GENERAL [NDEX. 



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Deer ran/tniicif. 



skeleton uf the, s. 507. 

 skull of, s. 511. 



Wi'berian organ of the, iv. 1421. 1428. 

 Deer, red(Cervus elephas), calculus of the " deer's tears," 



iv. 82. 

 Detention, ii. 20 ; s. 370. 



agents of the process of. iii. 721 L ; s. 370. 



offices of the muscles of the anus in performing 



the act of, i. IMI. 

 part taken by (he abdominal muscles in aiding, i. 



10, 17. 



sketch of the phenomena of, s. 371. 

 the la'ces, s. 372. See Faces. 

 condition of. during the sleep of hibernating animals, 



li. 768. 772. 



DefcEcalion of hair, iv. 142. 



Defloration of a virgin during ordinary sleep, iv. G82. 

 Deformity, congenital. See TERATOLOGY. 

 Deglutition, process of, ii. 8 ; iii. 760 ; s. 311. 398. 

 analysis of the act of, iii. 721 1. 

 exciting cause in the movements of, iii. 722 K. 

 function of the pharynx, mouth, and palate, in deglu- 

 tition, iii. 953. 



function of the oesophagus in, iii. 759. 

 involuntary nervous action in, iii. 589. 

 uses of the salivary glands in, iv. 429. 

 functions of the tongue in, iv. 1152. 

 first stage : oral, iv. 1152. 

 second stage : pharyngeal, iv. 1152. 

 third stage : cesophageal, iv. 1 153. 

 difficult cases of deglutition, iii. 119, 120. 

 Deilephila Elpenor,.or Elephant sphinx, ii. 8G7. 

 Deirodon, teeth of the, iv. 880. 

 Delirium preceding death, i. 799. 

 phenomenon of, iii. 722 Y, 723 B. 

 tremens, iii. 720. 



visual conceptions in, i. 800. 

 characters of the urine in, iv. 1291. 

 Delofiinidie, family of, i. 563. 

 Deltoid fossa, i. 216. 

 impression, iv. 571. 

 ligament, i. 152. 



muscle, i. 216, 217. 359 ; ii. 159, 100 ; iv. 435, 571 . 

 nerves, iv. 760. 

 ridge of humerus, ii. 159, IGO. 

 Dementia, iv. 686. 



preceding death, i. 799. 

 Dendrodoa, a genus of Tunicata, iv. 1187, et seq. 



characters of the genus, iv. 1 187. 

 Dendrodus, teeth of, iv. *69. 

 Dental, or maxillary, artery, i. 4x9. 



inferior, ii. 227. 

 superior, ii. 227 

 canal, inferior, ii. 214, 215. 



lower, ii. 214. 

 foramina, posterior, ii. 208. 



superior, ii. 214. 

 nerve, inferior, ii. 29-'. 294. 



course, ii. 294. 

 posterior superior, ii. 289. 

 anterior superior, ii. 289. 

 vein, inferior, iv. 14i'5. 



system (in comparative anatomy). See TKETH. 

 Dentate body, iii. 692. 



fascia, ii:. 675. 

 Dcntated ligament (serrated membrane of Gordon), iii. 



645. 



office of the, iii. G45. 

 Dentine, iv. 864, 86S 



Denies scalprarii of Rodentia, iv. 368. 382. 

 Deposition, excessive, of fat, i. 62. 



Deposits, or non-stromal formations, iv. 103. See PRO- 

 DUCTS, ADVENTITIOUS. 



abnormal, in mucous membrane of the liver, iii. 183. 

 in absorbent vessels, iii. 233. 

 tubercle, iii. 233. 



cancer, melanosis, and encephaloid matter, iii. 2:>3. 

 calcareous and carbonaceotn deposits, iii. 234. 

 adventitious, on the heart, ii. 644. 

 atheromatous, in veins, iv. 1402. 

 Depressor alx nasi (musculus myrtiformis), ii. 223 ; iii. 



728. 



relations and action, iii. 721. 

 anguli oris muscle, ii. 225. 



relations and action, ii. 225. 

 labii inferioris muscle, ii. 225. 



relations and action, ii. 225. 

 septi narium muscle, iii. 729. 



relation and actions, iii. 729. 

 urefhrre muscle, iv. TJiit. 

 Derbesia, mode of reproduction of, s. 21 I. 

 Dermal system of Amphibia, i. In '. 

 Derinaplera, an order of Insecta, ii. 8C3. 

 characters of the order, ii. 863. 

 mode of flight of the, tii. 421. 

 Dermapterygii, a division of Firh.es, iii. 957, el seq. 



characters of the division, iii. 957. 

 Des Cartes, his theory of the chief source of nervous power. 



iii.G77. 



Descent/ens noni nerve, iii. 721 ; iv. 754. 

 Desmidix, mode of reproduction of, s. 21S. 



Desiccation of organic substances, iii. 793. 

 method of performing, iii. 79:-, 794. 

 apparatus for desiccation of organic substances, iii. 



