1578 



INDEX. 



Lungs, structure of the bronchia and 



bronchioles, 532 

 the alveoli, 532 



lymphatics of, 533 

 ,, nerves of, 534 



entrance into and exit of air 



from, 535 



air, tidal and stationary in, 535 

 ,, complementary,supplemen- 



tary and residual, 536 

 results of opening into pleural 



chamber, 536 



,, condition of, before birth, 537 

 ,, elasticity of, pressure exerted 



by, 537 



, , respiratory changes in , 572-5 77 

 effects of inflation and suction, 



592 



first inflation of, 1531 

 Lutein, a constituent of the corpus lu- 



teum, 1490 



"Luxus consumption" of food, 477, 796 

 Lymph, nature and movements of, 496- 



500 



,, the, a medium of exchange be- 

 tween blood and tissues, 13, 

 14, 191, 500, 509 

 salts present in, 41 

 migration of white corpuscles 



into, 45, 337 



, , coagulable, in inflammation, 337 

 ,, its universal presence in the 



body, 486 

 circulation of, 487 



microscopical characters of, 497 

 clotting of, 497 



chemical composition of, vary- 

 ing, 498 



total diurnal flow, 500 

 movements of, 500 

 its flow increased by muscular 



movements, 501 

 transudation of, nature of the 



process, 503 

 its passage from the pleural 



cavity to the vessels, 533 

 ,, its functions in the eye, 1305 

 Lymph capillaries, compared with blood 



capillaries, 481 



,, ,, their structure, 483 



Lymph corpuscles, 497 

 Lymph hearts in amphibia and reptilia, 



509 



Lymph knots, leucocytes in, 495 

 Lymph sinus, 490 

 Lymph spaces, structure, 484 



,, ,, passage of the white cor- 



puscles into, 45 

 ,, ,, in the dermis, 687 



Lymphatic glands, structure of, 489-495 

 ,, their influence on lymph,498 



system, 481-495 



prominence of, in infancy, 



1545 



Lymphatic arrangements of brain and 



cord, 1125-1130 

 spaces of the brain, 1126 

 Lymphatics of the eye, 1304-1309 

 lung, 533 

 liver, 712 

 ,, perivascular, 484 



Macula lutea, 1204 

 Maculae acusticte, 1339 



structure of, 1348 



Magnetic interrupter, 66 

 Majendie, foramen of, 1127 

 Making and breaking currents, 60 

 ,, ,, shocks, 65 



,, ,, contractions with the 



constant current, 126 

 Male breathing, diaphragmatic character 



of, 543 



,, organs of reproduction, 1502 

 Malleus, the, 1320 

 Malpighi, pyramids of, 635 

 Malpighian capsule of kidney, 634, 643 

 ,, ,, blood supply of, 644 



,, layer of dermis, structure of, 



687 



,, corpuscles of spleen, 735, 738 

 Maltose, 359 

 Mammary gland, structure of, 777 



,, ,, changes in, during secre- 

 tion, 778 

 ,, ,, dormant, characters of, 



780 



at birth, 784 



,, ,, relations of, to the ner- 

 vous system, 787 



Manometer, for measuring blood- pres- 

 sure, 204 

 ,, minimum and maximum, 



238 

 ,, endocardiac pressure shewn 



by, 239, 247 

 Pick's, 255 



,, ,, vaso-motor actions 



observed by, 320 

 Marey's pneumograph, 540 



tambour, 241 

 Marrow, red, formation of red corpuscles 



in, 37, 38 



,, yellow, of bones, 771 

 Mastication, how effected, 452 

 Massage, metabolism excited by, 844 

 Meatus, auditory, external, 1318 

 internal, 1339 

 Meconium, 1524 



sources of, 1527 

 ,, chemical composition, 1527 

 Medulla of nerve-fibre, structure, 116, 



117 



loss of in augmentor fibres, 300 

 ,, ,, in vaso-constrictor fibres, 



317 



,, retention of in vaso-dilator 

 fibres, 318 



