CONTENTS.

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Dedication.
Advertisement, XI.
Prolegomena, p. i.–xxi.
Perfect (Normal) Animal Reproduction, prop. 1–3.
Imperfect (Anormal) Animal Reproduction (Abortion) prop. 4–7.
Study of Abortion, prop. 8–12.
Conception, prop. 13.
Ovulum (Description of before Fecundation), prop. 14–17.
Fecundation, prop. 18.
Ovulum (Description of after Fecundation), prop. 19–22.
Cortical Membrane of the Ovulum, prop. 23–26.
Deciduous Membrane of the Uterus, prop. 27–31.
Corpora Lutea, prop. 34–37.
Transit, Volume, and First Development of the Ovulum, prop. 38–42.
The Chorion, prop. 43–44.
Structure, Function and Vascularity of the Chorion, prop. 45–51.
Fluid of the Chorion, prop. 55.
The Amnion, prop. 54.
Structure, Function and Vascularity of the Amnion, prop. 52–54.
Fluid of the Amnion, prop. 53.
Progressive Increase of the Ovulum, prop. 56.
Independent Life of the Ovulum, prop. 57–59.
Earliest or Mechanical Connection of the Ovulum with the Uterus, prop. 60.
Metamorphoses of the newly engendered Being, prop. 61.
Growth and Progress of the Embryo and Foetus, prop. 62–66.
Priority of the Vascular over the Nervous System in the Foetus, prop. 67.
Formation of the Blood in the Foetus, prop. 68.
Formation of the Nerves in the Foetus, prop. 69.
Apparatus for Digestion, prop. 70.
Vesicula Umbilicalis, prop. 71.
The Allantoid, prop. 72.
The Umbilical Cord, prop. 73–75.
Omphalo-mesenteric Vessels, prop. 76.
More advanced, or Vascular Connection of the Ovum with the Uterus, prop. 77,
First Formation of the Placenta, prop. 77.
Cotyledons of the Placenta, prop. 78–80,
Deciduous Vessels of the Placenta, prop. 81–83,
Membrana Propria of the Placenta, prop. 84.
Proofs of the Existence of Deciduous Vessels in the Placenta, prop. 85.
Deciduous Vessels, form the connecting Vascular Link between the Uterus and Placenta, prop. 86.
Proofs of it from Anormal Anatomy, prop. 87.
Circulation, Utero-foetal, prop. 88 and 90.
Recent Fallacies respecting the Structure of the Placenta, prop. 89.
Functions of the Placenta, prop. 91.
Physiological Proofs of the Deciduous and Foetal Structure of the Placenta, prop. 92.
Nutrition of the Foetus through the Placenta, prop. 93.
Lymphatics and Lymphatic Absorption in the Placenta, prop. 94.
Pretended Nutrition by the Amnionic Fluid, prop. 95–96.
Respiration of the Foetus in Utero, prop. 97.
Nature of the Changes in the Foetal Blood, prop. 98.
Bile secreted by the Placenta, prop. N. B. In the last Plate, the figures 2 and 3 should be reversed, in order to correspond with the text or printed explanations.


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