The human body : an account of its structure and activities and the conditions of its healthy working.

  • Martin, H. Newell (Henry Newell), 1848-1896.
Date:
1881
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Credit: The human body : an account of its structure and activities and the conditions of its healthy working. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PAGE fuUill Alimentary principles. 'J'lie couijjusition of the more important foods. Cooking. Alcohol. The advantage of a mixed diet 2*j;i CHAPTER XXI. Tnii ALIMKNTAKY ( AN.\fi AND ITS AITENDAOEK. General arrangement. Tlic teeth. The tongue. The salivary glands. The fauces. The pharynx. The gullet. The stomach. The histology of the gastric glands. The small intestine The large intestine. The liver. The pancreas.... 308 CHAPTER XXII. THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM AND THE Ul'CTLESS GLjVNDS. Distribution and structure of lymph vessels. The thoracic duct. The serous cavities. The lymphatic glands. The movement of the lymph. The spleen. The thymus. The thyroid body. The supra-renal capsules 32!) CHAPTER XXIII. DIGESTION. The object of digestion. U.-?es of saliva. Deglutition. The gastric juice. Gastric digestion. The chyle. The pancreatic secretion. The bile. The intestinal secretior-s. Intestinal di geslion. Ab.sorption from the intestines. The digestion of an ordinary meal. Dyspepsia 334. CHAPTER XXIV. THE EESPrRATORY MECHANISM. Definitions. Respiratory organs. The air-passages and lungs. The pleura. The respiratory movements. The structure of the thorax. The mechanism of inspiration. Expiration. Forced respiration. The respiratory sounds. Tlie capacit}- of the lungs. Hygiene of respiration. The aspiration of the thorax. Influence of respiratory movements upon the flow of blood and lymph 353