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INDEX. 



the superior laryngeal branches 



of, 217 



Pneumogastric nerve, influence of 

 the superior laryngeal branches 

 of, upon deglutition, 218 



properties and functions of 



the inferior, or recurrent laryn- 

 geal branches of, r 220 



influence of the ' recurrent 



laryngeal branches of, upon pho- 

 nation, 221 



influence of the recurrent 



laryngeal branches of, upon the 

 respiratory movements of the 

 larynx, 222 



cardiac branches of, 223 



influence of section of, upon 



the circulation, 223 



influence of galvanization of, 



upon the circulation, 225 



direct influence of, upon the 



heart, 225 



reflex influence of, upon the 



circulation, 228 



properties and functions of 



the pulmonary branches of, .... 233 



effects of division of, upon 



respiration, 234 



effects of galvanization of, 



upon respiration, 238 



properties and functions of 



the cesophageal branches of, ... 241 



properties and functions of 



the abdominal branches of, .... 242 



influence of, upon the liver, . 242 



influence of, upon the stom- 

 ach, 245 



influence of, upon digestion, 248 



influence of, upon the intes- 

 tines, 249 



summary of the properties 



and functions of, 251 



anaesthesia produced by com- 

 pression of, 256 (note) 



Pons Varolii (see tuber annulare), 398 



Protagon, 57 



Recurrent laryngeal branches of 

 the pneumogastrics (see pneu- 



mogastric), . . . 220 



Recurrent sensibility of the ante- 

 rior roots of the spinal nerves, 81 



Reflex action, definition of, 299 



of the brain, in dreams, 300, 449 



of the spinal cord, 300 



Reflex action, in an : vials poisoned 

 with strychnine or opium, 310 



in decapitated animals, 311 



of the sympathetic system, 



429,437 



Remak, fibres of, 24, 425 



Respiration, influence of the pneu- 

 mogastrics upon, 223 



sense of want of air, . . 236, 408 



effects of galvanization of the 



pneumogastrics upon, 238 



connection of the medulla ob- 



longata with, 406 



influence of dividing one lat- 

 eral half of the medulla oblon- 

 gata upon, 409 



Rolling and turning movements 

 following injury of certain parts 

 of the encephalon, 412 



Ruloff, brain of, 348 



Secretion, influence of the sympa- 

 thetic system upon, 434 



Semicircular canals (see ear), .... 387 



Semilunar ganglia, 422 



Sleep, . . '. 446 



at different periods of life, . . 447 



influence of heat and cold 



upon, 448 



action of the mind during 



(see dreams), 449, 452 



condition of general sensibil- 

 ity and of the special senses in, 453 



theories of, 453 



due to diminished cerebral 



circulation, 454 



production of, by compres- 

 sion of the carotids, 455 



tendency to, produced by li- 

 gature of both carotids, 456 



physiological repair of the 



brain during, 458 



theory that it is due to want 



of oxygen, 459 



influence of, upon various of 



the functions of the organism, 461 



Spheno-palatine ganglion, 419 



Spinal accessory nerve, 166 



physiological anatomy of, . . . 167 



properties and functions of, 169 



functions of the internal 



branch of, .' 170 



influence of, upon phonation, 171 



extirpation of, in animals, . . 172 



influence of, upon deglutition, 175 



