THE PHYSIOLOGY OF MAN; DESIGNED TO REPRESENT THE EXISTING STATE OF PHYSIOLOGICAL AS APPLIED TO THE FUNCTIONS OF THE HUMAN BODY. BY AUSTIN FLINT, JR., M. D., PROFESSOR OF PHYSIOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ANATOMY IN THE BELLEVUE HOSPITAL BELLEVUE HOSPITAL FELLOW OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE; MEMBER OF THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, ETC., ETC. SECRETION; EXCRETION; DUCTLESS GLANDS; NUTRITION; 13 NEW YORK: D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, 549 & 551 BROADWAY. O ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by D. APPLETON & CO., In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. F 34 V.3 1873-75 PREFACE. WITH the completion of this volume, all of the subjects belonging to human physiology, that are usually taught in medical schools or are treated of in systematic works, have been carefully considered, except the functions of the nervous system and the processes of generation and development. The first volume, published in 1866, treated of the blood, circulation, and respiration; and the second volume, published in 1867, was upon the subjects of alimentation, digestion, absorption, and the lymph and chyle. The original plan of the work has been adhered to in the preparation of these three volumes, as each one constitutes a separate and distinct treatise, being complete in itself, while the full series is intended to cover the entire subject of human physiology. In recording the success of the parts already published, the author feels that his labors have been more than appreciated; and the friendly and encouraging criticism that the work has thus far received has stimulated him to increased efforts in the preparation of the present volume. Some of the subjects taken up in this volume have an especial interest to the author, from the fact that he has 33254 |