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CONTENTS xi
Rhythmic Movements—Analogy between Involuntary and Voluntary Movements
§§ 110-113. Circulation in the Leech contrasted with that in Plants—How the Circulation connects the Organic
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and Inorganic Kingdoms—The Digestion and the Circulation—Ciha, their Form and Function . 463-465
114. Undefined Forces of the Circulation—Slowing and Quickening of the Circulation
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§§ 115-121. Circulation in the Star -Fish, Spider, and Insect—Functions performed by the Valves of the Vessels
in Insects—Circulation in the Lobster—Position of the Respiratory Apparatus in the Lobster, Fish, &c.
—Circulation in the Brachiopoda, Gastropoda, and Cuttle-fish . .... 469-472
THE CIRCULATION IN ANIMALS {Vertebrata)
§§ 122-126. Circulation in the Fish, Batrachia, Frog, Lacerta ocellata, Python, Crocodile, &c.—Presence of
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Septum Ventriculorum . . . . . . ...
THE FCETAL CIRCULATION
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473-477
127-129. Points of Analogy between the Circulation in Reptiles and that in the Human FcEtus—Circulation
in the Body of the Foetus—Circulation in the Placenta ... . . 477-480
§ 130. Distribution of the Great Vessels in Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals .
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§ 131. Valves in the Heart of the Bird . . 493
§§ 132-133. The Respiration and Circulation in Birds—The Air-Sacs of Birds, &c. . . . 494
THE CIRCULATION IN THE MAMMAL
§ 134. The Auricles, Ventricles, Valves, Septa, &c., of the Heart of the Mammal .
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135-138. The Right Heart of the Mammal—The Blood urged on by a Wave-Movement the Heart and
Vessels Open and Close in Parts—The Valves of the Right Heart of the Mammal—Safety-Valve Action
of the Tricuspid ... 497-500
139-144. The Left Heart and Valves of the Mammal. The Circulation in the Head, Liver, and Erectile
Tissues—The Lymphatic and Capillary Vessels of Animals—Structure of the Capillaries and Small
Arteries and Veins : Vessels Close and Elongate, and Open and Shorten—Elastic and Vital Properties
of Vessels—Structure of the Large Arteries and Veins . ... 501-504
STRUCTURE OF THE HEART OF THE MAMMAL
§ 145. The Arrangement of the Muscular Fibres in the Auricles and Ventricles, especially in the Ventricles 506
ARRANGEMENT OF THE MUSCULAR FIBRES IN THE HOLLOW VISCERA GENERALLY
§ 146. Arrangement of the Muscular Fibres in the Bladder and Prostate ... . 519
§ 147. The Distribution of the Fibres in the Muscular Coats of the Stomach of Man and Other MammaUa 522
§ 148. Oesophageal or Cardiac Sphincter not hitherto described 525
§ 149. The Pyloric Sphincter—its Ultimate Structure .
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Movements of the Human Stomach and its Sphincters 527
§ 150. Analogy between the Muscular Arrangements and Movements of the Hollow Viscera (Heart, Stomach,
Bladder, Uterus) and those of the Trunk and Extremities of Vertebrates 531