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GENERAL INDEX. 



Alga; continued. 



zoosporoug reproduction in the Saprolegnia ferox, 



s. 217. 



in the Pilobolus, s. 218- 

 in some of the Fungi, s. 218. 

 reproduction by conjugation, s. 218. 

 in the Desmidiae, $. 218. 

 in the Zygnemaceae, s. 219. 

 in Palmoglea macrococca, s. 220. 

 condition under which conjugation takes place 



among the Alga?, s. 220. 



plants obtained by the germination of the zoo- 

 spores of Saprolegnia, producing reproductive 

 organs of an entirely different character, s. 220. 

 reproductive organs of the red Algae or Florideaa, s. 



221. 



the first form a polyspore, s. 221. 

 the second form a tetraspore, s. 221 . 

 the third form the antheridium, s. 221. 

 reproductive organs of the Characea?, s 222. 



the antheridium of Chara, s. 222. 

 summary, s. 222. 



of the two kinds of zoospores, s. 223. 

 of germs, whose development is dependent on the 

 combination of two organs, the reproductive 

 functions of which are complementary each to 

 each, s. 223. 



AJgce, esculent, properties of the, ii. 13. 

 Algiers, Arabs of, iv. 1357. 



Kabyles of, ch-iracters of the, iv. 1357. 

 Alkaline salts in the composition of the blood, i. 410. 



in disease of the blood, i. 423. 

 Alkaloids, vegetable, regarded as proximate principles, iii. 



152. 



Alimentary canal, calculi formed in the, iv. 84. 

 basement membrane of the. iii. 4S7. 

 in comparative anatomy. See under each heading. 

 Alligator, anatomy of the, iv. 291, et seq. 

 teeth of, iv. 895. 



vocal organs and voice of the, iv. 1502. 

 Allotreta, a sect : on of Polygastric animals, iv. 5. 

 Almonds, essential oil of, effect of, on the action of the 



heart, i. 797. 



Alveolar artery, i. 490 ; iii. 733. 

 Alveolar border of lower jaw-bone, ii. 214. 



or inferior, border of superior maxillary bone, ii. 



209. 



Alveolar veins, iv. 1404. 

 Alveoli, ii. 209. 



pulmonum, s. 268. 

 Alvus, i. 1. 

 Amaroucium, a genus of Tunicata, iv. 1190, et seq. 



characters of the genus, iv. 1190. 

 Ambergris, formation of, iv. 85. 



in the human intestine, iv. 85. 

 Amblyopia, iv. 1465. 



Amblyrhynchus ater, food and teeth of the, iv. 892. 

 America, mean age at death of the population of, con. 



trasted with that of England, iv. 1471. 

 American aborigines, capacity of the skulls of, iii. 666. 

 custom of compressing the skull, iv. 1360. 

 languages of the, iv. 1359. 



physical and mental characters of the, iv. 1358. 

 causes of the tendency to extinction in the aborigines, 



iv. 1341. 



method by which the relation between the different 

 words of the languages of the aborigines, that con- 

 stitute sentences, is indicated, iv. 1346. 

 Americans, peculiarities in the physical conformation of 



the Anglo-American race, iv. 1330. 

 American Tapir, anatomy of the, iii. 803, et seq. See PA- 



CHYDERMATA. 



Aiu'rylhro-blep*is. See Achromatopsy; VISION. 

 Amcebeeadce (proteiform animalcules), a family of Poly- 

 gastric animalcules, iv. 4. 



characters of the family, iv. 4. 

 Amorphozoa, or sponges, iv. 65. See PORIFERA. 

 Ammonia, method of determining the presence of, in or- 

 ganic substances, iii. 804. 



carbonate of, composition of, iii. 151. 

 Ammnnitidce, fossil sheU of the, i. 520. 



characters of the family, i. 520. 

 Amnion, the, s. 715. 



Ampfiiarthronis, form of articulation, i. 255. 

 AMPHIBIA (a clnss of Vertebrated Animals), i. 90. 115. 



characteristics of the class, i. 90. 



chyliferous system, i. 601. 



dermal or tegumentary system, i. 102. 



digestion, organs of. i. 95; iii. 175. 



divisions of the class, i 91. 



generative organs, ii.420; iv. 161. 



hearing, organ of, i. 101. 



lymphatic and lacteal system, i. 96. 



metamorphosis, i. 106. 



mode of progression of, iii. 448. 



muscular system, i. 95; iii. 543. 



nervous system, i. 100; iii. 620. 



osteology, i.9l. 438. 



respiration, i. 98; iv. 1020; s. 278. 



reproduction, i. 105. 



re.-toration of lost parts, i. 104. 



s mguiferous system, i. ( J6. 



AMPHIBIA continued. 



smell, organ of, i. 102. 



taste, organ of, i. 102. 



transpirat on and secretion, i. 104. 



vision, organ of, i. 101. 



