GENERAL INDEX. 



751 



Ass (Equus Asinus), iv. 714. 



organs of voice of the, iv. 1492. 

 milk of the, iii. 3(52 ; s.391. 

 analysis of the, iii. 362. 

 Weberiaa organ of the, iv. 1420. 

 Assassin, M. Sylvestre de Sacy's derivation of the word, 



iv. 691, note. 



Assimilation in animals, i. 144. 



Association, instinct of. See Congregation , INSTINCT. 

 Astacus affinis, biliary organs of, iv. 448. 



fluviatilis, or river craw-fish, ovum of, s. [115 , note. 

 (lobster), nervous system of the, iii. 613. 

 Astusieadte, a family of Polygastric Animals, iv. 4, el seq. 

 Astcrias, or star-fish, ii. 31, et seq. See ECHINODERMATA 

 cilia in, i, 615. See CILIA. 

 ova of Aaterias, s. [125]. 

 biliary apparatus of, iv. 446 

 nervous system of the, iii. 602. 

 organs and mode of progression of the, iii. 440. 

 alimentarv canal of, s. 297. 

 muscles of the, iii. 537. 

 Asthma, exciting causes of, s. 293. 



of infants, or spasmodic croup, described, iii. 124. 



hypotheses as ID causes of, iii. 124. 

 thymic, of Kopp and Hirsch, iii. 124 ; iv. 1102. 

 Astigmatic lens ot Professor Stokes, iv. 1468. 

 Aslragalo scaphoid articulation, ii. 343. 



ligament, ii. 343. 

 Astragalo-calcanitn, anterior, articulation, ii. 312. 



posterior, ii. 342. 

 Astragalus, i. 152; ii. 339. 



structure and development, ii. 341. 

 abnormal conditions of the, ii. 347. 

 A.itrea abnormalis, a genus of Polypifera, iv. 37 

 Nicies, a genus of Quadrumana, iv. 210, et seq. See QUA- 



DRCMANA. 



characters of the genus, iv. 210. 

 Athalia centifoliae, or saw-fly, 



organs of generation of the, ii. 992, 993. 



ravages ot its larva in turnip fields, ii. 865. 870. 

 Atheroma, i. 64.; iv. 97. 

 Atheromatous deposits in the coats of arteries, iv. 87. 



in the carotid artery, i. 494. 



in the liver, iii. 183. 



in the scalp and eyelids, iv. 97. 



in veins, iv. I -lie'. 



Attantidcc of Dr. Latham, iv. 1358. 

 Atlas of camels, s. 520. 

 Atlas moth, size of the, iii. 423. 



Atmosphere, mechanical effects of atmospheric pressure on 

 animal structures, iii. 412. 415. 424, 



resistance of air, effect of, on animal motion, iii. 413. 



419. 



" Atomic Theory" of Dr. Daubeny quoted, iii. 159. 

 At^nis, ultimate, of matter, theory of, iii. 356. 

 Atony of the muscles of the larynx, iii. 123. 

 Alresia ani urethralis, iv. 951. 969. 



narium, iii. 737. 



urethrae, i". 1256. 



Atrium vagina;, or vestibulum, iv. 1425. 

 ATROPHY (in morbid anatomy), ii. 827. 

 Atrophy in particular : 



of the bones, i. 443, 444. 

 of the face, ii. 220. 



of the brain, iii. 720. 



marks of an atrophied state of brain, iii. 720. 

 senile atrophy, iii. 7^0. 



parts in which partial softening of the brain occurs, 

 iii. 720 B. 



of the cranium, i. 745. 



of the epiglottis, iii. 122. 



of the foetus in utero, ii. 318. 



of the heart, ii. 642. 



of the liver, iii. 188. 



of the lung in aged persons, i. 78, note. 



of the muscles of the larynx, iii. 123. 



of nerves, iii. 720 G. 



of the ovary, s. 573. 



of the pancreas, s. 108. 



of the prostate gland, iv. 156. 



of the spinal cord, iii. 714. 



of the testicle, iv. <)91. 

 wasting, iv. 902. 

 arrest of development, iv. 991. 



of the tibia in old persons, iii. 69. 



of the tissues ; decrease of the nutritive processes, iii. 

 752. 



of the tongue, iv. 1159. 



of the uterus, s. 686. 



of the valves of the heart, ii. 647. 



of the vagina or uterus, s. 618. 

 Attollens auriculam muscle, ii. 551. 

 Attrahcns auriculam muscle, ii. 552. 



clitoridis, s.713. 

 Audition. See Sound. 

 Auditory apparatus of Fishes, iii. 1002. 



external' foramen, i. 733. 



internal foramen, i. 733. 



meatus externus, i. 733. 

 internus, i. 733, 



muscles (in comparative anatomy), iii. 544. 



nerve, ii. 272. 530.539.; iii. 597. 707. 



