Outlines of human physiology / by Herbert Mayo.

  • Mayo, Herbert, 1796-1852.
Date:
1827
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Credit: Outlines of human physiology / by Herbert Mayo. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    CONTENTS CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY OBSERVATIONS, Tendency of Physiological Studies 1 Division of Matter into Organized and Unorganized 7 Meaning of the Term Life” ...'. 8 Physical Characters of Organized Matter 9 Chemical Principles of Organized Matter 10 Spontaneous Decomposition of dead Organized Matter 11 Of Antiseptic Substances 12 Of the Vital Phenomena IS Of the Properties of Life 15 Of Phenomena in Plants which imply Selection 17 Sensitive and Vegetative Functions combined in Animal Life 18 CHAPTER II. OF THE BLOOD. Theory of the Circulation 21 Evidence adduced by Harvey 22 Differences of Arterial and Venous Blood 23 Coagulation of the Blood 24* Its Separation into Serum and Crassamentum 25 Of the Fibrin of the Blood. 26 Of the Globules of the Blood, 27 Of the Colouring Matter of the Blood 28 Causes which accelerate Coagulation 29 Causes which retard Coagulation SO