INDEX. 



Abdominal plates 914, 916, 920 



Abdominal salivary gland 269 



Abducens (see Motor-oculi extern us) 614 



Abercrombie, brain of. T08 



Absorption 300 



by blood-vessels 301 



by the mucous membrane of the mouth 301 



by the stomach 301 



of fats 301 



by the intestinal mucous membrane 302 



of biliary salts 284, 302 



of gases in the intestines 302 



by lacteal and lymphatic vessels 302 



of albuminoids by the lacteals 313 



of glucose and salts by the lacteals 313 



of water by the lacteals 314 



by parts not connected with the digestive sys- 

 tem 314 



by the skin 314 



by the respiratory surface 316 



of substances by the lungs, in contagious diseases 316 



by closed cavities, reservoirs of glands, etc 817 



of fats and insoluble substances 317, 326 



variations and modifications of 319 



of fluids of greater density than the blood. . . 319, 327 



of woorara, venoms, etc 319, 327, 358 



of substances which disorganize the tissues 320 



influence of the condition of the blood and of the 



vessels upon 320 



influence of the nervous system upon 320, 327 



passage of liquids through membranes (see En- 



dosmosis) 821 



application of physical laws to the process of 326 



Accidental areolse 807 



Accommodation, auditory 840 



Accommodation of the eye 793 



changes of the crystalline lens in 799 



action of the ciliary muscle in 773, 800 



changes of the iris in 800 



Achromatopsia 787 



Acid of the gastric juice 238 



Acid phosphate of lime in the gastric juice 240 



Acoustic spot 843 



Addison's disease 481 



Additional tones 832 



Adipose tissue 183, 503 



Adolescence 945 



^Esthesiometer 752 



Agassiz, brain of 703 



Age, influence of, upon the pulse 52 



influence of, upon the respiratory movements. . . 132 



influence of, upon the consumption of oxygen. . . 143 



influence of, upon the exhalation of carbonic acid 147 



influence of, upon the power to resist depriva- 

 tion of food. .. .. 172 



Age, influence of, upon digestion 251 



influence of, upon the urine 426 



variations in the animal heat dependent upon. . . 610 



Ages (infancy, childhood, youth, adult age, middle 



age, and old age) 945 



Agminated glands of the small intestine 263 



Air, composition of 14 



proper allowance of, in hospitals, prisons, etc.. . . 142 



in the veins (see Veins) 103 



Air-cells of the lungs 120 



Air-swallowing 225 



Album Graecum 292 



Albumen 177 



action of the gastric juice upon 245 



comparative action of the gastric juice upon raw 



and coagulated 245 



not coagulated by the gastric juice 245 



Albumen-peptone 245 



Albumen, vegetable 178 



Albuminoids, action of the intestinal juice upon 267 



action of the pancreatic juice upon 277, 286 



absorption of, by the lacteals 313 



Albuminose 246 



Alcohol, action of, in alimentation and nutrition . . 185, 186 



elimination of 185 



influence of, upon endurance, the power of resist- 

 ance to cold, etc 187, 509 



influence of, upon lactation 370 



influence of, upon the elimination of urea 428 



Alcoholic beverages, influence of, upon the exhalation 



of carbonic acid 149 



Aliment (see Food) 176 



Alimentation, general considerations 171, 176 



Allantois, formation of. 904 



first villosities of. 901 



vascularity of 905 



vascular villosities of 905 



Alternate paralysis 618 



Amandine 179 



Amreboid movements 522 



of the vitellus S97 



Ammonia, exhalation of, by the lungs 154 



Ammonia-theory of the coagulation of the blood 28 



Amnesia 706 



Amnion, formation of 901 



villosities of. 901 



enlargement of. 903, 905 



Amniotic fluid 903 



origin of. 904 



antiseptic properties of 904 



Amniotic umbilicus 901 



Amphioxus lanceolatus, an animal without a brain. . . 696 



Amputation, sensation in members after 593 



Amyloid corpuscles 468 



Ana?mia... 185 



