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Bioplasm in health and disease, and at all ages . . . . 15 



Of difference in structure . . . . . . . . 16 



Variation in structure not due only to varying conditions IS 



Examples of Bioplasm in Tissue. 



A young leaf and its bioplasm . . . . . . ..19 



Cartilage and its bioplasm - . . . . . . . 20 



Epithelium and its bioplasm. . , . . . . . 20 



Mucus and its bioplasm ... . . . . . . 20 



Origin and Nutrition of Bioplasm. 



Movements of bioplasm . . . . . . . . 21 



Origin of new centres. . . . . . . . . . 21 



Nutrition of bioplasm . 



How pabulum may be brought near to the bioplasm . . 23 



Organs for introducing food. . . . . . . . 23 



Distribution of nourishment. . . . . . . . 23 



The heart .. 24 



Rapid growth of bioplasm in the adult and in old age . . 25 



Rapid growth of bioplasm in disease . . . . . . 25 



Pus corpuscles . .. .. .. .. .. ..26 



Of the ~Egg and of Development. 



The ovum or egg . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 



Of development 29 



Interstitial channels . . . . . . . . . . 30 



Vessels.. " 30 



Strictures and organs . '. . . . . . . . . . 31 



Alimentary canal . . . . ' . . . . . . . . 31 



Grlands for producing solvent fluids "'.. .. .. 32 



The blood '.. .. 33 



Bioplasm of the blood . . . . . . . . . 33 



Red blood corpuscles. . . . . . . . . . . . 34 



Liver for making bile and altering the blood . . . . 34 



Lungs for respiration; . ' . . ; . . . . . 35 



The kidneys for secreting . . . . .... 35 



Cutaneous glands . . . . . . . . . . 35 



Organs inactive during embryonic life . . . . . . 36 



Temporary organs . . ... . . . . . . . . 36 



The skeleton . . 36 



Nervous tissues . . . . i . . . . . . . 37 



The muscular tissue . . . . . . . . . . 3<S 



The skin .... .... 38 



