INDEX 



Abdominal cavity, 4; contents of, 5. 



Abdominal respiration, 398. 



Abducens nerve, 152. 



Abduction, 72, 74. 



Aberration, chromatic, 262; spher- 

 ical, 263. 



Abortion, danger of, 579. 



Absorption, 491; of carbohydrates, 

 492; channels of, 492; nature of, 

 492; of proteins, 498; of fats, 499; 

 from small intestine, 491; from 

 stomach, 491; from large intestine, 

 500. 



Accessories of diet, 429; inorganic, 

 430; organic, 431. 



Accessory reproductive organs, 562. 



Accommodation, 260. 



Acetabulum, 65, 73, 74. 



Acetic acid, 16. 



Achromatic lenses, 263. 



Achromatic spindle, 25. 



Acid, acetic, 16; animo, 11, 463; 

 butyric, 16; fatty, 463; formic, 16; 

 glychocolic, 518; hydrochloric, 10, 

 464; lactic, 16, 90, 92, 435; tauro- 

 cholic, 518; uric, 14, 526. 



Acidosis, 510. 



Acromegaly, 50. 



Action currents, 103. 



Activity, maintenance of, 38. 



Adam's apple, 547. 



Adaptation, 25, 42. 



Adaptive systems, 37. 



Addison's disease, 199. 



Adduction, 72, 74. 



Adenoids, 228, 383. 



Adenoid tissue, 304. 



Adipose tissue, 44. 



Adrenals, 199. 



Adrenin, 199, 319; effect of, on vas- 

 cular system, 381. 



Afferent nerve paths, 170. 



After birth (placenta), 578. 



After images, 281. 



Agglutinins, 309. 



Air, composition of, 411; changes in 

 when breathed, 411; quantity 

 breathed daily, 398. 



Albumin, 12; serum, 302. 



Albuminoid, 12; nutritive value of, 

 510. 



631 



Albuminuria, 471. 

 Alcohol, 437. 



Alexin, 308. 



Alimentary canal, 4, 39; general ar- 

 rangement of, 442; blood-vessels 

 of, 461 ; subdivisions of, 442. 



Alimentary glycosuria, 494. 



Allant9is, 578. 



Alveoli of lungs, 388, 389. 



Ameba, 21. 



Ameboid movements, 301. 



Amenorrhea, 573. 



Animo acid, 11, 463. 



Ammonia compounds, 517. 



Ampulla, 232. 



Amylopsin, 465. 



Anal opening, 455. 



Anaphylaxis, 311. 



Anatomy, definition of, 1. 



Anatomy, of alimentary canal, 442; 

 of brain, 145; of ear, 226; of eye, 

 248; of joints, 72; of lymphatic 

 system, 382; of nervous system, 

 138; of respiratory organs, 388; of 

 skeleton, 53; of skin, 529; of urinary 

 organs, 518; of vascular system, 

 322. 



Anemia, 298. 



Animal heat, sources of, 541. 



Animal, normal compared with "re- 

 flex," 169. 



Animals compared with plants, 40. 



Ankle bones, 66. 



Antiperistalsis, 478. 



Antithrombin, 317. 



Antitoxin, 309; uses of, in disease, 310. 



Anus, 455. 



Anvil bone, 229. 



Aorta, 328, 331; abdominal, 330; 

 thoracic, 330; branches of, 331. 



Apex beat of heart, 340. 



Aphasia, 188. 



Apnea, 406. 



Apparatus, lachrymal, 246. 



Appendages of eye, 244. 



Appendicular skeleton, 64. 



Appendix, vermiform, 455. 



Appetite, 209. 



Aqueous humor, 254. 



Arachnoid, 5, 141; space, 142. 



Arborization, terminal, 137. 



