GENERAL INDEX. 



765 



c'rt continued. 



nervous fibrils of the, ii. 541. 



development and abnormal conditions of the, ii. 557. 



office of the, in the function of hearing, ii. 5C8. 577. 

 I'tichlrar artery, ii. 542. 

 CoeAfeari/oj-TM process, i. 734 ; ii. 544. 



Cock (Callus domesticus), spermatozoa of the, iv. 478, 479. 

 Cockchafer, associations of males during the pairing season, 



iii. 1C. 



Cockle, nervous system of the, iii. G04. 

 Cock-roaches, destructive (Blattidz), ii. 864. 

 Cod-Jish (Gadus morrhua), brain and cerebral nerves of 

 the, iii. 995. 



causes of its migration to the coast northward, iii. 13. 



form of, considered with respect to its mode and 



organs of progression, iii. 437. 

 Cereal foramen, of frontal bone, i. 729, 730. 

 Ccelelmintha, ii. 111. 



digestive organs of the, s. 296. 



muscular and nervous system of the, iii. 535. 

 Cccliac axis, or cceliac artery, i. 189. 194 ; s. 325. 

 Cifliac, solar, or epigastric, plexus of nerves, s. 428. 

 Ciendoa, anatomy of the, iv. 372, et seq. 

 Ccenurus, a genus of cystic Entozoa, ii. 118. 

 Coffee, considered as an article of food, ii. 14 ; s. 390. 



chemical constituents of, s. 396. 



effects of coffee on the system, s. 396. 

 " C'^w-bone " of the horse, iv. 719. 

 Cohesion of germs, cases of, ii. 317. 

 Cohesive strength, iii. 415. 

 Cold, its peculiar influence upon the spinal cord, iii. 21 H. 



ice applied to the spine in cases of muscular disturb- 

 ance, iii. 721 H. 



effects of, on animal heat, ii. 660. 675. See HEAT, 

 ANIMAL. 



productive of sleep and hibernation, ii. 768. 775. 



severe, productive of torpor, ii. 768. 



syncope by, i. 797. 

 Cold affusion, beneficial effects of, in cases of extreme 



excitement, ii. f>81. 

 CoW-blooded animals, temperature of, as compared with 



warm-blooded animals. See HEAT, ANIMAL. 

 Colds in the nose, iii. 738. See NOSE. 

 Coleoptera, an order of Insecta, ii. 859. 



characters of the order, ii. 8n9. 



tribes and sub-tribes of, ii. 8~)9, 860. 



various species of, ii. 8M) 863. 



nervous system of the, iii. 610. 



wings and powers of flight of, iii. 421 . 



Colepinidee (box animalcules), a family of Polygastric 

 animals, iv. 4. 



characters of the family, iv. 4. 

 Co/eps, a genus nf Polygastria, iv. 13. 

 Coleridge, anecdote of, iv. G87. 

 Colic artery, right, i. 195 ; s. 379. 

 middle, i. 195 ; s. 379. 

 left, s. 380. 



Colics' fracture, iv. 1517. 

 Colliculus bulbi medius urethra?, iv. 1248. 



seminalis, iv. 1252. See Caput gallinaginis. 

 Colliers, peculiar disease of the lungs to which they are 



liable, iv. 117. 



Colliquamentum of the ova of Arachnidans, i. 213. 

 Colloid, i. 694. 

 Colloid cancc-r, characters of, iv. 137. 



of the testicle, iv. 1010. 

 Colloma, iv. 135. 



Colloredo, Lazarus, the heteradelph, iv. 969. 

 Cullum. See NECK. 

 Cololtvs, a genus of Quadrumana, iv. 196, et seq. See 



QUADRUMANA. 



characters of Colobus, iv. 196. 

 Colon, or great gut, anatomy of the, s. 365. 



ascending, iii. 944 ; s. 365. 



transverse, iii, 944 ; s. 365. 



descending, iii. 914 ; s. 36-x 



sigmoid flexure, iii. 944 ; s. 3G5. 



appendices epiploicae, s. 366. 



movements of the large intestine, s. 36G. 



mucous membrane ol the colon, s. 368. 



development of the colon, s. 402. 



uses of, in digestion, ii. 10. 

 Colostrum, or first milk after parturition, iii. 360. 



chemical properties of, iii. 360, 361 ; s. 391, note. 

 Colouring matter of the blood, i. 411. See BLOOD. 

 Colours, relative effect of different-coloured uniforms on 



the chances of being hit in battle, iv. 1441, note. 

 Colpodeadtc (breast animalcules), a family of Polygastric 

 animals, iv. 5. 



characters of the family, iv. 5. 



Coluber n;itrix (ringed snake), nervous system of the, iii. 

 620. 



scaber, Linn., iv. 886. 



verus (viper), nervous system of the, iii. 621. 

 Columba (pigeon), nervous system of the, iii. 622. 

