320 ANALYTICAL TABLE OF CONTENT- 

 ABSORBENT SYSTEM. 

 Definition. - - 162 



Of the Absorbent Vessels. 



Their origin. Termination. Course and division. Forms. -Capa- 

 city. Anastomoses. Effects of obstruction of the absorbents 

 Structure of the absorbents. 162 



Of the Lymphatic Glands. 

 Situation. Colour. Development. Texture. - 165 



Properties of the Absorbent System. 



1. Properties of Texture. Extensibility. Contractility. 166 



2. Vital Properties. Animal sensibility. Organic sensibility. Orga- 

 nic contractility. Character of the vital properties. Inflammation. 

 Sympathies. - - - 166 



Of Absorption. 



Influence of the vital forces on this function. Influence of medicines. 

 Absorption of morbific matter. Causes which vary the natural 

 type of the absorbents. Absorption at different ages. Structure of 

 a gland. Sensible organic contractility. - - - - 167 



PATHOLOGY OP THE ABSORBENT SYSTEM. 

 Diseases of the absorbent system - 170 



OF SYSTEMS PECULIAR TO CERTAIN AP- 

 PARATUS. 



General Observations. - - 172 



OSSEOUS SYSTEM. 



Definition. - ........ 173 



Forms of the Osseous System. 



Long bones. Flat bones. Short bones. Bony eminences. Osseous 

 cavities. 173 



Of the Organization of the Osseous Texture. 



Texture peculiar to the osseous system. Texture with cells. Com- 

 pact texture. Arrangement of the two osseous textures in three 

 kinds of bones. Composition of the osseous texture. Parts which 

 enter into the organization of the osseous system. 177 



Of the Properties of the Osseous System. 

 1, Physical Properties. - - - - - ' - - 181 





