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INDEX 





Regurgitation of gastric contents, 483 

 Reichart-Meissl value of fats, 719 

 Eenal diabetes, 693 

 Renal function, theories of, 545 

 Renal threshold for sugar, 692 

 Rennin, 521 



Reserve alkalinity, measurements of, in- 

 direct methods, 41, 46 

 measurement of, titration methods, 



41 



Residual air, 317, 328 

 Respiration : 

 abdominal, 324 

 beyond the lungs, 391 

 during muscular exercise, 427 

 external, 391 

 in compressed air, 420 

 in rarefied air, 415 

 internal, 391 

 mechanics of, 316 

 movements of diaphragm in, 337 

 movements of ribs in, 332 

 Respiration calorimeter, 572 

 Respiratory center, 344 



afferent impulses to, 348, 350 

 automaticity of, 346 

 hormone control of, 352, 366 

 reflex control of, 348 

 sensitivity to alveolar CO,, 371 

 stimulation by CO 2 , 366, 3~67 

 subsidiary, 345 



Respiratory changes in muscular exer- 

 cise, 427 

 Respiratory exchange: 



according to body weight, 585 



and body temperature, 586 



and muscular exercise, 586 



and temperature of environment, 



586 



clinical method for determining, 589 

 in diabetes, 709 

 in tissues, 408, 412 

 Respiratory hormone, nature of, 366 

 Respiratory movements, 322, 325 

 Respiratory passages, pressure of air in, 



316 



Respiratory quotient, 582 

 in diabetes, 709 

 influence of diet on, 582 

 influence of metabolism on, 584 

 influence of muscular activity on, 



435 



Respiratory tracings, 320 

 Respiratory valves, Pearce 's, 589 

 Reticulated erythroblasts, 94 

 Reversible action of enzymes, 25 

 Ribs, movements of, 332 

 musculature of, 336 

 undulatory movements of, 334 

 Right lateral connection, heart, 185 

 Romberg's sign, 921 

 Rotation test of labyrinth, 920 

 Rhythmic segmentation, 497 



Sacral outflow, 894 



Salicylates, 681 



Saline injection, effect on blood pres 



sure, 139 



Saliva, control of secretion, nervous, 458 

 psychic, 466 



normal secretion, 466 

 Salt, dietetic value, 618 

 Salted blood, 101 

 Salting of proteins, 61 

 Saponification, 719 

 Sarcosine, 656 

 Saturation limits, 685, 687 

 Scratch reflex, 966 

 Scurvy, 622 



Sea anemone, nervous system of, 828 

 Second wind, 438 

 Secretory fibers, varieties of, 459 

 Secretion, 460 



chemical nature of, 461 



mechanism of action of, 455 

 Secretion (see under various glands) 



general considerations, 453 

 Segmentation movements, 497 

 Semicircular canals, 918 

 destruction of, 918 

 eye movements and, 918 

 Semilunar valves, 150, 155 

 Semipermeable membrane, 4 

 Sensation : 



afferent paths of, 866 



distribution of, 863 



local sign of, 856 



quality of, 855 

 Sense, temperature, 861 



touch, 860 

 pain, 862 

 Sensibility : 



cutaneous, 859 



deep, 859 



Sensory adaptation, 862 

 Sensory area of cutaneous and deep 



sensibility, 878 

 Sensory centers, 876 

 of brain, 876 

 of cerebral cortex, 876 

 of optic thalamus, 878 

 Serine, 639 

 Serum albumin, 88 

 Serum globulin, 88 

 Sex, effect on creatinine excretion, 658 



effect on energy output, 577 

 Sham feeding, 469 

 Shell shock, 302 

 Shock, 301 



action of heart in, 305 



anesthetic, 302 



blood pressure in, 303 



experimental investigations,, 304 



gravity, 301 



