324 ANALYTICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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Organization of the Mucous System. 



Mucous chorion. Mucous papillae. Mucous glands and the fluids they 

 secrete. Blood-vessels. Exhalents. Absorbents. Nerves. 241 



Properties of the Mucous System. 



1. Properties of Texture. Extensibility. Contractility. - 245 



2. Vital Properties. Animal sensibility. Properties of organic life. 

 Sympathies. Characters of the vital properties. - 245 



Development of the Mucous System. 



State at birth. After ages. Structure of the papillae. Mucous folli- 

 cles. Alveolar structure, Membrane lining abscesses and fis- 

 tulae. 250 



PATHOLOGY OF THE Mucous TISSUE. 

 Diseases of the mucous tissues. - - - - - - 252 



SEROUS SYSTEM. 



Why so called. - - - 257 



Of the Extent, Forms, and Fluids of the Serous System. 

 Principal mucous membranes. Their forms. Extent. Fluids. 

 Form of each serous membrane. Free surface. Adhering surface. 

 Doctrine of organic life. Disease. Serous fluids. - - 257 



Organization of the Serous System. 



Characters of the organization of the serous tissue. Nature of this 

 membrane. Exhalents. Absorbents. Blood-vessels. Pathologi- 

 cal phenomena. . 259 



Properties of the Serous System. 



1. Properties of Texture. Extensibility. Contractility. - 261 



2. Vital Properties. Sympathies. 262 



Development of the Serous System. * 



Progress of development. Alterations produced in the serous system 

 by disease. - - - 263 



PATHOLOGY OF THE SEROUS TISSUE. 

 Diseases of the serous system. 264 



SYNOVIAL SYSTEM. 



Points of resemblance and difference between the synovial and serous 

 systems. Division of the synovial system. - 270 



