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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.

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.

88

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

CHAPTER VII.

96

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

CHAPTER VIII.

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.

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.