INDEX. 



Air, diffusion of, in the lungs, . . . 406 



composition of, 413 



changes of, in passage through 



the lungs, 423 



increase in temperature of, in 



passage through the lungs,. . . . 423 



Air-cells, anatomy of, 362 



Albumen, situations and quantity 



of,. 81 



mode of extraction and prop- 

 erties of, 82 



influence of, on polarized 



light, v 83 



tests for, 83 



origin and functions of, 83 



Albumiuometer, 84 



Albuminose, 85 



Alcohol, exhalation of, by the 



lungs, " 450 



Ammonia, exhalation of, in respi- 

 ration, 448 



Arteries, circulation in, 240 



physiological anatomy of,. . . 241 



divisions of, 243 



coats of, 243 



nerves in walls of, 245 



blood-vessels in walls of, ... 245 



elasticity of, 246 



experiments showing dilata- 

 tion of, 247 



influence of elasticity of, on 



the current of blood, 248 



contractility of, 250 



locomotion of, and produc- 

 tion of the pulse, 252 



variations in caliber of, at 



different periods of the day, 261 



32 



Arterial pressure, 261 



in different vessels, 266 



influence of respiration on,. . 267 



influence of hemorrhage on, . 269 



Arterial circulation, rapidity of, . . 270 



apparatus of Volkmann and 



Huttenheim for measuring ra- 

 pidity of, 271 



apparatus of Vierordt, 272 



apparatus of Chauveau, 27$ 



rapidity of, in different ves- 

 sels,, 274 



Arterial murmurs, 276 



Asphyxia, 490 



power of resistance to in the 



newly-born, 421, 490 



from breathing in a confined 



space, 491, 495 



from charcoal fumes, 491 



influence of, on pulmonary 



circulation, 343 



Besoin de respirer, 479-484 



Bicarbonate of soda, 45 



Biliverdine, . 93 



Black Hole of Calcutta, 493 



Blood, general considerations,. ... 95 



immediate importance to 



life, 96 



experiment of withdrawing a 



large quantity from the vessels, 97 



transfusion of, 97 



transfusion of, in disease, ... 98 



transfusion of, in experi- 

 ments on animals, 99 



entire quantity of, in the 



body, 100 



