DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION 
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Defecation Large intestin 
Proctodeum and its appendages in invertebrates 
Chemic composition of excrements 
Cecal digestion Vermiform appendix 
Absorption in large intestin 
Defecation 
Rectum 
Movements of large intestin 
Innervation “ © “ 
Absorption 
Imbibition  Transudations and exudations = Edema 
Osmosis See also 612.0144621 
Dialysis of mineral salts 
* “ sugars 
“ albuminoids 
Diffusion 
Absorption by skin 
See also 612.79 
Absorption by lungs 
See also 612.2159 
Absorption in digestiv tract 
General: see also specific part of tract 
Absorption by mucous and serous membranes 
See also 612.3391 
Parenchymatous absorption 
Absorption by cellular tissue (after injection) 
Nutrition Metabolism 
Hunger Thirst Inanition 
Hunger, thirst and nervous centers Mechanical 
action of hunger 
Inanition in man 
“ “ disease 
“ animals 
Inanition in poikilothermic animals 
“ “ homoiothermic * 
Foods 
Assimilation of carbon 
“ nitrogen 
See also 612.46123 
Assimilation of water 
“ of sulfur, fosforus and iron 
3 Sulfur 4 Fasforus 5s Iron 
Thermodynamic value of food 
Mineral foods 
1 Sodium salts 2 Potassium salts 2 Calcium salts 
Vegetable foods 
Vegetarianism See also hygiene, 613.26 Vegetable diet 
While the strictest vegetarians confine themselvs to a purely vegetable 
diet, the majority use some forms of animal food. e. g. milk. butter and 
€gs : 
Fruits and fresh vegetables 
Cereals 
Rred 
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