INDEX. 



247 



Nerve, fibers, structure of, 63 

 terminations of, 67 



impulse, rate of transmission of, 75 



roots, function of anterior and 

 posterior, 68 



tissue, histology of, 60 



trunks, structure of, 64 

 Nerves, afferent, 86 



efferent, 69 



classification of, 66 



degeneration of, 70 



relation of, to spinal cord, 68 



development and nutrition of, 68 



cranial, 145 



vaso-motor, 177 



properties and functions of, 73 



spinal, 68, 167 

 Nerve tissue, physiology of, 60 



sympathetic, 193 

 Neuron, 60 

 Nucleus caudatus, 180 



lenticularis, 180 



OLFACTORY, NERVES, 196 

 Ophthalmic ganglion, 193 

 Optic nerves, 197 



thalamus, 180 



functions of, 180 

 Organs of corti, 229 

 Osazones, 12 

 Otic ganglion, 194 

 Ovaries, 233 

 Ovum, 233 



discharge of, from the ovary, 234 

 Oxygen, absorption of, by hemoglobin 

 113 



PANCREATIC JUICE, 9 9 



Parathyroids, 145 



Peptones, 95 



Perilymph, 229 



Perspiration, 162 



Petrosal nerves, large and small, 203 



Phonation, 232 



Physiology, definition of, 32 



Placenta, formation and function of, 240 



Pleura, 128 



Pneumogastric nerve, 205 



Pons variolii, 178 



Portal vein, 106 



Posterior columns of spinal cord, 167 



Prehension, 86 



Presbyopia, 221 



Pressure of blood in arteries, 138 



Proteins, 14 



classification of, 17 



use of, in the body, 79 

 Proximate principles, 80 



inorganic, 22 



carbohydrates, 8 



fat, 13 



proteins, 14 



of dissimilation, 25 

 Ptyalin, 89 

 Pulse, 125 

 Pyramidal tracts, 166 



RED CORPUSCLES OF BLOOD, 112 



Reflex movements of spinal cord, 168 



action, laws of, 71 

 Reproduction, 233 

 Respiration, 127 



movements of, 129 



types of, 131 



nerve mechanism, 130 

 Retina, 130 

 Rigor mortis, 46 



SALIVA, 88 

 Sebaceous glands, 161 

 Secretion, 137 

 Semen, 237 



Semicircular canals, 228 

 Sight, sense of, 212 

 Skeleton, physiology of, 38 

 Skin, 1 60 



Smell, sense of, 212 

 Sounds of heart, 121 

 Spermatozoa, 237 

 Spheno-palatine ganglion, 193 

 Spinal accessory nerve, 207 



cord, 164 



cord, membranes of, 163 



structure of White matter, 166 



structure of gray matter, 164 



properties of, 1 73 



function of, as a conductor, 171 



as an independent center, 167 



reflex action of, 168 



special centers of, 170 

 reflex movements, 169 



paralysis from injuries of, 207 



nerves, origin of, 196 

 Starvation, phenomena of, 77 

 Stomach, 91 



Submaxillary ganglion, 194 

 Sudoriparous glands, 161 

 Sugar, uses of, in the body, 80 

 Supra-renal capsules, 146 

 Sympathetic nervous system, 193 



properties and functions of, 194 



action on heart, 123 



TASTE, SENSE OF, 210 



nerve of, 211 

 Teeth, 86 



Tensor tympani muscle, 224, 229 

 Testicles, 236 

 Thoracic duct, 106 

 Thorax, enlargement of, in inspiration, 



129 



Tissues, histology of, 31 

 Thyroid gland, 143 

 Tongue, 210 



motor nerve of, 211 



sensory nerve of, 211 

 Touch, sense of, 209 

 Trochlearis nerve, 199 

 Tiirck, column of, 166 



UREA, 153 



Uric acid, 154 



Urination, nerve mechanism of, 151 



Urine, 152 



composition of, 153 



average quantity of constituents 

 secreted daily, 153 



