

284 GLANDULAR SYSTEM. 



Q. Mention some of the glands which are particularly 

 active at different periods of life? 



<ft. The lachrymal glands are most remarkably active 

 in infancy; the genital glands are so in youth; the hepatic 

 system is most energetic in adult life. 



Q. How do you account for the activity of many glands 

 in old age? 



#. Decomposition requires many things to be cast off 

 by the excretories ; the functions of the skin ceasing, a de- 

 termination takes place to the glands of the abdomen. 



Q. Is the communication between the arteries and ex- 

 cretory ducts of a gland direct, or is there an intermediate 

 substance? 



A. In the liver, testicles, and kidneys, there is this evi- 

 dent, direct communication; but in others it is not demon- 

 strable. 



PATHOLOGY OF THE GLANDULAR SYSTEM. 



Q. What are the diseases of this texture? 



A. Each gland has its own diseases. The glands differ 

 in structure, are without common properties, and there- 

 fore in detailing diseases of the glands, each organ is to be 

 separately mentioned. 



Q. There are^ some affections in common with all 

 glands. 



A. These are enlargement and diminution of size. 



Q. Inflammation has a common effect on all the glands. 



A. It alters the secretions of all; it checks altogether 

 the secretory action in many. 







