viii CONTENTS 



BOOK VI. THE PROCESSES OF D1GES110N rx , F 



XI.1V. THE MECHANISM OF SECRETION, ETC. - 

 MA. MH.DSTKI.S IN THE Mol'TH 



MAI. DIGESTION IN THE STOMACH - - 379 



M VII. DIGESTION' IX THE SMALL INTESTINE - - 391 



XLV11I. THE LAKC'.E INTESTINK 

 XLIX. THE MECHASICAI. FACTORS OF DIGESTION - - 40< 



BOOK VII. SPECIAL METABOLISMS 



L. THE METABOLISM OK 1'KOTElX - - 421 



LI. THE METABOLISM OF ( - \HBOH YDIiATE - - 42<> 



L1I. THE METABOLISM OF FAT - 43<> 



LIII. THE METABOLISM OF NUCLE1N - - 443 



LIV. THE FUNCTIONS OF THE LIVEK AND SPLEEN - - 447 



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BOOK VIII. THE FUNCTIONS OF THE KIDNKV 



LV. THE URINE - 453 



LVI. THE SECRETION OF tIRINE - 473 



BOOK IX. THE FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND THE BODY 

 TEMPERATURE 



LV1I. THE FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN - - - 485 



LVIII. THE TEMPERATURE OF THE BODY 492 



BOOK X. -THE FUNCTIONS OF THE DUCTLESS GLANDS 



LIX. INTERNAL SECKET1OXS ..... .-><i:j 



BOOK XL THE TISSUE OF MOTION 



LX. THE MECHANISM OF MOVEMENT .... 525 



LXI. THE STRUCTURE AXD PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MUSCLE - 520 



LX1I. THE CONTRACTION OF MUSCLE .... - ( ;5<| 



I.XIH. THE PRODUCTION OF HEAT AND THE CHEMICAL CHANGES IX MUSCLE - 552 



LXIV. ANIMAL ELECTRICITY - .... 559 



BOOK XII. THE NERVOUS SYSTKM 



l.XV. THE NEURON - ... . .-,<;<( 



LXVI. THE PHYSIOLOGY OF THE NEKYE-FIBUE - - - 57!) 



1 XVII. THE RECEPTOR MECHANISMS CUTANEOUS SENSATIONS - 585 



LXVIII. TASTE AND SMELL . 593 



LX1X. VISION - . . 5!MI 



LXX. HEARING . . 043 



LXXI. THE PROPR10-CEPT1VE MECHANISM ..... 654 



LXXII. THE SPINAL CORD . . . 662 



LXXIII. THE BRAIN ..... 685 



LXXIV. SLEEP . . . 735 



LXXV. SOUND PRODUCTION AND SPEECH ..... 739 



LXXVI. THE AUTOXOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM - ... 748 



BOOK XIII. REPRODUCTION 



LXXV1I. GROWTH AXD REPRODUCTION - .... 755 



INDEX - - - - - - - . -785 