Auditory apparatus of Fishes continued. 



cochlear branch, ii. 540. 

 nerve, vestibular branch, ii. 540. 



third, or lowest, branch, ii. 540. 



peripheral expansion of the, iii. 597. 



lobule of the, iii. 692. 



development of the, ii. 558. 

 passage. See Meatus auditorius. 

 process, external, i. 733. 

 Aulozoa (tubular polyps), a sub-class of Polypifera, iv. 20. 



Aura seminalis, hypothesis of an, ii. 466. See GENERATION. 

 Aural system of muscles, iii. 544. 

 Aurelia, or pupa, form of insects, ii. 879. 



origin of the term, ii. 879. 

 Aurelia aurita, mode of progression of, iii. 433. 



phosphorea, organs of digestion of, i. 43. 

 Auricle, or auricula s. pinna, of ear, ii. 550. 



development and abnormal conditions, ii. 561. 

 nerves of the, ii. 555. 



office of the, in the function of hearing, ii. 571. 577. 

 See HEARING, ORGAN OF. 



Auricles of the heart (or pars cordis venosa), i. 638. 

 capacity of the, i. 657, 658. 

 See HEART (normal anatomy). 

 Auricula dextra vel inferior, atrium venarum cavarum, ii. 



597. See HEART (normal anatomy), 

 sinistra yel posterior, atrium seu sinus venarum pul- 

 monalium, a. aorticum, ii.582. See HEART (normal 

 anatomy). 

 Auricular artery, posterior, i. 488. 748; ii. 542. 55Gj iii. 903. 



profunda, ii. 556. 

 muscles, i. 749. 

 nerves, external, ii. 294. 

 internal, ii. 293. 



communicating branches, ii. 294. 

 great, ii. 55-5; iii. 571. 903; iv. 753. 

 branches, iii. 903; iv. 753. 



auricular, superficial, iii. 903; iv. 753. 



deep, iii. 903; iv. 753. 

 posterior, iv. 546. 



or iliac, articular surface of sacrum, s. 119. 

 or maxillary, process, ii. 213. 

 or Otic ganglion of Arnold, ii, 292. See SYMPATHETIC 



NERVE. 



vein, posterior, iii. 903. 

 Auricula-temporal nerve, iii. 903. 

 Auricula-ventricular tendinous rings, ii. 587. 

 Auricula -ventricular openings, ii. 580587. 



tendinous structure in the, ii. 589. 



Australasia, peculiarity of all the known aboriginal mam- 

 mals of, iii. 257. 



Australia, cranium of an aboriginal Australian, iv. 1326. 

 portrait of an Australian chief, iv. 1363. 

 physical and mental characters of the Australian abo- 

 rigines, iv. 1363. 

 affinities between the language of, and the Tamu- 



lian of Southern India, iv. 1363. 

 pelves of natives of, s. l-M). 

 causes of the tendency to extinction in the aborigines 



of, iv. 1341. 1365. 



Western, cranium of a native of, iv. 1320. 

 Autumn, why in some latitudes less dangerous than spring, 



ii. 681. 

 AVES, i. 116.265. 



absorbent system, i. 327. 

 ciliary motion of birds, i. 631. 



circulation, organs of, vascular system heart, i. 329. 

 arteries, i. 332. 

 veins, i. 338. 



chyliferous system in, i. C01. 

 digestive organs of birds, s. 301. 

 stomach, s. 301. 

 oesophagus, s. 301. 

 ingluvies or crop, ii. 11 ; s. 301. 

 proper stomach or proveutriculus, B. 301. 

 gizzard, ii. 11; s 301. 

 intestine, s. 301. 

 glands, i. 325. 



divisions into orders, i. 266. 

 fossil bones of birds, i. 289. 

 generation, organs of, i. 353 ; ii. 431. 



compared with those of quadrupeds, ii. 453, note. 

 male, i. 353. 



spermatozoa, ii. 1 12 ; iv. 477. 

 female, i. 355. 



relation of the ova to the ovary of birds, 8. 58. 

 detailed description of eggs of birds, s. 60. 

 quantity of matter, composition, &c. 8. 6063. 

 structure of the external parts of the egg, 



s. 50. 63. 



chalazae (grandines), s. 64. 

 formation of the external or accessory 



parts of the bird's egg, s. 65. 

 ovarian ovum of birds ; ovulum ; yolk and 



its contents, s. 68. 



microscopic structure of the ovum, s. 71. 

 yellow or external yolk substance, s. 



71. 

 substance of the cavity and canal, s. 



72. 

 cicatricula and cumulus, s. 73. 



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