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of Taste, 61—Salivary Glands, 61—The Tonsils, 62—The
Ear, 63—Eustachian Tubes, 63—Sensation of
Hearing, 65—The Eye, 66—Lachrymal Gland, 68—Coats
of the Eye, 68—Light Rays and Sight, 70—Accommodation,
72—Color Perception, 73.


CHAPTER V.

The Nervous System 75

The Cerebrum, 75—The Cerebellum, 78—Pons Variolii,
78—Medulla Oblongata, 78—Spinal Cord, 79—Brain-*centers,
81—Motor Tract, 82—Sensory Tract, 82—Reflex
Action, 83—Cranial Nerves, 83—Spinal Nerves, 84—Brachial
Plexus, 85—Sacral Plexus, 85—The Sympathetic
System, 87—The Sympathetic Nerves, 87.


CHAPTER VI.

The Back 88

The Spine, 88—The Vertebræ, 88—Muscles of the Neck,
92—Muscles of the Back, 93.


CHAPTER VII.

The Chest 96

The Sternum, 97—The Ribs, 97—Costal Cartilages,
98—Muscles of the Chest, 98—Diaphragm, 98—Mammary
Glands, 100.


CHAPTER VIII.

The Heart and Circulation 101

The Heart, 101—The Pericardium, 101—Cavities of the
Heart, 103—The Endocardium, 103—The Valves of
the Heart, 103—Circulation, 105—Circulation in the
Fetus, 106—Arteries, 107—Veins, 109—Portal Circulation,
109—Pulmonary Circulation, 110—Nerves of the
Heart, 110—Heart Sounds, 111—The Heart Beat,
111—Factors Affecting Circulation, 112—The Pulse,
113—Blood Pressure, 114—Nerve Supply of the Blood-*vessels,
115—The Blood, 116—Composition of the
Blood, 116—Coagulability of the Blood, 117—Blood-*corpuscles,
118.


CHAPTER IX.

The Lungs and Respiration 121

The Larynx, 121—The Trachea, 123—The Thyroid
Gland, 124—The Thymus Gland, 124—The Bronchi,
125—The Lungs, 125—The Pleura, 125—The Mediastinum,
126—Respiration, 127—Air, 129—Respiratory
Sounds, 129—Changes in Air in Lungs, 129—Effect of
Respiration on Blood, 130—Nervous Mechanism of
Respiration, 130—Variations in Respiration, 131.