INDEX 



1173 



Parathyroid glands, position, 955 



structure, 955 

 Parhormones, 953 

 Parietal cells of gastric glands, 920 



pleura, 455 

 Parotid salivary glands, 908 

 Pars intermedia, 977 

 Parthenogenesis, 1117, 1119 



artificial, 1119 

 Parturition, 1144 

 Passive immunity, 246 



motion, 36 

 Patellar reflex, 599 



nature, 599 

 Peduncle, inferior, of cerebellum, 710 



middle, of cerebellum, 709 



superior, of cerebellum, 709 

 Pendular motion of small intestine, 1014 

 Penis, 1127 



erection of, 1127 

 Pepsin, 924 

 Peptonization, effect of, on coagulation 



of blood, 224 

 Perception reflexes, 592 

 Percussion, 476 

 Perhydridase, 513 

 Pericardial fluid, 237, 263 



sac, 255 

 Pericardium, function, 264 

 Perilymph, 771 

 Perimeter, 851 

 Perimetry, 851 

 Perimysium, 43 

 Perineurium, 111 

 Periodic reflexes, 592 

 Periosteal reflexes, 599 

 Peristalsis, myogenic theory, 1016 



neurogenic theory, 1016 



pacemaker of, 1015 

 Peristaltic wave, 1014 



regular, 1014 

 Peritoneal cavity, absorption from, 



1033 

 Pernicious anemia, 905 

 Peroxidase, 513 

 Pfeffer's experiment in phagocytosis, 



204 

 Pfliiger's aerotonometer, 490, 491 



law of contraction, 146, 148, 149 



theory of sleep, 724 

 Phagocytes, 204 

 Phagocytosis, 203 



Pfeffer's experiment, 204 



in immunity, 247 

 Pharyngeal reflex, 598 



thirst, 755 



tonsils, 907 

 Phenomenon of Purkinje, 880 

 Phlebogram, 388 

 Phloridzin glycosuria, 1043 

 Phonating organs, general arrangement, 



540 

 Phonation, 549 

 Phosphates in urine, 1082 

 Phosphatides, 25 



Phosphenes, 844 



Phospholipin, 217 



Phospholipins of bile, 948 



Photic stimuli, 33 



Photo-hemotachometer, Cybulski's, 405 



Phylloporphyrin, 189 



Physiology, definition, 17 



history of science, 18 



scope, 17 

 Pia mater, 716 

 Pieron's theory of sleep, 724 

 Pigments, muscle, 87 

 Pilocarpin, effect of, on salivary secre- 

 tion, 916 

 Pineal gland, 980 



position and function, 980 

 Pinna, 763 

 Pitch of sounds, 758 

 Pithing, 530 

 Pitot's tubes, 405 

 Pituitary gland, 977 



anterior lobe, function of, 979 

 position, 977 



posterior lobe, function of, 978 

 removal of, effects, 977 

 structure, 977 

 Pituitrin, 978 



effect on mammary gland, 979 

 on uterus, 978 

 Placenta, 1140 



development, 1140 



function, 1141 



interchange of gases in, 451 

 Plane mirror, reflection from, 796 

 Plano-concave lens, 800 

 Plano-convex lens, 800 

 Plantar reflex, 599 

 Plasma of blood, 159 



corpuscles and, relative amount, 159 

 salted, 223 

 Plasmozym, 215 

 Plate, refraction by, 799 

 Platelets, blood, 159, 207, 208, 214. 



See also Blood platelets. 

 Plethora, hydremic, 1074 

 Plethysmograph, air, Schafer's, 398 



detection of vasomotor action by, 420 



glass, 400 



Mosso's, for arm, 399 

 Plethysmographic method of estimating 



blood supply, 398 

 Pleura, 455 



parietal, 455 



visceral, 455 

 Pleural cavity, complementary, 462 

 Pleurisy, 457 

 Plexus cardiacus, 310 



gastricus anterior, 434 

 posterior, 434 

 ventralis, 434 



hepatic, 939 



nerve, 112 



renalis, 435 



Solaris, 434 



suprarenalis, 434, 968 