 Columellu cochleae, ii. 531. 

 Columna nasi, iii. 726. 

 Colwwue carnea?, teretes lacerti, ii. 581. 



foraminis ovalis, ii. 580. 



rugarum of vagina, s. 706. 



Columns of medulla oblongata, anterior pyramidal, iii. 

 679. 



Columns of in dulla oblongata continued. 

 olivary, iii. 679. 6S3, 684. 

 posterior pyramidal, iii. 679. 6*3, 634. 

 restiform, iii. 678, 079 '>H2. 684. 

 of the rectum, iii. 921. 

 of the spinal cord, functions of the, iii. 721 N. 



office of the aniero-lateral columns, iii. 721 O. 

 of the posterior columns, iii. 721 O. 



manner in which the posterior columns 

 may contribute to the exercise of the 

 locomotive functions, iii. 721 Q. 

 Colurus, a genus of RotitVra, iv. 406. 

 Coma, phenomena of, iii. 722 Y. 723 B. 

 comparison between sleep and, iv. 677. 

 death by, mode of, i. 264. 

 Comatula, alimentary canal of, s. 297. 



muscles of the, iii. 537. 



Combustibles used in organic analysis, iii. 814. 

 Combustion, hypothesis of, as the physical cause of animal 



heat, ii. 684. 

 Combustion apparatus of Liebig for organic analysis, 



iii. 814. 



Coiussural nervous fibres, iii. 64G. 

 Commissure of the optic nerves, iii. 673. 676 ; iv. 1440. 



antero-posterior of lornix, iii. 675. See t'oriiix. 

 Commissures of cerebellar hemispheres, iii. 685. 

 of the brain, iii. 701. 



longitudinal commissures, iii. 701. 

 superior longitudinal, iii. 701. 

 longitudinal tracts, iii. 701. 

 fornix, iii. 701. 

 taenia semicircularis, iii. 702. 

 transverse, iii. 702. 

 corpus callosum, iii. 702. 

 anterior commissure, iii. 702. 

 posterior commissure, iii. 703. 

 soft commissure, iii. 703. 

 manner in which the commissures connect the 



parts between which they are placed, iii. 703. 

 functions of the commissures, iii. 723 D. 

 corpus callosum, iii. 723 D. 

 fornix, iii. 723 D. 

 pons Varolii, iii. 723 E. 

 Commissure, anterior, s. 709. 

 posterior, s. 709. 

 cerebro-cerebi-llar commissures, or processus cere- 



belli ad testes, iii 693. 

 long and hidden, iii. 691. 

 of the spinal cord, white, iii. 652. 

 grey, iii. 652. 



short and exposed, iii. GUI. 

 single, iii. 691 . 



superior longitudinal, iii. 697. 

 of third ventricle, anterior, iii. 676. 

 posterior, iii. 676. 

 soft, or grey. iii. 677. 

 Communicans noni, or internal descending cervical nerve, 



iv. 753. 



tibialis nerve, iv. 62. 

 uliise artery, iv. 226. 



Communicating artery, anterior, iii. 704. 

 posterior, iii. 704 



branches of acromial nerves, iv. 753. 

 Comparison between the development of the cerebrum 



and cerebellum in the aiiult, iii. 687. 

 between the structure of the sympathetic and the 

 cerebro-spinal fibre, according to Volkmaun and 

 Bidder, iii. 599. 



of nervous and muscular tissue, iii. 593. 

 Complexion, differences in the, of the various races of 



mankind, iv. 1333. 



constancy of the relation between climate and com- 

 plexion, iv. 1335. 



historical evidence of an actual change of complexion 

 in tribes or races that are known to have migrated 

 from one locality to another of a different character, 

 or to have changed their mode of life, iv. 1336. 

 Complerus muscle, i. 371. 732. 

 Compressor narium minor, iii. 729. 



Compressor venae dorsalis penis muscle, ii. 446 ; iii. 916. 

 Compressores urethra? muscles, iii. 932 ; iv. 1247 ; s. 138. 

 Compressorium, the, iii 347. See MICROSCOPE. 

 Conception, physical action in, iii. 72 . 1. 

 ch inges in the uterus after, ii. 454. 



circumstances influencing the liability to concep- 

 tion, ii. 456. 

 lactation usually a preventive to conception, ii. 



4S7. 



signs of recent conception in women, ii. 457. 

 See GENERATION ; OVUM ; UTERUS, AND ITS APPEN- 

 DAGES. 



Concha of ear, ii. 551. 

 CONCHIFERA (a class of Invertebrate Animals), i. 112. 



694. 



chararters of the class, i. 094, 695. 

 classification of the Conchifera, i.714. 

 division of the class, i. 695. 

 nervous system, i. 704 ; iii. 603. 

 organs of digestion, i. 695. 

 of circulation, i. G98. 

 of respiration, i. 699. 

 of generation, i. 700 ; ii. 410. 



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