An Elementary System of Physiology ...

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Bohn, 1836 - 887 pages
 

Contents

Bordeus Bichats remarks on Bichats account
33
Life of these parts in what it consists
40
xviii
45
Colour of the Skin nature of the colouring matter Albinos
46
Minute texture Papillæ
49
Mechanism of the Upper and Lower Extremities
55
Physical Properties
61
Howships observations successive changes
67
State of the Earthy Matter
73
Page
75
Of Muys and others
79
Bichats arrangement of Muscles Colour of Muscles
85
Contractility of the Vessels
89
Vital Properties Contractility
91
Bichats opinion Nature of Stimulants
97
Cause of Contraction not Mechanical
110
Chemical composition Humboldts experiments
116
CHAPTER IV
123
Intercostal Nerve relation between the Brain and Nerves
129
Bauer Home Edwards Dutrochet
135
Sensibility defined relation of Sensation to Perception
141
Experiments of Flourens
160
General conclusion
166
Arguments of the Hallerians
172
Direct arguments of the Neurologists
178
Conclusion
184
Second class Sensitive Functions
190
Flourens on the Nervous System
193
Solly on the Corpora Restiformia
201
Arteries membranous coat muscular coat
207
Proofs of the Circulation
213
Order of Time in which the parts of the Heart contract
219
Peculiarities of the Fatal Circulation
225
General remarks
231
Structure of the Fibres of the Heart
237
Action of the Capillaries Inequality in the Distribution of the Blood
240
Cause of the Pulse Bichats opinion Parrys experiments remarks
246
Of Cullen of Allen
257
Arrangement of the Secretions
259
Description of the Blood
265
Buffy Coat
272
Hunters Torrés Monros Cavallos Youngs
278
Colour of the Blood Brandes experiments
284
Properties of Serum Coagulation by Heat Separation of the Serosity
288
Aqueous Secretions Cutaneous Perspiration
290
By Berzelius Use of the Salts Sulphur in the Blood
294
Account of successive Discoveries respecting the Blood Galens opinions
300
Description of the process of Respiration Inspiration Expiration
306
Air Vesicles descriptions of Malpighi Willis and others
312
Experiments of Davy of Coleman
318
Cause of the alternations of Inspiration and Expiration
324
Effect of the Mechanical Action of the Lungs upon the Circulation
330
Remarks upon Mayows character and works
337
Of Lavoisier and Seguin of Davy
343
Experiments of Lavoisier and Seguin of Prout
349
Is the Air diminished by Respiration?
355
General conclusions
361
Mucous Secretions
366
Experiments of Lavoisier
367
Experiments of Edwards
373
Respiration of Oxygen experiments of Priestley
379
Of Carburetted Hydrogen
385
Remarks upon Evaporation and Transudation
429
Introductory observations
435
Hypothesis of Lavoisier
441
Experiments of Brodie remarks
447
Miscellaneous observations in support of the chemical theory of Respiration
453
How is the body cooled in high temperatures ?
461
General conclusions
467
Home and Bauers observations on the Globules
473
General remarks upon Secretion
474
OF DIGESTION
539
Duodenum Comparative anatomy of the Stomach ruminant Stomachs
547
Account of the Articles employed for Food
553
By different tribes among Mankind
555
Condiments their supposed use
561
Its properties Prouts experiments
567
Vermicular motion of the Stomach
573
CONTENTS
574
Functions of the Spleen
579
Of Chemical Solution
585
Considerations in favour of the hypothesis of Fermentation
591
CHAPTER XI
597
Thoracic Duct
604
Arguments in favour of Venous Absorption
610
Remarks and conclusion
616
Their operation in fashioning and moulding the body
619
Connexion between the Absorption of solids and the vitality of the parts
625
Cutaneous Absorption
631
OF GENERATION
637
Observations of Spallanzani
643
General observation on the comparative anatomy of the Stomach
647
Constitutional effects of the Generative Organs Emasculation
649
Subjects for Inquiry proposed
655
How is the Foetus supported? how nourished?
661
1st Epigenesis 2d Seminal Animalcules
667
Experiments on Artificial Impregnation
672
CHAPTER XIII
679
2d Order of parts Retina
685
Use of the Crystalline to correct Aberration
691
Permanence of the impression effect of
698
Ideas of distance how acquired ideas of Magnitude
704
Alternation of the Eyes experiments of Dutours
710
Description of the Ear external Ear
716
Opinion of Home observations of Cooper
719
CHAPTER XV
726
Connexion of Smell and Taste
732
Perceptions of Pleasure and Pain Seat of the Perceptions
738
Connexion of the Intellectual Faculties with the Brain
744
Nature of Ideas how different from Perceptions
750
Trains of Associations how produced
756
Opinion of Parry
761
Relation to the Nervous System objections of Darwin
767
Hartleys hypothesis remarks upon its insufficiency
773
Passions connected with the physical Organs opinion of Helvetius
779
Observations of Spurzheim
785
General conclusion
791
Remarks of Lawrence
793
How far connected with Temperature observations respecting the Malays
799
Cuviers observations on the Form of the Skull Blumenbachs
805
State of the Functions at the approach of Sleep suspension of Volition
811
Circumstances which produce Sleep Nervous Sensibility diminished
817
Intellectual Faculties
823

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