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INDEX. 



Lymph, continued. 



quantity formed, 365. 



relation to blood, 364, 368. 

 Lymph-corpuscles, structure of, 361. 



in blood, 65. 



development into blood-corpus- 

 cles, 103. 



Lymph-hearts, structure and action 

 of, 368. 



relation of to spinal cord, 369, 509. 

 Lymphatic glands, structure of, 354- 



function of, 355. 

 Lymphatic vessels, 



absorption by, 367. 



communication with blood-vessels, 

 360. 



contraction of, 358. 



course of fluid in, 352. 



distribution of, 354. 



origin of, 354- 



propulsion of lymph by, 357. 



structure of, 352, 357. 



valves of, 357. 



M. 



Macula germinativa, 721. 

 Magnesium in human body, 28. 

 Maintenance or assimilation, nature 

 of the process. See Growth. 



nutritive, 379- 



of blood, 104. 

 Male sexual functions, 732. 



voice, 615. 

 Malleus, 675. 



function of, 687. 

 Malpighian bodies, 443, 445. 



capsules, 444, 445, 446. 

 Mammary glands, 784. 

 Manganese, an accidental element, 28. 

 Margarin, 19. 



in bile, 329. 



Marginal nbro-cartilages, 53- 

 Marrow of bone, 54. 

 Mastication, 265. 



fifth nerve supplies muscles of, 



545-. 

 )id 



Mastoid cells, 674. 

 Matrix of cartilage, 50. 



of nails, 433. 

 Meatus of ear, 672. 



urinarius, opening of in female, 



718. 



Mechanical irritation, violent, effect 

 on nerves, 478. 



Meconium, biliary principles in, 333. 

 Medulla of bone, 54. 



of hair, 431. 

 Medulla oblongata, 510-19. 



analogy to spinal cord, 513. 



columns of, 511. 



distribution of fibres of, 513. 



conduction of impressions in, 514. 



congested in asphyxia, 239. 



decussation of fibres in, 513, 514. 



development of, 772. 



effects of injury and disease of, 



SIS- 



fibres of, how distributed, 512. 

 functions of, 514. 

 important to maintenance of life, 



ib. 



influence on deglutition, 517. 

 on respiration, 237, 515, 519. 

 on speech, 519. 



maintenance of power in, 519. 

 as a nerve centre, 514. 

 pyramids of, anterior, 512. 



posterior, 513. 

 reflecting power of, 516. 

 sensation and voluntary power not 



seated in, 518. 

 structure of, 511. 



Medullary portion of kidney, 442. 

 substance of lymphatic glands, 358. 

 substance of nerve-fibre, 468. 

 Membrana decidua, 756. 

 granulosa, 719. 



development of into corpus lu- 



teum, 731. 

 limitans, 641. 



propria. See Basement Membrane, 

 pupillaris, 774. 

 capsulo-pupillaris, ib. 

 tympani, 674. 



office of, 685, 688. 

 Membrane, blastodermic, 743. 

 Jacob's, 641. 

 ossification in, 58. 

 primary or basement. See Base- 

 ment Membrane, 

 vitelline, 720, 741. 

 Membranes, mucous. See Mucous 



membranes. 

 Membranes, serous. See Serous 



membranes. 

 Membranes, passage of fluids through, 



371- 

 secreting, 400. 



