xviii CONTENTS 



CHAPTERS IV. AND V. 



PAGE 



1. Chemistry and digestive action of saliva - - 422 



2. Stimulation of the chorda tympani - 424 



3. Effect of drugs on the secretion of saliva - - 425 



4. Digestive action of gastric juice - 426 



5. To obtain chyme and gastric juice - 427 



6. Digestive action of pancreatic juice - 428 



7. Chemistry of bile - 430 



8. Microscopical examination of faeces - 432 



9. Absorption of fat - - 43 2 



10. Time required for digestion and absorption of food sub- 



stances 43 2 



11. Quantity of cane-sugar inverted and absorbed in a given 



time 433 



12. Auto-digestion of the stomach - 434 



CHAPTER VI. 



1 . Specific gravity of urine - - 477 



2. Reaction of urine - - 477 



3. Chlorides in urine - 477 



4. Phosphates in urine 47& 



5. Sulphates in urine - 479 



6. Indoxyl in urine - 479 



7. Urea - 480 



8. Total nitrogen in urine - 482 



9. Uric acid - 4^4 



10. Kreatinin - - 4$5 



11. Hippuric acid - 4^6 



12. Proteins in urine - - 4^6 



13. Sugar in urine 488 

 Pentoses in urine - 49 

 Acetone in urine - - 492 

 Determination of the freezing-point of urine 492 

 Examination of urine - 494 

 Urinary sediments - 494 



CHAPTERS VII. AND VIII. 



1. Glycogen 6o8 



2. Catheterism 609 



3. Experimental glycosuria - 609 



(1) Injection of sugar into the blood - 609 



(2) Phloridzin glycosuria - 610 



(3) Alimentary glycosuria 610 



4. Milkjj ' 6l 



5. Cheese - 6l1 



6. Flour - - 612 



