CONTENTS OF THE SECOND DIVISION, 



CHAPTER VI. 



ORGANS OF CIRCULATION. 



Circulatory apparatus The heart, its shape and position. The pericardium, its struc- 

 ture. Auricles and ventricles. Valves of the heart. Bone of the ox's heart. 

 Chordae tendineae. Endocardium. Semilunar valves. Eustachian valve. Fora- 

 men ovale. Muscular fibres of the heart. Dr Pettigrew's researches. Arteries, 

 capillaries, and veins. Action of the heart. William Harvey. Sounds of the 

 heart. Circulation in the blood-vessels. The pulse. Capacity of the arteries in- 

 creased by subdivision. Forces inducing the blood's flow. Rapidity of the circula- 

 tion. Professor Bering's experiments. Vierordt's conclusions. Dr Dalton's dia- 

 gram of the circulation. General disturbance of the function. The pulse. Where 

 felt, in the horse, ox, and smaller animals. The pulse in disease. Its varieties. 

 The pulse not sufficient to indicate the propriety of blood-letting. A word of 

 caution. Heart disease. General symptoms. Palpitation, anaemic, dyspeptic, and 

 nervous. Rupture of the heart Of the vena azygos. Congenital malformation of 

 the heart. Ectopia cordis. Pervious foramen ovale or cyanosis. Hypertrophy of 

 the heart. Atrophy. Dilatation. Ossification of the heart. Fatty degeneration. 

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CHAPTER VII. 



ORGANS OF CIRCULATION. 



Acute diseases of the heart. Carditis. Pericarditis. Delafond, Leblanc, and Dr Bar- 

 clay on its diagnosis. Cases recorded by Mr Barrel! and Mr Litt. Endocarditis. 

 Cases in cows recorded by Mr Gowing. Endocarditis in the dog. Foreign bodies 

 in the heart. Observations by Camoin and Boizy. In the horse, ox, and other 

 animals. Diseases of the arteries. Arteritis. Embolism. Meaning of the term. 

 Letter from Mr John Barlow to Dr Gairdner. Case. Mysterious forms of lameness. 

 Errors of diagnosis. A contrast. Aneurism. Virchow on its production. 

 Atheroma. Parasitic disease of the mesenteric arteries A disease peculiar to aged 

 horses. Observations in the Vienna School. Injuries to the arteries. Diseases of 

 the veins. Venous haemorrhage. Phlebitis. Idiopathic and traumatic Adhesive 

 and suppurative. Fistula. Causes of obstructed veins External, especially in 

 harness horses Internal, chiefly as the result of phlebitis. Symptoms. Megrims. 

 Varicosity Local General. Phlebolites. Diseases of the capillaries. Active 

 and passive bleeding. Professor Simond's case. Dr J. Reid's observations, 385 



CHAPTER VIII. 



ORGANS OP RESPIRATION. 



Keepiration in different animals. Respiratory apparatus. Nasal chambers : position, 

 openings, and septum. Sinuses. Pharynx. Larynx : its cartilages and muscles, 

 The glottis. Windpipe or trachea. Bronchial tubes. Ultimate pulmonary 



