INDEX. 



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Urine, 446-463. 

 analyses of, 451. 

 animal extractive in, 459. 

 chemical composition of, 450. 

 chlorine in, 462. 

 colour of, 448. 

 colouring matter of, 459. 

 creatin and creatinin in, 460. 

 cystin in, 462. 



decomposition of by mucus, 459. 

 expulsion of, 448. 

 flow of into bladder, 447. 

 gases in, 463. 

 general properties of, 448. 

 hippuric acid in, 458. 

 mucus in, 459. 

 oxalic acid in, 462. 

 phorphorus in, 461. 

 quantity secreted, 450. 

 reaction of, 448. 



made alkaline by diet, 449. 

 saline matters in, 460. 

 secretion of, 446. 



effects of posture, etc., on, 



447- 



rate of, ib. 



specific gravity of, 449. 

 sulphur in, 460. 

 urea in, 452. 

 uric acid in, 456. 

 variations of, 449. 

 of water in, 452. 

 Uterus, 716. 



changes of mucous membrane 



of, 755- 



contractions of its arteries, 139. 

 development of in pregnancy, 



392. 



follicular glands of, 753. 

 reflex action of, 506. 

 simple and compound glands of, 



754- 



structure of, 716. 

 Utriculus of labyrinth, 678. 

 Uvula in relation to voice, 618. 



V. 



Vagina, structure of, 7 J 7- 

 Vaginal veins of liver, 318. 

 Vagus nerve. See Pneumogastric. 

 Valve, ileo-csecal structure of, 31 1. 

 of Viessens, 531. 



Valves of heart, 104. 



action of, 112-19. 



bicuspid or mitral, 105. 



semilunar, 108. 



tricuspid, 105. 



of lymphatic vessels, 353. 



of veins, 168. 

 Valvulse conniventes, 298. 

 Vas deferens, 731. 

 Vasa efferentia, 445, 732. 



recta, 445, 732. 



vasorum, 134. 

 Vascular area, 750. 

 Vascular glands, 410. 



analogous to secreting glands, 

 410. 



in relation to blood, 414. 



several offices of, 415-18. 

 Vascular parts, nutrition of, 385. 



system, development of, 763. 

 Vaso-motor nerves, 142, 575. 

 Vaso-motor nerve-centre, 576. 



reflection by, 577. 

 Vascularity, degrees of, 159. 

 Vegetable matters, absorption of, 



437- 

 Vegetable substances, digestion of, 



284. 



Vegetables and animals, distinc- 

 tions between, 4. 

 Veins, 100, 167. 

 absorption by, 367. 

 anastomoses of, 171. 

 circulation in, 169. 

 coats of, 167. 

 of cranium, 181. 

 effects of muscular pressure on, 



170. 



of respiration on, 174. 

 in erectile tissues, 183. 

 force of heart's action remain- 

 ing in, 170. 



influence of gravitation in, 169. 

 muscular tissue in, 172. 

 rythmical action in, ib. 

 structure of, 167. 

 systemic, 103. 

 valves of, 168. 

 velocity of blood in, 175. 

 Velocity of blood in arteries, 175. 

 in capillaries, 162. 

 in veins, 175. 

 of circulation, 1 76. 

 of nervous force, 478. 



