Ds T DEX. 



795 



Cornea, 636, 637. 



action of on rays of light, 642. 

 nutrition of, 387. 

 protective function of, 645. 

 ulceration of, in imperfect nutri- 

 tion, 387. 

 after injury of fifth nerve, ib., 



547- 

 Corpora Arantii, 108, 119. 



geniculata, 520. 

 quadrigemina, ib. 



their function, 521. 

 striata, 520. 



their function, 521. 

 Corpus callosum, office of, 536. 

 cavernosum penis, 183. 

 dentaturn, 525. 

 luteum, 727. 



of human female, 728. 



of mammalian animals, ib. 



of menstruation and pregnancy 



compared, 731. 

 spongiosum urethra;, 183. 

 Corpuscles of blood. See Blood- 

 corpuscles, 

 of chyle, 359. 

 of connective tissue, 37. 

 of lymph, 358. 



nerve. Sec Nerve-corpuscles. 

 Pacinian, 471. 

 Cortical substance of kidney, 440. 



of lymphatic glands, 355. 

 Corti's rods, 678. 



office of, 692. 



Costal types of respiration, 198. 

 Coughing, influence on circulation 



in veins, 174. 

 mechanism of, 222. 

 sensation in larynx before, 486. 

 Cowper's glands, 731. 



office uncertain, 737. 

 Cracked voice, 616. 

 Cramp, 484, 495. 

 Cranium, development of, 760. 

 Crassamentum, 60. 

 Creatin and Creatinin, 16. 

 in blood, 82. 

 in urine, 460. 



Crico-arytenoid muscles, 609, 610. 

 Cricoid cartilages, 607. 

 Cross paralysis, 513. 

 Crura cerebelli, 524. 

 effect of dividing, 530. 

 of irritating, 526. 



Crura, continued. 

 cerebri, 518. 



effects of dividing, 520. 

 their office, 520. 

 Crusta petrosa, 51, 53. 

 Cryptogamic plants, movements of 



spores of, 5. 

 Crystalline lens, 643. 



in relation to vision at different 



distances, 650. 

 masses in ear, 690. 

 Crystalloids, 369. 

 Crystals, growth of, 2. 



in blood, 74. 



Cupped appearance of blood-clot, 62. 

 Curves of arteries, 144. 

 Cuticle. See Epidermis, Epithe- 

 lium. 



of hair, 429. 

 thickening of, 391. 

 Cutis anserina, 583. 



vera, 419, 421. 

 Cyanate of ammonia, 453. 

 Cylindrical epithelium, 33. 

 Cystic duct, 314, 326. 

 Cystin in urine, 462. 

 Cytoblasts, 23. 



in developing and growing parts,. 

 382. 



D. 



Day, time of, influence on exhala- 

 tion of carbonic acid, 214. 

 Decapitated animals, reflex acts in, 



501. 



Decay of blood-corpuscles, 93. 

 Decidua, 754. 

 reflexa, ib. 

 serotina, ib. 

 vera, ib. 

 Decomposition, tendency of animal 



compounds to, 10. 

 Decussation of fibres in medulla 



oblongata, 511, 512. 

 in spinal cord, 499. 

 of optic nerves, 668. 

 Defalcation, mechanism of, 223. 



influence of spinal cord on, 508. 

 Degeneration of tooth-fangs, 380. 

 Deglutition, 263. 



connection with medulla oblon- 

 gata, 516. 

 a reflex act, 500. 



