Manual of the physiology of man, or, A concise description of the phenomena of his organization / by Ph. Hutin ; translated from the French, with notes, by Joseph Togno.

  • Hutin, Philippe, 1802-1880.
Date:
1828
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    works of Messrs. Richerand, Dumas, Chaussier, Magendie, Adelon, &c. In presenting to the me- dical student a clear, simple, and rapid abridgment of the doctrines of these great masters, far be from me the idle pretension of producing a perfect work: I only aspire to the merit of removing the difficulties which embarrass their first steps, and of facilitating and accelerating their studies, in order to pay to this body the tribute of usefulness which it imposes on each of its members. The plan which I have fol- lowed in this manual, is nearly the same as that which is adopted in the school of Paris. I give at first some general considerations which serve as a natural introduction to the study of man; then I examine in particular, and in the aggregate, the dif- ferent parts which constitute the human organiza- tion; finally, I conclude by the history of the func- tions, or different phenomena that man presents dur- ing the course of his life. In the particular study of each function, I recall very cursorily the general condition and structure of the organ which is its instrument; then 1 explain the function itself; finally, after having described its mechanism and ultimate object, I pass in review the principal theories, or hypotheses, which divide physiologists: when I differ in opinion with them, I do it less from confidence in my own judgment, than in the observation of the learned men who ap- pear to me to approach nearest to truth, and to a knowledge of the secrets of human nature.