GENERAL INDEX. 



Meliceris, i. G4; iv. 97. 



Melicerous degeneration of the thyroid gland, iv. 1114. 

 Melicerta, a genus of Rotifera, iv. 403. 

 Melidce, or Badger tribe, dentition of the, iv. 913. 

 Melolontha vulgaris, i. 111. 

 Melomrle, iv. 969. 



Membrana granulosa of ovary, s. 551. 557. 

 nictitans of birds, i. 306 ; iii. 85. 



of quadrupeds, iii. 85. 96, 97. 

 tympani, ii. 544, 545. 



arteries of the, ii. 556. 



development of, ii. 559. 



office of the membrane in the function of hearing, 



ii. 572. 574. 



hiatus Rivinianus, ii. 546. 

 structure of the proper membrane, ii. 545. 

 effect of rupture or destruction of the, on the func- 

 tion of hearing, ii. 575. 

 otitis of the, ii. 575. 

 flaccida tympani, ii 546. 

 tensa tympani, ii. 546. 

 pupillaris, ii. 184. 

 sterni, iv. 1033. 



secundaria, ii. .*533. 549. 

 nerve to the, ii. 555. 



uvea, flocculent growth of the, in the horse, iii. 95. 

 MEMBRANE (in anatomy), iii. 331. 

 definition, iii. 331. 

 See NERVOUS CENTRES. 



Membrane, false or adventitious of croup, iii. 116. 

 fenestrated or striated, of veins, iv. 1370. 

 fibrous, of pharynx, iii. 945. 94^. 

 of the heart, morbid tastes of the, ii. 643. See HEART, 



ABNORMAL CONDITIONS OF THE. 

 inner, of the heart, ii. 594. 



mucous, causes of haemorrhage from the, i. 416. 

 of the stomach, s. 320. 

 of the nervous centres, iii. 627. 

 dura mater, iii. 627. 

 pia mater, iii. 633. 

 arachnoid, iii. 636. 



serous, of the abdomen. See PERITONIUM. 

 synovial, of hip-joint, ii. 779. 

 tubular, of nerve, iii. 591. See NERVE ; Ultimate 



nervous fibre. 



Membranous labyrinth, ii. 533. 536, 537. 

 liquid of, ii. 536. 539. 

 portion of urethra, iii. 925. 932. 

 Meminna. or Pigmy Chevrotain, pelvic peculiarity of the, 



s. 158. 161. 



M^vj'l TXUJ!J and [twiyZ, Xt-rry of Galen, iii. 331. 

 Menmgeal apoplexy, cause of, iii. 716. 

 arteries, inferior, iii. 630. 



middle, i. 489. 556. 734 : ii. 556 : iii. 630 ; iv. 



1405. 



posterior, i. 487. 731 ; iii. 630. 

 accessory, ii. 556. 



MENINGES, or membranes (in anatomy), iii. 331. 627. 

 definition, iii. 331. 

 See NERVOUS CENTRES. 

 membranes of the nervous centres, iii. 627. 

 dura mater, iii. 627. 

 pia mater, iii. G33. 

 arachnoid, iii. 636. 

 Meningitis, tubercular, iii. 718. 



characters of the urine in, iv. 1291. 

 Meningpsis, i. 257. 



Menisci, or interarticular cartilages, i. 249. 250. 255. 

 Menopoma Alleghaniensis, pelvis of the, s. 171. 

 cranial bones of the, i. 92. 

 spinal column in the, i. 93, 94. 

 Menstruation, ii. 440, 441 ; s. 644. 

 causes, ii. 440, 441. 

 origin of the name, ii. 440. 

 average duration of menstrual life, s. 644. 

 alterations in the uterus during menstruation, s. 644. 



and after the menstrual epoch, s. 061. 

 epoch of the first mensti nation a proof of the physio- 

 logical conformity of the several races of man- 

 kind, iv. 1337. 

 table of cases of first menstruation in Hindostan 



and in England, iv. 1338. 



exciting causes of early menstruation, iv. 1338. 

 office of the uterus in menstruation, s. 662. 

 periods of duration and recurrence, ii. 440 ; s. 662. 

 quantity of menstrual fluid, ii. 440; s. 663. 

 nature of the catamenial discharge, ii. 440 ; s. 663. 

 composition of the menstrual fluid, analysis, s. 6U3. 

 microscopic examination, s. 663. 

 unmixed menstrual fluid ; analysis, s. 664. 

 source of the menstrual fluid, s. f>65. 

 means by which the blood escapes during healthy 



menstruation, s. G65. 

 purpose of menstruation, s. 666. 670. 

 relation of this function to the maturation and emission 



of ova, s. 667. 

 constancy, amongst different races, of the frequency of 



the catamenial flux, iv. 1339. 

 menstrual flux considered as a secretion, iv. 4G3. 

 menstrual discharge regarded as' an excretion, ii. 150. 

 effects of the suppression of the evacuation of, ii. 



r>o. 



