The Physiology of Man, Vol. 2 of 5 PDF Download

Author: Austin Flint
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780282634605
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 602

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Excerpt from The Physiology of Man, Vol. 2 of 5: Designed to Represent the Existing State of Physiological Science, as Applied to the Functions of the Human Body; Alimentation, Digestion, Absorption, Lymph and Chyle In studying the subject of digestion, many points pre sented themselves which were complicated by a mass Of conflicting Observations and statements by the earlier physiologists, and even by modern experimenters; and there are, even now, serious differences of Opinion with regard to some Of the most important facts connected with this func tion. This is strikingly illustrated in the views Of different writers Of high authority concerning the physiological prop arties of the saliva, the gastric juice, the bile, and the secre tion Of the pancreas. Much Of this confusion is to be avoided, however, by treating Of these questions upon the basis Of accumulated experimental facts, without regarding mere Opinions, even Of the highest authority, when based upon insufficient data. With regard to absorption, very much has been devel Oped within the last few years by accurate experimental researches, in which some of the sources of error in the ear lier observations have been avoided, by remarkably success ful experiments upon living animals, and by the applica tion of improved methods for the analysis Of the animal fluids. Recognizing the importance Of all these methods Of study, the author has endeavored to give the most extended application Of physical laws to the mechanism Of absorption, without losing sight Of the fact that the physical phenomena presented in the living body are by no means fully understood. Our positive knowledge concerning many Of the functions -considered in the present volume dates fi'om important dis coveries. The author has in all cases made it his duty to trace these discoveries to their original sources; but in his historical researches, he has Often found that the reputed authors of important original Observations had, generally without their knowledge, been anticipated. The only Object in making references to the works Of the earlier physiologists has been to do justice, as far as possible, to every original observer; and all the works cited in foot-notes have, without exception, been consulted by the author personally, in the original, and the references clearly indicated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.