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ESSENTIALS OF PHYSIOLOGY. 



Blood corpuscles, specific gravity of, 165. 



stroma of, 157. 

 Blood corpuscles, white, 156, 164. 



amoeboid movements of, 164. 



chemistry of, 165. 



functions of, 164. 



origin of, 165. - 



varieties of, 156. 



Blood flow through an organ, 225. 

 Blood platelets, 156. 

 Blood pressure, 180. 



in arteries, 182. 



in capillaries, 186. 



in veins, 182, 185. 



influence of gravity on, 232. 



influence of respiratory movements on, 

 283. 



measurement of, in man, 185. 

 Blood vessels, structure of, 178. 

 Bone marrow, 164. 

 Boundary zone, 380. 

 Bowman's capsule, 380. 

 Bowman's glands, 113. 

 0-oxybutyric acid, 347, 354, 388. 

 Brachium conjunctivum, 71, 73. 



inferior, 77. 



pontis, 71, 73. 



superior, 78. 

 Brain, 66. 



fore-brain, 79. 



hind-brain, 66. 



mid-brain, 76. 



projection fibres in, 83. 



stem, 79. 

 Bread, 377. 



Broca's convolution, 93. 

 Bronchi, 245. 

 Bundle of His, 178, 214. 



Calcium salts, 4. 



effect on heart, 218. 



excretion in large intestine, 333. 



in coagulation of blood, 170. 

 of milk, 304. 



phosphate in urine, 386. 

 Calorie value of diet, 379. 



of food-stuffs, 339, 372. 

 Calorimeter, 339, 340. 

 Canal of cochlea, 143. 



of Schlemm, 115. 

 Cane sugar, 6. 



digestion of, 324. 

 Capillary circulation, 189. 



electrometer, 24. 



pressure, 190. 



wall, diffusion through, 190. 

 Carbohydrates, 5. 



absorption of, 331. 



action of gastric juice on, 302. 

 of pancreatic juice on, 315. 

 of saliva on, 293. 



metabolism, 348. 



Carbonic acid : 

 excretion of, 244. 

 in atmosphere, 250. 

 in alveolar air, 251. 

 in blood, 259, 265. 

 tension in alveoli, 262. 

 in blood, 259. 

 in tissues, 279. 



Carbon monoxide poisoning, 283. 

 Carboxy haemoglobin, 160. 

 Cardiac cycle, 192. 

 impulse, 192. 

 murmurs, 195. 

 muscle, 177. 



influence of salts on, 218. 

 of temperature on, 219. 

 of tension on, 202. 

 physiological properties of, 212. 

 nerves, 219. 

 output, 198, 202. 

 reflexes, 221. 

 sounds, 194. 

 Cardiogram, 193. 

 Cardiograph, 193. 

 Cardio-inhibitory centre, 98, 221. 

 Cardiometer, 199. 

 Casein, 304. 

 Caseinogen, 10, 13. 



action of gastric juice on, 304. 

 in milk, 375. 

 Catalysts, 290. 

 Cells, 2. 



Central nervous system, 39. 

 Centres in medulla oblongata, 69. 

 Cephaline, 8. 

 Cerebellar ataxy, 74. 

 Cerebello - spinal tract of Lb'wenthal, 



53. 



Cerebellum, 71. 

 ablation of, 74. 

 afferent tracts of, 73. 

 efferent tracts of, 74. 

 functions of, 74. 

 inferior peduncle, 68, 71. 

 localised lesions of, 75. 

 middle peduncle, 69, 71. 

 roof nuclei, 71. 

 stimulation of, 75. 

 structure of, 71. 

 superior peduncle, 71. 

 vermis, 71. 

 Cerebral circulation, 236. 



hemispheres, ablation of, 84, 85. 

 association fibres in, 84. 

 associative functions, 85. 

 commissural fibres in, 84. 

 cortex of, 80. 

 excitability of, 86. 

 function of layers, 81. 

 motor and sensory areas (see Areas), 

 projection fibres in, 83. 

 structure of, 80. 

 tracts in, 82. 



