The physiology of digestion, considered with relation to the principles of dietetics / [Andrew Combe].

  • Combe, Andrew, 1797-1847
Date:
1841
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Credit: The physiology of digestion, considered with relation to the principles of dietetics / [Andrew Combe]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CON T E N T S. Preface, PART I. PHYSIOLOGY OF DIGESTION. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. Waste or loss of substance always attendant on action—In the vegetable and animal kingdoms waste is greater than in the physical—Living bodies are distinguished by possessing the power of repairing waste — Vegetables, being rooted in one place, are always in connection with their food —Animals, being obliged to wander, receive their food at intervals into a stomach—Nutrition most active when growth and waste are greatest—In vegetables the same causes which increase these processes also stimulate nutrition—But animals re- quire a monitor to warn them when food is needed—The sense of Appetite answers this purpose—The possession of a stomach im- plies a sense of Appetite to regulate the supplies of food, CHAPTER II. THE APPETITES OF HUNGER AND THIRST. Hunger and Thirst, what they are—Generally referred to the stomach and throat, but perceived by the brain—Proofs and illustrations xvii -10