813. 



Detrusor urinae muscle, i. 381 ; iv. 1263. 

 Dci'il of Van Diemen's Land (Dasyurus ursinus), iii. 259. 

 I) in belt's mellitus, iv. 97. 



specific gravity of the blood in, i. 416. 

 state of the bloi:d in, i. 427. 



effects of diabetes on the circulation, i. 798. 



fatty degeneration of pancreas in cases of diabetes, 



s. 111. 

 characters of the urine in diabetes mellitus, insi- 



pidus, and chylosus, iv. 1293. 

 saccharine, iv. 99. 



theories of the pathology of, iv. 99. 

 Diamond, composition of the, iv. 1438. 

 Diaphoretics, effects of, on animal heat, ii. 682. 

 DIAPIIKAGM (in anatomy generally), ii. 1. 



definition, i. 2 ; ii. 1. 

 DIAPHRAGM (in human anatomy), ii. 1. 

 form, structure, and organisation, ii. 2. 

 arteries, ii. 4. 

 muscles, ii. 2; iii. 544. 



costal, upper, true, or greater, ii. 2. 



centrum tendineum.cordi form tendon, ii. 2. 

 ligamentum arcuatum externum, ii. 3. 

 internum, ii. 3. 

 septum transversum, ii. 2. 

 vertebral, or smaller muscle, crura, pillars, 



or appendices, ii. 3. 

 foramina, or openings, ii. 3. 

 foramen aorticum, ii.3. 



quadratum s. tpnosnm, ii. 3. 

 other smaller foramina, ii. 4. 

 lymphatics, ii. 4. 

 nerves, ii. 4. 

 peritoneum lining the, i. 14. 



peritoneal investment of the under surface of the 



diaphragm, iii, 944. 

 pleura diaphragmatica, iv. 2. 



relations to the pleura, peritoneum, &c., ii. 4. 

 veins, ii. 4. 



malformations and diseases, ii. 6. 

 absence, ii. 6. 



cartilaginous and osseous deposits, ii. 6. 

 displacement from ascites, &c. ii. 6. 

 gangrene, collection of pus, tumours, &c., ii. G. 

 inflammation, ii. 6. 

 openings, ii. 6. 



rupture, risus Sardonicus, ii. G. 

 ulcers, ii. G. 

 wounds, ii. G. 



uses of the diaphragm, ii. 4. 



part performed by the, in respiration, iv. 324. 1081. 

 congenital perforation of the, i. 508. 

 Diaphragmatic hernia of foetus in utero, ii. 319. 

 Diaphragmatic nerve, iv. 754. 



plexuses of nerves, right, s. 428. 



left, s. 428. 

 Diaphragmitis, ii. 6. 

 Diarrhoea, syncope from, i. 797. 



colliqii'itive, occurrence of, in animals reduced by star- 

 vation, iii. 752. 



Diarthrodial cartilage, i. 218. 255. See ARTICULATION. 

 Diarthrosis, class of articulations, i. 255. 

 arthrodia, i. 256. 

 enarthrosis, i. 256. 

 ginglymus, i. 256. 

 rotatoria, i. 256. 



synarthrodica, form of articulation, i. 255. 

 Diastase, process of. iii. 153; s. 105. 



natural and artificial conversion of gum, starch, and 



lignin into sugar, iii. 153. 



Diintiile, or relaxation, of the heart's auricles and ventri- 

 cles, ii. G02 G04. See HEART, I'IIYSIOI,O<;Y OF. 

 Diazona, a genus of Tunicata, iv. 1 190, cl set/. 



characters of the genus, iv. 11!IO. 

 Dibranc/iiata, i. 519. 



characters of the order, i. 519.! 



Dichitonida, a sub-class of Tunicata, iv. 1 18G, et seq. 

 characters of, iv. 1186. 

 families of, iv. 1187, et seq. 



Dichubune, an extinct genus of Pachydennata, which see. 

 Dicoiyles, anatomy of the. See PACHYDERMATA. 

 Dictyotacetc, mode of reproduction ofthe, s. 2|t>. 

 Dicy notion lacerticeps, skull of, iv. 89. 

 Didclphys, a genus of Marsupialia (opus-mi ), iii. <y\\ 



et seq. 



characters ofthe genus, iii. 261 . 

 species of, iii. 261. 

 Didelphi/s cmicrivora, iii. 261. 



opossum, organs of voice of, iv. 1491. 



cynocephalus, or hyaena of Van Uiemm's L-ind iii 



258, et set/. 

 Virginiana. iii, SGI. 



Didi'Hitiitia. a tribe of Tunicata, iv. 119o. 

 genera, iv. 1190, 1191. 

 characters ofthe tribe, iv. I lyi. 

 Didemnnin, a genus of Tunicata, iv. 1 190, et seq. 



characters ofthe genus, iv. I I'.io. 

 D'dits ineptus (dodo), account olrhe, i. 269. 



