed no 

 control over organic sensibility, in the changes of which 

 inflammation consists. 



