Principles of human physiology / by William B. Carpenter.

  • Carpenter, William Benjamin, 1813-1885.
Date:
1864
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Credit: Principles of human physiology / by William B. Carpenter. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER VIII. OF NUTRITION. PAGB 1. General Considerations.—Formative Power of Individual Parts . . 317 Degeneration and Disintegration 320 2. Of the Balance of the Vital Economy 324 Disintegration of Albumen and Origin of Urea 336 S. Varying Activity of the Nutritive Processes 348 Hypertrophy; Tumours 348 Atrophy 352 Reparative Process . 354 4. Abnormal Forms of the Nutritive Process . . 361 Inflammation 362 Tuberculosis 369 Cancer 371 CHAPTER IX. OF SECRETION AND EXCRETION. 1. Of Secretion in G-eneral 371 Excretory Operations 372 Metastasis of Secretion 374 2. The Liver.—Secretion of Bile 376 Structure and Actions of the Liver ............ 378 Composition and Sources of Bile . 382 Glycogenic Function of the Liver 387 3. The Kidneys.—Secretion of Urine . . . 393 Structure and Actions of the Kidneys 394 Composition and Sources of Urine 402 4. The Skin.—Cutaneous Transpiration 419 Structure of Sudoriparous Glandulse 419 Sudoriparous Excretion 1 ^ 1 J .... 420 CHAPTER X. OF THE EVOLUTION OF HEAT, LIGHT, AND ELECTRICITY. 1. General Considerations 424 2. Evolution of Heat 426 Temperature of the Human Body 426 Sources of Calorifying Power 433 Power of Frigorification 443 3. Evolution of Light , 444 4. Evolution of Electricity 446 CHAPTER XI. OP THE FUNCTIONS OF THE CEREBRO-SPINAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. 1. General Summary 449 Regeneration and Chemistry of Nervous Tissue 451