See also ANIMAL KINGDOM. 



Amphisbcena, mode of progression of the, iii. 448. 

 Amphitrite alveolata, ciliary motion in, i. 619. 

 Amphioxus lanceolatns, anatomy of the, iii. 615. 822. 



neuro-skeleton, iii. 615. 



nervous system, iii. 616. 

 Amphipneurta, an order of Amphibia, i. 91, et seq, 



characters of the order, i. 91. 

 Ampulhe, membranaceous, ii. 537. 



structure of the, ii. 538. 



nerves of the, ii. 542. 

 Ampullary sinus, ii. 530. 537. 

 Amputation of the arm, i. 218. 

 Amputation of hand, different parts of, remarks on, ii. 



529. 

 Amputations of the leg, iii. 134. 



circular and flap amputations, iii. 134. 



precaution with respect to the projecting angle which 

 the tibia, when amputated, presents anteriorly, iii. 

 135. 



arteries of the leg requiring ligatures in amputation, iii. 



remarks on the application of artificial legs, iii. 13(5. 

 Amyelia, iii. 713. 



Amygdala of cerebellum, iii. 689. 692. 

 Amygdala, or tonsils, iii. 952 ; iv. 1121. 



vessels and nerves of the tonsils, iii. 953. 

 Amygdaloid fossa, iv. 1121. 



An&ma, or Guinea-pig, anatomy of the, iv. 372, etseq. 

 Anosmia (in morbid anatomy), ii. 825. 

 causes and effects of, i. 416. 

 giddiness of anemic patients, iii. 723 C. 



mode of treatment for, iii. 723 C. 

 of the brain, iii. 720 C. 

 characters of anaemic urine, iv. 1289. 

 Anesthesia, or absence of sensation, iv. 1182. 

 causes, iv. 1182. 

 epidemie de Paris, iv. 1183. 

 Anesthetic agents, iv. 1182. 



ether, chloroform, &c., iv. 1182, 1183. 

 effects of the inhalation of, iv. 697. 

 Anabas scandens, or climbing perch, conformation of the, 



iii. 986. 

 Anal region. See ANUS. 



organs of insects, ii. 975. See INSECT*. 

 Analgesia. See An<e*thesia ; TOUCH. 

 Analysis, organic. See ORGANIC ANALYSIS. 

 Anarrhicus, or wolf-fish, teeth of the, iii. 978. 

 Anas anser (goose), pancreas of the, s. 96. 

 Anasarca, i. 516 ; iii. 128. 



consequent upon cynanche maligna, iii. 118. 

 Anastomoses of arteries, i. 221. 229. 

 definition of, i. 221. note f. 

 uses of, i. 221. 



of the arteries of the brain, iii. 705. 

 between the bronchial and pulmonary system of vessels 



s. 275. 



of pulmonary artery, s. 273. 

 of veins, iv. 13H7. 

 of nerves, iii. 594. 



in the typanum, ii. 554. 

 circle of Willis, iii. 70*. 



aneurism by, i. 242. See Aneurism; ARTERY, patho- 

 logical conditions of. 



Anastomotica magna artery, i. 466 ; ii. 249. 

 course and relations generally, ii. 249. 

 Anastomotic branch of achromial nerves, iv. 754. 

 Anconceus muscle, ii. 65. 368. 



mediate, iii. 96. 



Anchylo-blepharon, congenital, iii. 99. 

 Anchi/losis, i. 452, 453. 



of elbow-joint, ii. 78. 80. 



of joints of the phalanges of the fingers, ii. 518. 

 of knee-joint, iii. 42. 61. 

 of the shoulder-joint, iv. 583. 

 of the temporo-maxillary joint, iv. 93!). 

 true bony, of the hip-joint, ii. 796. 

 Anci/roid or digital cavity, iii . 674. 



Aniirogyni, ambigui sexus, ii. 686. See HERMAPHRODITISM. 

 Anemone, sea, digestive organs of the, s. 2'jfi. 

 Anencephalia, i. 744; iii. 718 ; iv. 954, 955. See Acrania. 

 Anentera, a class of Polygastria, iv. 3, et seq. 

 Aneurism, i. 230. 



aneurismal varix, i. 241. 

 aneurism by anastomosis, i. 242. 

 circumscribed false aneurism, i. 232. 



treatme t of, i. 233, 234. 

 classification of. i. 230. 

 definition, i. 230. 

 diffused aneurism, i. 237. 

 dissecting aneurism, i. 233. 

 secondary haemorrhage, i. 238. 

 traumatic aneurism, i. 237. 

 true aneurism, i 235. 

 varicose aneurism, i. 242. 



Aneurisms of the aorta, i. 191, 192. 197 ; iii. 584. 

 cases reported, i. 197. 



