Animal and Vegetable Physiology : Considered with Reference to Natural Theology (Paperback)

Part II. The Vital Functions: 1. Objects of nutrition; 2. Nutrition in vegetables; 3. Animal nutrition in general; 4. Nutrition in the lower orders of animals; 5. Nutrition in the higher orders of animals; 6. Preparation of food; 7. Digestion; 8. Chylification; 9. Lacteal absorption; 10. Circulation; 11. Respiration; 12. Secretion; 13. Absorption; 14. Nervous power; Part III. The sensorial functions: 1. Sensation; 2. Touch; 3. Taste; 4. Smell; 5. Hearing; 6. Vision; 7. Perception; 8. Comparative physiology of the nervous system; Part IV. The Reproductive Functions: 1. Reproduction; 2. Organic development; 3. Decline of the system; 4. Unity of design; Index.