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INDEX 



Bundle of His, 678 

 Bunsen-Roscoe law, 556 

 Burdon-Saiiderson, portrait of, 661 



Caffeine as diuretic, 359 

 Calcium, action of, in coagulation of blood, 

 217 



of, in clotting of milk, 217 



of, on heart muscle, 143, 207, 209, 454 



of, on nerve synapses, 215 



.of, on oedema, 216 



of, on phagocytosis, 216 



of, on snail's heart, 215 



acts on cell membrane (Straub), 143 



carbonate and phase rule, 617 

 dissociation of, 615 



cyanamide, 253 



effect of, on snail's heart, 657 



ferrocyanide, osmotic pressure of, 148 



mode of action of, on muscle, 216 

 Caloric quotient, 593 



Calorie, 226 



- value of diet, 268 



Calorimetry of animals, 456 



Cambium cells, pressure in, 117 



Cambrian period, 210 



Cane-sugar, effect of, on cell membrane, 125 



function of, in plants, 277 



osmotic pressure of, 148 

 Cannizzaro's reaction, 588 

 Capacity factor of energy, 28 

 Capillary circulation, discovery of, 667 



electrometer, 640 



rise and fall, 50 



Caprylic alcohol as narcotic, 139 

 Carbohydrate, effect of, on synthesis of 

 protein, 269 



metabolism, 273 



oxidation of, in muscle, 446, 449. 

 Carbohydrates, digestion of, 373 

 Carbon atom, properties of, 41 



dioxide as parahormone, 713 

 excretion of, by lungs, 631 



- "fitness "of, 201 



production of, in muscular contraction, 



443 



specific action of, 218 



tension in blood and alveoli, 628 



Carbonic acid, neutralisation power of, 201 

 Carbon monoxide method of Hartridge, 629 



effect of, on oxyhaemoglobin, 625 



Cardiometer, 681 



Carnot and Clausius, principle of, 27, 28 



Carotin, 559, 561 



Cartesian co-ordinates, 38 



Catalase, 582 



Catalysis, 303 



and adsorption, 67, 3'J4 



in photo-chemical reactions, 553 . .V>4, .V>ti 



mechanism of, .Si Hi 



model to illustrate, 303 



Ostwald's definition of, 303 

 Catalyst acts in very small amount, .'(uii 



disappearance of, 304 



essential properties of, 308 



starting of reaction by, 304 

 Catalysts, mode of action of, 3-4 

 Catch mechanism in bladder, 537 



in caterpillar, 537 



in sea urchin, 537 



in Sipunculus, 537 



of smooth muscle, .Vil 

 Cause of surface tension, 50 



Cell bodies of neurones, function of, 471 



constituents separated by chemical means, 



20 



membrane, 114 



action of formaldehyde on, 13tJ 



action of toxic substances on, 136 



a part of protoplasmic system, 12!t, 137 

 as rectifier, 124 



- chemical composition of, 129, 133 



constitution of, 127 



contains protein, 134, 135 



formed by adsorption, 69, 115, 128 



impermeable to sodium hydroxide, 

 69, 121 



made visible by stain, 129 



narcosis of, 610 



nature of, 136, 14iV 



new formation of, 128 



permeable to ammonia, 69, 121 



relation of, to oxidation, 590, 591 



sieve structure of, 137 



Cellulose, digestion of, 373 



Central nervous system, respiratory exchange 



of, 472 

 Centrifugation of colloids, 75 



of salts, 78 



Cerebellum, functions of, 481 

 Cerebral circulation, 484 



cortex, 466 



functions of, 480, 481, 506 



ganglia, evolution of, 467 

 Chain of reactions, 20, 707 



reflexes, 501 

 Chalone, 707 



Changes in permeability produced by salts, 



124 



" Characteristic " of nerve, 380, 383, 395, 400 

 Charcoal, adsorption of iodine by, 67 

 Chemical adsorption, 59 



affinity, 29, 30 



electrical nature of, 181 



nature of, 229 



as opposed to physical explanations, 66, 



102 



