780 



INDEX. 



Spinal accessory nerve, 544 

 Spinal cord, 472 



automatism, 471 



canal of, 473 



centres in, 488 



a collection of nervous centres, 488 



columns of, 474 



commissures of, 474 



conduction of impressions by, 481 etseq. 



course of fibres in, 479 



decussation of sensory impressions in, 

 483 



development of, 696 



effect of injuries of, on conduction of 

 impressions, 484 et seq. 



fissures and furrows of, 474 



functions of, 481 

 of columns, 482 



influence on lymph-hearts, 490 

 on sphincter ani, 488 

 on tone, 490 



morbid irritability of, 488 



nerves of, 477 



reflex action of, 485 

 in disease, 488 

 inhibition of, 486 



special centres in, 488 



structure of, 472 et seq. 



transference, 484 



weight, 510 

 relative, 510 



white matter, 475 



gray matter, 476 

 Spinal nerves, 477 



origin of, 479 et seq. 



physiology of, 480 

 Spirometer, 184 d 

 Splanchnic nerves, 149, 627 

 Splanchnopleure, 666 

 Spleen, 383 



functions, 385 



hilus of, 383 



influence of nervous system, 386 



Malpighian corpuscles of, 385 



pulp, 383 et seq. 



stroma of, 383 



structure of, 383 



trabeculse of, 383 et seq. 

 Splenic vein, blood of, 90 

 Spot, germinal, 636 

 Squamous epithelium, 20 

 Stammering, 449 

 Stannius' experiments, 131 

 Stapedius muscle, 569 



function of, 579 

 Stapes, 569 

 Starch, 236, 748 



digestion of 



in mouth, 235 

 .Starvation, 215 



appearances after death, 216 



effect on temperature, 215 



loss of weight in, 215 



period of death in, 216 



symptoms, 216 



Steapsin, 273 

 Stearic acid, 750 

 Stearin, 750 

 Stercorin, 284 



allied to cholesterin, 284 

 Stereoscope, 624 

 Stimuli, protoplasmic, 5 

 St. Martin, Alexis, case of, 251 

 Stomach, 245 



blood-vessels, 250 



development, 704 et seq, 



digestion in, 252 



circumstances favoring, 253 

 products of, 253 



digestion after death, 257 



glands, 248 



lymphatics, 250 



movements, 255 

 influence of nervous system, 256 



mucous membrane, 247 



muscular coat, 246 



nerves, 256 



ruminant, 245 



secretion of, 250. See Gastric fluid. 



structure, 246 



temperature, 251 

 Stomata, 22, 303 



Stratum intermedium (Hannover), 228 

 Striated muscle, 396 

 Stroma fibrin, 61 

 Stromuhr, 159 



Structural basis of human body, 15 

 Submaxillary gland, 238 

 Succus entericus, 289 



functions of, 290 

 Sucking, mechanism of, 196 



centre, 497 

 Sudoriferous glands, 344 



their distribution, 344 



number of, 344 



their secretion, 350 

 Suffocation, 204 et seq. 

 Sugar. See Glucose. 



tests, 236 

 Sulphates, 753 



in tissues, 753 



in urine, 371 



Sulphuretted hydrogen, 751 

 Suprarenal capsules, 390 



development of, 709 



disease of, relation to discoloration of 

 skin, 392 



structure, 390 



Sun, a source of energy, Chap. XXIV. 

 Swallowing. 244 



centre, 497 



nerves engaged, 245 

 Sweat, 350 

 Sympathetic nervous system, 465, 625 



conduction of impressions by, 629 



distribution, 465 



divisions of, 465 



fibres, differences of from cerebro-spinal 



fibres, 452 

 functions, 627 et seq. 



