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INDEX. 



The Numbers refer to the Paragraphs. 



Intuitive perceptions, 288290 



Iron, contained in food, 434; in blood-discs, 



573; administration of, in chlorisis, 591 c 

 Irritability, of muscular fibre, 366 note,- Dr. 



M. Hall on, 393; see Contractility 



Jennings, Mr., on artificial insufflation of 

 lungs, 528 



K 



Kellie, Dr., his experiments on circulation 

 in cranium, 518 



Kidneys, general function of, 93 ; structure 

 of, 666 668 ; cortical and medullary sub- 

 stances, 666 ; tubuli uriniferi, 667; Mal- 

 pighian bodies in, 667 b, 669 ; circulation 

 in, 669; embryological development of, 

 667 c ; see Urine 



Kiernan, Mr., on the liver, 655, 656 



Kiestine, in urine of pregnant women, 690, 

 751 



Labyrinth of ear, uses of, 358, 359 



Lachrymal gland, 696 



secretion, 696 ; influence of ner- 

 vous system on, 426 



Lacteals, origin and distribution of, 461 

 functions of, 462 



Lactic acid, a doubtful constituent of urine, 

 676 



Lamina spiralis, 352 



Lane, Mr., his investigations on chyle, 568 



Larynx, structure of, 402 405; action of 



> muscles of, 403, 404 ; nervous connections 

 of, 187, 188 



Laws of transmission of nervous influence, 

 126; of duration of cells, 645 



Lecanu, M., his analysis of blood, 581 ; his 

 observations on urine, 672 



Lee, Dr. R., his observations on nerves of 

 uterus, 643, 751 



Lehmann, his experiments on composition 

 of urine, 679, 680 



Leuret, M., his observations on Cerebellum, 

 276 



Levator palpebrae, action of, 249 



Liebig, his analysis of organic compounds, 

 457; on digestive process, 456; on red 

 corpuscles of blood, 576 ; on composition 

 of urine, 674678; on uric acid, 675 



Life, idea of, involves change, 73; duration 

 of, in individual parts, 645, 646 



Ligaments, structure of, 339; vocal, 402 

 405, 408 



Light, laws of refraction of, 326328 ; ra- 

 pidity of perception of, compared with 

 sound, 364; influence of, on metamor- 

 phosis, 43 ; effect of on pupil, 222 



Lime, an element of animal structures, 434 



Lingual, branch of fifth pair, 228 



Lintott, Mr., his observations on the teeth, 



634, 636 



Liquor sanguinis, 570 ; organization of, 600 

 Liver, general function of, 92; universally 

 present in Animal kingdom, 651; size 

 and form of in Vertebrata, 652; general 

 structure of, 653; distribution of portal 

 vessels, 654 ; of hepatic duct, 655 ; of he- 

 patic artery, 656 ; of hepatic vein, 657 ; 

 congestion of, 658; cirrhosis of, 659 ; em- 

 bryonic development of, 660; proportional 

 size of, before and after birth, 661 ; secre- 

 tion of bile, 662665 ; see Bile 

 Locomotive actions, 210 

 Looped terminations of nerves, 215, 216, 



379 



Lungs, general function of, 92 ; structure of, 

 525, 527 ; development of, 526: action of, 

 in respiration, 528 531; capacity of, 532; 

 chemical changes in, 533, 537, 544 ; ex- 

 halation by, 549; absorption by, 550, 551 

 Lymph, composition of, 434; elaboration of 

 565; globules in, 566; purposes of, 467, 

 567, 568 



Lymph, coagulable, see Liquor Sanguinis 

 Lymphatics, distribution of, through the 

 body, 467 ; function of, 466, 468, 469 ; 

 specially concerned in nutritive absorp- 

 tion, 469 ; share of, in interstitial absorp- 

 tion, 469 



M 



Macartney, Dr., his views on the reparative 

 processes, 594600 



Macleod, Mr., on first production of blood- 

 corpuscles, 575 note 



Madden, Dr., his experiments upon absorp- 

 tion, 550 



Magnetism, Animal, 296 note 



Magnus, his experiments on the blood, 541 



Malignant growths, 90, 562, 645 v 



Mammalia, 53 61; sub-classes of, 55; 

 skeleton of, 57; respiration and heat of, 

 58; subdivisions of, 59, 61; brain of, 

 218; blood-corpuscles of, 572 



Mammary gland, 683; structure of glan- 

 dulae, 683 b f development of, 683 c,- 

 structure of in male, 683 d; secretion of, 

 684692 ; see Milk 



Man, characteristics of, 62 72 ; erect atti- 

 tude of, 6267 ; hand of, 68 ; other dis- 

 tinctive characters of, 69; sensibility and 

 locomotive power of, 70; intelligence of, 

 71; soul of, 72; psychical operations in, 

 101 



Mantle, of Mollusca, 24 



Margarine, composition and properties of, 

 618 



Mastication, 436 



Medulla Oblongata, 161 ; structure and con- 

 nections of, 168 172; general functions 



