CONTENTS xiii 



CHAPTER VIII 

 GASTRIC DIGESTION 



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Physiological anatomy of the stomach Peritoneal coat Muscular coat Mucous coat 



Glands of the stomach Closed follicles Gastric juice Secretion of gastric 

 juice Quantity of gastric juice Properties and composition of gastric juice 

 Saline constituents of the gastric juice Pawlow's experiments on the gastric juice 



Action of the gastric juice on meats Action on albumin, fibrin, caseiri and gelatin 



Action on vegetable nitrogenous substances Peptones Action on fats, sugars 

 and amylaceous substances Duration of stomach digestion Conditions that influ- 

 ence stomach digestion Movements of the stomach 185 



CHAPTER IX 

 INTESTINAL DIGESTION 



Physiological anatomy of the small intestine Mucous membrane Intestinal juice 

 Action of the intestinal juice in digestion Pancreatic juice Internal secretion by 

 the pancreas Composition and properties of the pancreatic juice Action of the 

 pancreatic juice on carbohydrates Action of the pancreatic juice on proteids 

 Actioirof the pancreatic juice on fats Action of bile in digestion Movements of 

 the small intestine Physiological anatomy of the large intestine Ileo-caecal valve 



Peritoneal coat Muscular coat Mucous coat Processes of fermentation in 

 the intestinal canal Contents of the large intestine Stercorin Indol, scatol, 

 phenol, cresol etc. Movements of the large intestine Defecation Gases found 



in the alimentary canal . 206 



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CHAPTER X 

 ABSORPTION LYMPH AND CHYLE 



Absorption by t ,'ood vessels Absorption by lymphatic and lacteal vessels Physiological 

 anatomy of tho lymphatic and lacteal vessels Structure of the lymphatic and lacteal 

 vessels Lymphatic glands Absorption of proteids by the lacteals Absorption 

 of sugar and sal'.ts by the lacteals Absorption of water by the lacteals Absorption 

 by the skin- Absorption by the respiratory surface Absorption from closed cavi- 

 ties, reservoirs of glands, etc. Absorption of fats and insoluble substances Influ- 

 ence of the condition of the blood and of the vessels on absorption Influence of 

 the nervous system on absorption Osmosis Mechanism of the passage of liquids 

 through m^' ' anes Osmotic pressure Lymph and chyle Properties and com- 

 )h Corpuscular elements of the lymph Origin and uses of the 

 c TRrf ies and composition of chyle Composition of chyle Microscopical 



.chyle Movements of the lymph and chyle 240 



3 structure 



CHAPTER XI 



ments of the n 



SECRETION 



secretions Mechanism of the production of the true secretions 

 -Genera! he production of the excretions Influence of the composition and 



cell* o> d on secretion Influence of the nervous system on secretion 

 the nerve-centrr 1 - by glands Anatomical classification of glandular >rgans Secret. * 

 m j ru:3 - ^ollicular glands Tubular glands Racemose glands, simpl, 



action of the ? uctless, or blowd -glands Secretions and excretions Synqv' 



ia Mucous memoraiies and muc 1 ! f the se< - 



