INDEX. 



745 



Tlic Numbers refer to the Paragraphs. 



Liver, general function of, 275, 819 ; univer- 

 sally present in Animal Kingdom, 825; size 

 and form of, in Vertebrata, 825 c, d ; gene- 

 ral structure of, 826 ; component cells of, 

 183, 826 /; distribution of portal vessels, 

 826 b ; of hepatic artery, 826 d ; of hepatic 

 vein, 826 a, e ; of hepatic ducts, 826 c ; con- 

 gestion of, 827; cirrhosis of, 828 ; embryo- 

 nic development of, 826 g; proportional 

 size of, before and after birth, 826 g, 830; 

 secretion of bile by, S31 836, see Bile; 

 other depurating actions of, 837 

 Lizards, 29 



Locomotive actions, 397 

 Looped terminations of Nerves, 240, 248 

 Lungs, structure of, in lower Vertebrata, 756 ; 

 in Man, 737 ; development of, 757 a-c ; ac- 

 tion of, in respiration, 760 ; capacity of, 764; 

 chemical changes in, 765 767; exhalation 

 by, 773, 774 ; absorption by, 775, 776 

 Lymph, composition of, 691 ; elaboration of, 

 682; globules in, 155, 694 ; purposes of, 154 

 159 



Lymph, coagulable, see Liquor Sanguinis 

 Lymphatic glands, structure of, 682 

 Lymphatics, distribution of, through the body, 

 676 ; function of, 679, 680 ; specially con- 

 cerned in nutritive absorption, 680, 681 



M. 



MACARTNEY, Dr., his views on the reparative 

 processes, 793 SOI 



Macleod, Dr., on first production of blood-cor- 

 puscles, 149 a 



Madden, Dr., his experiments upon absorption, 

 677, 775 



Madder, effect of, on bones, 202 ; on teeth, 210 



Magnetism, Animal, Appendix II. 



Magnus, his experiments on the blood, 770 



Malayo-Polynesian race, 103 



Malignant growths, 809, 881 



Mammalia, 42 50 ; sub-classes of, 44 ; skele- 

 ton of, 46 ; respiration and heat of, 47, 757 ; 

 subdivisions of, 48 ; brain of, 362 ; intelli- 

 gence of, 42, 485 ; blood-corpuscles of, 146 a 



Mammary gland, 853; structure of glandule, 

 853, a, 6 ; development of, 853, c ; structure 

 of in male, 853 d ; secretion of, 854 861 ; 

 see Milk 



Man, characteristics of, 51 61 ; erect attitude 

 of, 51 57 ; hand of, 57 ; other distinctive 

 characters of, 58 ; sensibility and locomotive 

 power of, 59 ; intelligence of, 60 ; soul of, 

 61; psychical operations in, 283 286; sub- 

 division of into races, 62, 63, 78 105; com- 

 mon origin of, 91 ; extremes of variation 

 amongst races of, 72 ; proper food of, 646 



Mantis, nervous system of, 328 



Margarine, composition and properties of, 185 a 



Mastication, 656 



Matteucci, his experiments on Electricity, 297 



Mayer, Prof., his experiments on the Spleen, 

 685 



Median nations, 95 



Medulla Oblongata, 350 ; structure and connec- 

 tions of, 351 355 ; ganglionic character of, 

 355; general functions of, 370, 374, 384; 



63 



centre of respiratory movements, 374; cen- 

 tre of acts of deglutition, 384, 385 



Medullary matter of nervous system, structure 

 of, 243, 246 ; functions of, 248 



Melolontha vulgaris, 1!) 



Membrana granulosa, 906, 912 



Membrana tympani, uses of, 563 



Membrane, basement or primary, 135 ; fibrous, 

 140; mucous, 176 179; serous and syno- 

 vial, 175 



Membrane, development of bone in, 197 



Memory, 491 



Menstruation, 90S, 909 



Metamorphosis of Batrachia, &c., 32, 630 a 



Milk, peculiarity of as alimentary substance, 

 642, 647 ; general composition of, 854, 857 ; 

 microscopic characters of, 854 a ; constitu- 

 ents of, 854 b ; proportion of constituents in 

 human milk, 855 ; in milk of different ani- 

 mals, 858 ; quantity of, 860 ; change in cha- 

 racter of, during nursing, 856 ; consequences 

 of retention of, 859 ; transference of secre- 

 tion, 859 a; foreign substances entering, 

 861 ; influence of emotions on, 627 ; secre- 

 tion of, in male, 853 c 



Milky aspect of Chyle, 692 



serum, 697 e 



Milbank Penitentiary, 651 



Mind, elementary operations of, 487 495 ; in- 

 fluence of, on nutrition and secretion, 625 

 628 



Mineral ingredients of Food, 648 



Mitchell, James, case of, 532 



Modelling process, 797, 798 



Molecular base of Chyle, 692 



Molecular death, 813, 815, 816 



Mollusca, 5, 1 1 15; deficiency of symmetry 

 in, 11 13; organs of locomotion in, 13; 

 organs of nutrition in, 14 ; blood and respira- 

 tion of, 15 ; shells of, 192 ; nervous system 

 in, 315 322 ; circulation in, 715 ; respiration 

 in, 755 



Mongolian nations, 96 



Montgomery, Dr., on Corpus luteum, 913, 914; 

 on placental bruit, 925 



Mother, influence of, on foetus, 946 



Motions of Plants, 1, 230 



Motor influence, laws of propagation of, 299 



Motor linguae, 418, 419 

 oculi, 405 



nerves, determination of, 300 303 



tract of Sir C. Bell, 351 



Mucous layer of germinal membrane, 936 



Mucous Membrane, 176 179; of stomach, 

 appearance of, in health, 657 ; in disease, 

 658; intestinal, structure of, 661 ; glandular 

 of, in stomach, 873; in intestines, 874 877 



Mucus, properties of, 179 



Mulder, his analysis of albumen and fibrine, 

 114; of proteine and its oxides, 116; of 

 gelatine, 141 a 



Muller, Prof., his researches on vision referred 

 to, 519,537,543, 552; on hearing, 561,562, 

 564; on blood, 699; on voice, 606 610; on 

 respiration, 769; on cancer, 809 



Muscular Fibre, 223 240 ; chemical composi- 

 tion of, 238 



Structure of, 224, 225; in muscles of Animal 

 life, 225 233 ; arrangement of, in fasci- 



