CONTENTS. Xiii 



SECTION PAGE 



173. Structure of the Liver, 346 



174. Chemical Composition of the Liver-Cells, 350 



175. Diabetes Mellitus, or Glycosuria, 352 



176. The Functions of the Liver, 354 



177. Constituents of the Bile, 354 



178. Secretion of Bile, 359 



179. Excretion of Bile, .361 



180. Reabsorption of Bile, 362 



181. Functions of the Bile, 365 



182. Fate of the Bile in the Intestine, 367 



183. The IntestinalJuice, 368 



184. Fermentation Processes in the Intestine, 371 



185. Processes in the Large Intestine, 377 



186. Pathological Variations, . 380 



187. Comparative Physiology, 383 



188. Historical Retrospect, 384 



V. PHYSIOLOGY OF ABSORPTION. 



189. The Organs of Absorption, 386 



190. Structure of the Small and Large Intestines, . . . . . 386 



191. Absorption of the Digested Food, 392 



192. Absorptive Activity of the Wall of the Intestine, . . . .395 



193. Influence of the Nervous System, 400 



194. Feeding with "Nutrient Enemata," 400 



195. Chyle-Vessels and Lymphatics, 401 



196. Origin of the Lymphatics, ......... 402 



197. The Lymph-Glands, 406 



198. Properties of Chyle and Lymph, 409 



199. Quantity of Lymph and Chyle, 412 



200. Origin of Lymph, 413 



201. Movement of Chyle and Lymph, 415 



202. Absorption of Parenchymatous Effusions, 418 



203. Congestion of Lymph, Serous Effusions and (Edema, .... 419 



204. Comparative Physiology, ......... 420 



205. Historical Retrospect, 421 



VI. PHYSIOLOGY OF ANIMAL HEAT. 



206. Sources of Heat, 422 



207. Homoiothermal and Poikilothermal Animals, 426 



208. Methods of Estimating Temperature Thermometry, .... 427 



209. Temperature Topography, 430 



210. Conditions Influencing the Temperature of Organs, .... 432 



211. Estimation of the Amount of Heat Calorimetry, .... 434 



212. Thermal Conductivity of Animal Tissues, 436 



213. Variations of the Mean Temperature, 437 



214. Regulation of the Temperature, 441 



215. Income and Expenditure of Heat, 445 



216. Variations in Heat Production, ........ 447 



217. Relation of Heat Production to Bodily Work, 447 



218. Accommodation for Different Temperatures, 448 



