INDEX. 



739 



The Numbers refer to the Paragraphs. 



C. 



CACOPLASTIC deposits, S07 

 Callus, formation of, 206 

 Cancer, 809, 881 

 Capacity of respiration, 764 

 Capillary vessels, distribution and size of, 219, 

 220 ; origin of, 221, 222 ; properties of their 

 walls, 739 ; absent in some tissues, 220 ; in- 

 dependent movement of blood in, 733 ; 

 proofs of, 734739 



Capillary circulation, 733 742 ; phenomena 

 of, 734; continues after cessation of heart's 

 action, 735; in acardiac foetus, 736; stagna- 

 tion of, in Asphyxia, &c., 738 ; influence of 

 local excitement on, 737 ; laws regulating, 

 739 741 ; connection of, with nervous in- 

 fluence, 742 



Carbonic acid, excretion of, 749; sources of, 

 750 754 ; amount of, 765 767; made sub- 

 servient to introduction of oxygen, 766 ; 

 effected through the skin, 768 ; contained 

 in venous blood, 770; expiration of, in hy- 

 drogen, 769 ; influence of on colour of blood, 

 771, 772; effects of its retention in the sys- 

 tem, 778780 



, absorption of, by lungs, 776 



Carnivorous animals, nutrition of, 644 

 Cartilage, structure of, 187 191 ; composition 

 of, 177, a ; nutrition of, 188, 191 ; ulceration 

 and reparation of, 191 ; ossification of, 198 

 200 



Catamenia, 908, 909 

 Caucasian race, 93 



Cells, the types of Organization, 259 ; compose 

 bulk of fabric of Vegetables, 106109 ; 

 origin of, 122 124; transformations of, 

 120, 121 



Origin of animal structures in, 110; indi- 

 vidual growth of, in animals, 126, 127; 

 history of development of, 128 131 ; 

 transformations of, 132, 133, 223; indi- 

 vidual life of, 126, 811; continual death 

 of, in living body, 108, 261, 811 ; varying 

 duration of, 811, 812 



Functions of, general, 110, 126, 132,259; 

 in Absorption, 181, 182, 271, 672; in As- 

 similation, 153, 154, 271 ; in Secretion, 

 174, 179, 278, 821823; in Reproduc- 

 tion, 174,281, 902 



Persistence of, in animal tissues, 180 ; in 

 pigment, 163, 164; in fat, 184; in shell, 

 192 ; in epidermis and epithelium, 160 

 174 ; in cartilage, 187 ; in muscle, 230 ; 

 in nerve, 245 



Replacement of by Fibres, 134, 136 

 Cellular Plants, 106 

 Cellular tissue, see Areolar tissue 

 Cellulose, Vegetable, 4, 111 

 Cementum of teeth, structure of, 208, 211; 



composition of, 212; development of, 216 

 Centipede, nervous system and actions of, 326 



329 



Cerebellum, 340, 457470 ; of Fishes, 357 ; of 

 Reptiles, 360; of Birds, 361 ; of Mammalia, 

 362 ; of Human embryo, 358, 359, 361; re- 

 lative dimensions of, 457, 458, 461 ; experi- 

 ments on, 459, 460, 463 ; observations on 

 size of, in castrated animals, 468, 469 ; con- 

 nection of, with motor power, 459 465 ; 



with sexual instinct, 466 470; pathological 

 changes in, 464, 465, 467 ; phrenological ac- 

 count of, 470 



Cerebro-spinal fluid, 476, 477 

 Cerebrum, 340, 471 495; general structure 

 of, 472474 ; of Fishes, 357 ; of Reptiles, 

 360 ; of Birds, 361 ; of Mammalia, 362; of 

 Human embryo, 358, 359, 361 ; general 

 functions of, 478 480; relative dimensions 

 of, 481 484 ; experiments on, 485 ; patholo- 

 gical changes in, 486 ; connection of, with 

 intelligence, 485 495; with the will, 487, 

 494 ; distinct functions of several parts of, 

 Appendix I. ; peculiar conditions of, in sleep, 

 somnambulism, &c., 499, 500, Appendix II. 

 Ceruminous glands, 872 

 Chstodon rostratus, 490 

 Change, involved in idea of life, 254 

 Cheselden's case of cataract, 541 

 Chimpanzee, 51 59 

 Chlorosis, 707 c 

 Chondrine, composition and properties of, 141, 



187 a 



Chorda dorsalis, ISO, 937 

 Chorda? vocales, 603, 605, 607 

 Chorea, 504 note 

 Chorion, production of, 918; subsequent changes 



in, 918, 920923 

 Chossat,his experiments on inanition, 652, 895, 



896 



Chyle, 674 ; formation of, in intestines, 660 ; ab- 

 sorption of, 181, 672 ; analysis of, 691; aspect 

 of, 692 ; changes of, in progress through 

 lacteals, 692, 693 ; globules contained in, 

 their nature and source, 155, 693 ; their 

 destination, 154 159, 693 ; chyle from tho- 

 racic duct, 693, 695; relative constitution 

 of, 691 



Chyme, formed by digestive process, 657 660 

 Chymification, 663 669; a chemical action, 



667 



Cicatricula, 936 

 Cilia, 171173 

 Cineritious matter, 246 

 CIRCULATION 



General account of, 272 ; objects of, 709 ; 

 course of, in Man, 710 ; arterial trunks, 

 710; capillaries, 219, 710; veins, 710 

 In Plants, 712 714; in lower Animals, 715, 



716 



Action of Heart, 719 727; connection of, 

 with nervous system, 416, 576, 580, 

 717; rhythmical movements of, 717 719; 

 sounds of, 720, 721 ; course of blood in, 

 722; differences of two sides, 723 ; quan- 

 tity of blood impelled by, 724, 725; force 

 of contractions, 726 ; number of contrac- 

 tions, 727 



Action of Arteries, 728732; their elas- 

 ticity and contractility, 728 ; influence of 

 their elasticity, 729 ; proofs of their con- 

 tractility, 730; their tonicity, 731 ; influ- 

 ence of their contractility, 732 

 Independent motion in capillaries, 733 

 742; proofs of, 734738; stagnation in, 

 738, 740; influence of capillaries in regu- 

 lating amount of flow, 740 ; contractility of 

 capillaries, 739; general principles of their 

 action, 751 ; influence of nerves on capil- 

 lary circulation, 742 



