Rudiments of physiology : in three parts / by John Fletcher ; edited by Robert Lewins with a biographical memoir of the author.

John Fletcher

Date:: MDCCCXXXVII [1837]

Credit: Rudiments of physiology : in three parts / by John Fletcher ; edited by Robert Lewins with a biographical memoir of the author. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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ON LIFE, AS MANIFESTED IN IRRITATION. Page. Introduction, 1 Chapter I.—On the functions of organized be- ings, AND THEIR ARRANGEMENT, 5 Chapter II.—On the nature of life, 16 Chapter III.—On irritability or vitality, re- garded AS A PROPERTY OF THE OR» 1 ganized solids, 40 Chapter IV.—On the immediate seat of irrita- bility. Section 1.—On the Muscular and Nervous Systems generally, regard- ed as the Immediate Seat of Irritability, 55 Section 2.—On the Ganglionic Nervous System in particular, regard- ed as the Immediate Seat of Irritability, 61 Chapter V.—On the direct stimuli to irritabi- lity, 95 Section 1.—On Caloric, Light and Electricity, regarded as Stimuli to Irritability, 97 Section 2.—On the Circumambient Air or Water, regarded as a Sti- mulus to Irritability , ] 13 Section 3.—On the Aliment, regarded as a Stimulus to Irritability, 119 Section 4.—On the Proper Fluids of the Body, regarded as Stimuli to Irritability, 125

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