1578 



INDEX. 



Lungs, structure of the bronchia and 



bronchioles, 532 

 ,, ,, the alveoli, 532 



,, lymphatics of, 533 



,, nerves of, 534 

 ,, entrance into and exit of air 



from, 535 



,, air, tidal and stationary in, 535 



,, com piemen tary.supplemen- 



tary and residual, 536 

 results of opening into pleural 



chamber, 536 



,, condition of, before birth, 537 



,, elasticity of, pressure exerted 



by, 537 



,, respiratory changes in, 572-577 

 effects of inflation and suction, 



592 



,, first inflation of, 1531 



Lutein, a constituent of the corpus lu- 



teum, 1490 



"Luxus consumption" of food, 477, 796 

 Lymph, nature and movements of, 496- 



500 



,, the, a medium of exchange be- 

 tween blood and tissues, 13, 

 14, 191, 500, 509 

 ,, salts present in, 41 

 migration of white corpuscles 



into, 45, 337 



,, coagulable, in inflammation, 337 

 its universal presence in the 



body, 486 



,, circulation of, 487 

 ,, microscopical characters of, 497 

 ,, clotting of, 497 

 ,, chemical composition of, vary- 

 ing, 498 



,, total diurnal flow, 500 

 ,, movements of, 500 

 ,, its flow increased by muscular 



movements, 501 

 ,, transudation of, nature of the 



process, 503 

 ,, its passage from the pleural 



cavity to the vessels, 533 

 ,, its functions in the eye, 1305 

 Lymph capillaries, compared with blood 



capillaries, 481 



,, ,, their structure, 483 



Lymph corpuscles, 497 

 Lymph hearts in amphibia and reptilia, 



509 



Lymph knots, leucocytes in, 495 

 Lymph sinus, 490 

 Lymph spaces, structure, 484 



,, ,, passage of the white cor- 



puscles into, 45 

 ,, ,, in the dermis, 687 



Lymphatic glands, structure of, 489-495 

 ,, ,, their influence on lymph, 498 



system, 481-495 



,, ,, prominence of, in infancy, 



1545 



Lymphatic arrangements of brain and 



cord, 1125-1130 

 ,, spaces of the brain, 1126 

 Lymphatics of the eye, 1304-1309 

 lung, 533 

 liver, 712 

 ,, perivascular, 484 



Macula lutea, 1204 

 Maculae acusticae, 1339 



,, ,, structure of, 1348 



Magnetic interrupter, 66 

 Majendie, foramen of, 1127 

 Making and breaking currents, 60 

 ,, ,, shocks, 65 



,, ,, contractions with the 



constant current, 126 

 Male breathing, diaphragmatic character 



of, 543 



,, organs of reproduction, 1502 

 Malleus, the, 1320 

 Malpighi, pyramids of, 635 

 Malpighian capsule of kidney, 634, 643 

 ,, ,, blood supply of, 644 



,, layer of dermis, structure of, 



687 



,, corpuscles of spleen, 735, 738 

 Maltose, 359 

 Mammary gland, structure of, 777 



,, ,, changes in, during secre- 



tion, 778 

 ,, ,, dormant, characters of, 



780 



at birth, 784 



,, ,, relations of, to the ner- 



vous system, 787 

 Manometer, for measuring blood-pres 



sure, 204 

 ,, minimum and maximum, 



238 

 ,, endocardiac pressure shewn 



by, 239, 247 

 Pick's, 255 



,, ,, vaso-motor actions 



observed by, 320 

 Marey's pneurnograph, 540 



,, tambour, 241 

 Marrow, red, formation of red corpuscles 



in, 37, 38 



,, yellow, of bones, 771 

 Mastication, how effected, 452 

 Massage, metabolism excited by, 844 

 Meatus, auditory, external, 1318 

 ,, ,, internal, 1339 



Meconium, 1524 



,, sources of, 1527 



,, chemical composition, 1527 



Medulla of nerve-fibre, structure, 116, 



117 



,, loss of in augmentor fibres, 300 

 ,, ,, in vaso-constrictor fibres, 



317 



,, retention of in vaso-dilator 

 fibres, 318 



