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INDEX. 



Vagus (i) — cont. 



-Action of, on the 



—Respiratory Centre, 



(a) normally, 324, 32^?. 



\b) when affected by injections, 327, 



-the Action of, Influence of Temperature 

 on the Pulsations of the Mam- 

 malian Heart and on, 205, see 

 also 11. 



-Action on, of 



— Atropine, 295-7. 



— Casca, 468. 



Maximum Irritation, 507-9. 



Minimum do,, (peripheral ends), 



509-10. 



— Irritation of the Fifth Nerve, 434, 

 reflex action of, in stopping the 

 Heart's action, 434-5. 



-Complex Functions of, 296-7. 



-Fibres in, two sets of, affecting Eespira- 

 tion, 324-5. 



-Irritation of, 



—effects of, on the Pulse, 298. 



portion affected by Drugs, &c., 



298-302. 



— as possible cause of Quickened Breath- 

 ing, 329. 



-Paralysis of, 



— a cause of Palpitation, 421, 422. 



— effects on the Pulse, 295. 



portion of, affected by Atropia, 295-7. 



-Respiratory branches of, in relation to 



—Cough, 562. 



— Vomiting, 571. 



Vagus, the Frog*s, effect on, of Heat, 

 and of Electricity conjoined, 

 (Schelske), 207. 



Vagus, the Rabbit's, experiments on, in 

 relation to efl'ect of Ferer 

 Temperatures, 211-3. 



-Motor Action of, 217, and retention of 

 Inhibitory action, 219. 



Vagus-roots, Action on, of Casca, 

 Minimum Excitability of, 

 510 13. 



Valeric acid, (Digitalissic acid), 36. 



Valves of the Heart, see Tricuspid and 

 Mitral Valves. 



Valvular Action, The, of the Larynx, {with 

 Theodore Cash, m.d.), 624. 



-Bibliography, 642. 



Valvular disease of the Heart, bearing 

 on, of the contraction of the 

 Puhnonary Veins and Vena 

 Cava, 530. 



Vapour, action of Drugs in, on Cough, 56 i. 



Variation in Blcod-Pressure, Causes 

 of, 273. 



Vaso-dilalor J^errcs, action of, on the 

 Arteries, 11. 



Vaso-Inhibitory and Vaso-Motor Jserves, 



as affected by Drugs, 275, 270. 

 Va so-motor Centres, 

 -action on, of Casca, 515-6. 

 -as related to the disease in Bennett's 



case of Angina Pectoris, 196. 

 -construction of, 121, 443. 

 -how usually called inio action, 560. 

 -position of, 441, 517-9. 

 -reflex movements, of 

 — re-induced, after severance of spinal 



cord, by Strychnia, 323, 559. 

 Vaso-motor Granglia or Nerves, 

 -Peripheral, as affected bv Casca Bark, 



469-70. 

 Vaso-motor nerves, 

 -action of, on the Blood Vessels, 441. 

 -in relation to 



— dilatation of Vessels, 11, 441. 

 — diminished Blood-pressure induced by 



Nitrite of Auiyl, experiments 



concerning, cliags., 178. 

 — vessels of the Intestines and Skin, 13. 

 -of the Liver, course of, (Cyon and 



Aladoff), 424, ill, 425. 

 — in relation to Diabetes, 424, 425. 

 Vasomotorische Nerven, wahrscheinliche 



Wirkung der Digitalis auf 



denselben, 411. 

 Venesection, in Phthisis, 74, 75. 

 -in Angina, 138-9. 



Veins, see also Capillaries, Jugular, Pul- 

 monary and Vena Cava, 

 -action on, of Drugs, need of fm*ther 



knowledge on, 544. 

 -affected by Cough, 566. 

 -Contractility in, 542. 



uses of, 543. 



-Contraction, local, of, 541. 



Vena Cava, 



-Dilatation of, (Harvey), 4. 



-Independent Pulsation in, (Haller, and 



Senac), 5, (Brunton and 



Fayrer) ; 528-30, 541. 

 -Place of, in the circulatory system, 



(Senac), 4, 5. 

 Venosity of 



-Blood, what it consists in, 652, 

 -Increased, as possible cause of Quickened 



Breathing, 329. 

 — Causes of the above, 

 Prevention of Air from reaching Blood, 



330. 



of Blood from reaching Air, 330. 



how this last may be effected by 



Contraction of the Pulmonary 



Capillaries, 331. 

 Embolism of the Pulmonary Artery, 



330. 

 Stoppage of the Heart, 330. 



