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INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 



Intelligence, nature of, as opposed to Instinct, 

 749, 750; degree of, conformable to size 

 and development of Cerebrum, 750-754. 



Interlobular veins of liver, 584. 



Internal senses, nerves of, 728, 756. 



Intestinal Digestion ; see DIGESTION. 



Fluid, 428, 429, 432, 433. 



Intestines, peristaltic movements of, 409-410; 

 small, passage of food through, 428-435 ; 

 large, passage of food through, 435 ; glan- 

 dulae of, 239-241, 432-435; secretions of, 

 429-435; villi of, 239, 439-442. 



Intralobular veins of liver, 584. 



Intuitive Perceptions, 758-761. 



Invertebrata, their nervous system, automatic 

 character of, 642, 644. 



Iris, movements of; see Pupil. 



Iron, a constituent of the human body, 109 ; 

 presence of, in red corpuscles, 160; admi- 

 nistration of, in chlorosis, 188. 



Irritability of Arteries, 483, 484. 



of Heart, 468 ; see Heart. 



of Muscles, 317; see Muscular Fibre. 



J. 



Jacob, membrane of, 878. 



Jails, Indian, high rate of mortality in, 544 ; 

 English, cholera in, 539-541. 



Jaundice, passage of biliary coloring matter 

 into the tissues and secretions in, 580 ; dif- 

 ferent forms of, 592, 593. 



Jewish Females, period of conception in, 968 

 note. 



Nation, 1045; varied hues of, 1031. 



Juice of Flesh, 79, 89, 90. 



K. 



Kaffre race, 1049. 



Kidney, structure of, 594-599; tubuli uriniferi 

 of, 595-597; circulation in, 597-599; Cor- 

 pora Malpighiana of, 595-599; secreting 

 cells of, 595; development of, 1001, 1002; 

 elimination of water by, 598, 599 ; secreting 

 action of, 599-609 ; excretory function of, 

 609-611 (see Urine). 



Kurrachee, cholera at, 540, 541. 



Kymographion, 490. 



Labyrinth of Ear, functions of, 903. 



Lachrymal secretion, influence of nervous sys- 

 tem on, 942. 



Lactation, 1021, 1025; see Mammary Gland 

 and Milk. 



Lacteals, origin of, in villi, 439-441; absorp- 

 tion of by, 442-445. 



Lactic Acid, its composition and properties, 

 78, 79; its presence in the fluids of the 

 body, 79, 80 ; its origin and destination, 80 ; 

 its occasional presence in urine, 603, 604. 



Lacunae of Bone, 269 ; formation of, 276, 277. 



Lamina spiralis, 896. 



Laminae dorsales, 990. 



Languages of different races, essential con- 

 formity in, 1041, 1042; Indo-Germanic, 

 1043; Celtic, 1043; Euskarian, 1043; Syro- 



Arabian, 1044, 1047, 1048; Mongolian, 

 1045; Seriform, 1046; Tamulian, 1046; 

 Hindoo, 1046; Sanskritic, 1043, 1046; Ne- 

 gro, 1048; Kaffre, 1049; Hottentot, 1049 ; 

 Bushman, 1050; American, 1051; Malayo- 

 Polynesian, 1052; Negrito, 1053. 



Landau, effects of siege of, 1011. 



Lanugo of foetus, 255. 



Lapps, race of, 1045. 



Laryngeal nerves, their respective actions, 

 517,518. 



Larynx, structure of, 924, 925; actions of, 

 517,518,927-929; their instrumentality in 

 the production of sounds, 929-932 ; theory 

 of the voice, 932, 933 ; falsetto voice, 933, 

 934 ; automatic nature of movements of, 

 934, 935 ; their dependence on guiding sen- 

 sations, 722, 723, 908; spasmodic closure 

 of, 846. 



Laughing, act of, 518. 



Law of Nature, meaning of the term, 33. 



Lead, occasional presence of, in the body, 

 111; toxic action of, 214. 



Length of Fretus at different ages, 1012-1013. 



Leucine, derived from protein compounds, 54; 

 from gelatin, 67. 



Leucocythsemia, 188. 



LIFE, or Vital Activity, dependent on mate- 

 rial conditions and dynamical agency, 119, 

 120; relation of, to chemical and physical 

 forces, 116-118, 126-137, 140-146; varying 

 duration of, in individual parts, see Duration. 



Life of a Cell, history of, 124-135. 



of Man, characters of principal epochs 



of, 148-153. 



Ligaments, structure of, 224; elastic, 226. 



Light, Influence of, on Vital action, 143; on 

 pigment-cells, 249, 250. 



Evolution of, in human subject, 632, 633 ; 



from urine, sweat, and semen, 633. 



Limbs, nature and development of, 1007. 



Lime, Carbonate of, its uses in the body, 103 ; 

 proportion of, in bone, 271, 272 ; in teeth, 

 . 286, 287. 



Phosphate of, its uses in the body, 101 ; 



proportion of, in bone, 271, 272 ; in teeth, 

 286, 287. 



Limits of vision, 880. 



Lingual branch of Fifth pair, its participation 

 in sense of Taste, 684, 687, 688. 



Liquor Sanguinis, 157. 



Liver, structure of, 581-590 ; general plan of, 

 in lower animals, 581, 582 ; in man, 583 ; 

 arrangement of bloodvessels in, 583-585; 

 biliary ducts in, 585-587 ; secreting cells 

 in, 586,587,588, 590; development of, 

 999, 1000 ; alterations of, in disease, 587- 

 590. 



Excretory function of, 590, 592, 594; in 

 fetus, 996, 999 ; formation of bile by, 

 59 1-594 (see Bile}. 



Assimilating action of, 183, 184, 449, 450, 

 594 ; production of fat by, 71, 113, 594 ; 

 of sugar by, 76, 77, 113, 594; of fibrin by, 

 183, 184 ; of red corpuscles by, 167 note. 

 Foetal, depurating action of, 996, 997, 999 ; 

 development of, 999, 1000. 



Liver-sugar, 77. 



Locomotion, movements of, automatic charac- 

 ter of, 698-699. 



Loss of Blood, influence of, on Composition of 

 Blood, 178. 



