Outlines of physiology in its relations to man / by John Gray McKendrick.

  • John Gray McKendrick
Date:
1878
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Credit: Outlines of physiology in its relations to man / by John Gray McKendrick. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    J'AGES IV.—Respikation, 372-408 General Anatomical Arrangements. — Structure of the Lungs—Vascular Arrangements of the Lungs. Mechanism of Respiration.—General Character of the Movements — Muscular Arrangements — Varieties of Eespiratory Movements—Eegistration of Respiratory Movements and Forces —Rhythm and Number of Respiratory Movements—Resjpiratory Sounds. Changes in the Air during Respiration.—Mode of Exami- nation—The Air Inspired—The Air Expired—The Capacity of the Lungs—Composition of the Air in the Bronchia and Lung Cells—Eartial Eressures of the Air in the Air Cells, Changes in the Blood during Respiration.—General State- ment—Extent of Respiratory Surface—Eressure of the Gases in the Blood. Gaseous Interchanges between the Blood and the Air in the Pulmonary/ Cells.-—The Absorption of Oxygen—The Elimination of Carbonic Acid—The Elimination of Nitrogen—The Elimination of Aqiieous Vapour- Respiration in a Confined Space. Abnormal Respiration.—Apnoea—Dyspnoea—Asphyxia. Innervation of Respii'ation.—Eespiratory Centres—Influ- ence of Enevimogastric—The Respiratory System of Bell—Influence of the Blood on the Eespiratory Centres — Recapitulation — Anomalous Respiratory ]^Iovements. V.—AsSIjVnLATION OR XUTRITIOX, . . . . 409-437 Interstitial Phenomena in Nutrition.—Transudation of Nutritive Matter—Reabsorption of Waste Matters. Ultimate Changes in Nutrition.—Assimilation : Origin of albuminous matters; Origin of fats—Disassimilation : Disassimilation of nitrogenous matters,—Eigments, Bile acids, Urea, Uric acid, Nitrogenous bases, Leu- cine, Cystine, Lecithine; Disassimilation of non-nitro- genous matters ; Disassimilation of mineral matters. The Production of Sugar or Glycogen.—Nature of Gly- cogen—Origin of Glycogen—Sugar of the Liver— Transformation of Glycogen into Sugar—Sugar in the Blood—Transformation of the Sugar in the Blood— - Relation of the Nervous System to Glycogen esis. Conditions of Healthy Nidrition.—A Eroper Supjjly of Blood- -A Eroper Qualitj^ of Blood—A Healthy State of the Tissue itself—A Certain Influence of the Ner- vous System—CTrowth. VI.—Secretion, 437-439