INDEX. 



793 



Blood, continued. 

 uses of, 1 06. 



variations of in diflbrent circum- 

 stances, 91. 



in different parts of body, 93. 

 water in, 88. 

 Blood-corpuscles, red, characters of, 



80. 



chemical composition of, 83. 

 development of, 101-3, 3^6. 



in liver, 102. 



in spleen, 419. 

 disintegration and removal of, 



420. 



diversities of, 81. 

 movement of in capillaries, 175. 

 sinking of, 70. 

 tendency to adhere, 71, 82. 

 term of life of, 104. 

 uses of, 1 08. 

 Blood-corpuscles, white, 85. 



formation of in spleen, 419. 

 Blood-crystals, 98. 

 Blood-vessels, 



absorption by, 370-8. 



circumstances influencing, 377. 



difference from lymphatic ab- 

 sorption, 370, 377. 



osmotic character of, 371, 373. 



rapidity of, 376. 

 area of, 173. 

 communication with lymphatics, 



360. 



development of, 765. 

 influence of nervous system on, 



577- 



of placenta, 754. 



relation to secretion, 411. 

 , share in nutrition, 389. 

 Bone, 54. 



canaliculi of, 56. 



cancellous structure of, 54. 



composition of, ib. , . 



development of, 58. 



Haversian canals of, 57. 



lacunae of, 56. 



lamellae of, 57. 



periosteum of, 55. 



structure of, 54- 

 Bone-earth, composition of, 27. 

 Bones or ossicles of ear, 675. 

 Bones, growth of, 380. 



nutrition of, 391. 

 Boys, voice of, 616. 



Brain. See Cerebellum, Cerebrum, 

 Pons, etc. 



capillaries of, 171. 



circulation of blood in, 191. 



development of, 744, 772. 



disease of, with atrophy, 394. 



influence on heart's action, 138. 



quantity of blood in, 192. 

 Breathing-air, 212. 

 Breathing. See Kespiration. 

 Bronchi, arrangement and structure 

 of, 199. 



muscularity of, 217. 

 Bronchial arteries and veins, 220. 

 Brunn's glands, 311. 

 Buccinator muscle, nervous supply 



of, 545- 



Buffy coat, formation of, 71, 83. 

 Bulbus arteriosus, 768. 

 Bursa3 mucosae, 401. 



C. 

 Caecum, 315. 



changes of food in, 346. 

 Calcium, salts of, in human body, 27. 

 Calculi, biliary, containing chole- 



sterin, 19. 



containing copper, 330. 

 Calculus, radiation of sensation from, 



488, 501. 



Calorifacient food, 255. 

 Calyces of the kidney, 443. 

 Calyciform papillae of tongue, 702. 

 Canal, alimentary. See Stomach, 



Intestine, etc. 

 external auditory, 672. 



function of, 68 1. 

 oral, 621. 



of spinal cord, 493. 

 spiral, of cochlea, 677. 

 Canaliculi of bone, 56. 

 Canals, Haversian, 57. 

 portal, 323. 

 semicircular, 677. 



function of, 690. 

 Cancellous texture of bone, 54. 

 Capacity of chest, vital, 212. 

 how increased or diminished, 206- 



210. 



of heart, 137. 

 Capillaries, no, 167. 

 circulation in, 172. 



rate of, 174. 

 contraction of, 176. 