Menstruation continued. 



tendency towards an assumption of some of the pecu- 

 liarities of the male sex consequent on the suppres- 

 sion of the catamenia, ii. 715. 

 vicarious menstruation, iv. 464. 

 collections of menstrual fluid within the Fallopian 



tube, s. 618. 

 interruption of menstruation a sign of conception, ii. 



457. See Conception. 

 usual cessation of menstruation during pregnancy and 



laciation, ii. 440. 

 Mental character of the various races of mankind, remarks 



on the, iv. 1342, et scq. 

 foramen, ii. 214. 

 fossa, ii. 214. 

 emotion, influence of, on the pulsation of the heart, ii. 



609. 

 impressions on the mother, effects of, on the foetus in 



utero, ii. 330. 



effect of, on pregnant women, iv. 942. 

 death from mental emotion, i. 796. 

 nervous actions, iii 588. 



actions of perception, iii. 588. 

 common sensibility, iii. 588. 

 special sensibility, iii. 589. 

 actions of emotion, iii. 589. 

 process, ii. 213. 

 stimuli of nerves, iii. 720 K. 



cause of sensations, iii. 720 K. 

 Mercury, course of, productive of apoplexy and hzemoptoe, 



i. 232. 



effect of the protracted use of, on the bones, i. 449. 

 ulcerations of the larynx caused by, iii. 119. 

 Mermis albicans, development of ova in, s. [122.] 



ni^rescens, mature ova of, s. [124.] 

 Mesencephale. See Mesocephale. 

 Mesentcric artery, superior, i. 189. 195 ; s. 379. 

 inferior, i. 189.196; s. 380. 

 glands, iii. 943. 

 Mesenteric plexus of nerves, superior, iv. 982 ; s. 429, 



inferior, iv. 1414; s. 381. 

 vein, inferior, iv. 1414 ; s. 381. 

 superior, iv. 1414: s. 381. 

 Mesentery, the, iii. 943 ; s. 341. 

 layers of the, iii. 943. 

 lelt or inferior lamina of the, i. 14. 

 Mesian line, ii. GOO. 



Mesmeric or hypnotic experiments, iv. 694. 696. 703. 

 Mesoc&cum, i. 14; iii. 943. . 

 Mesocephale, or mesencephale, iii. 6G8. 677. 684. 

 corpora quadrigemina, iii. 677. 685. 

 plan of section of the mesocephale, iii. 686. 

 pons Varolii, iii. 67-*. 685. 

 processns cerebelli ad testes, iii. 677. 685, 686. 

 valve of Vieussens, iii. 678. 6S5, 686. 

 intrinsic and extrinsic elements which enter into the 



formation of the mesocephale, iii. 686. 

 functions of the mesocephale, iii. 722 P. 

 emotion, iii. 722 P. 



diseases connected with disturbed state of 



emotion, iii 722 Q. 



extensive sway of the mesocephale over the move- 

 ments and sensations of the body, iii. 722 Q. 

 sketch of the microscopic anatomy of the mesocephale, 



iii. 709. 



Mesocolon, ascending, iii. 943. 

 iliac or sigmoidal, iii. 943. 

 descending, iii. 943. 

 right and left, i. 14. 

 transverse, iii. 942 ; s. 365. 



layers, iii. 942, 943. 

 Mesorectum, iii. 943 ; s. 380. 

 Metacarpal, branch of radial artery, ii. 529. 

 Metacarpo-phalimgesA joints, ii. 510. 



ligaments, ii. 510. 

 motions of these joints, ii. 510. 

 Metacarpus, it. 507. 



articulation of, ii. 507. 



bones of, first, second, third, fourth, and fifth, ii. 507- 

 characters ol the, ii. 507. 

 ligaments of, ii. 509. 

 structure and development, ii. 507. 

 abnormal conditions of the, ii. 511. 

 Metagenesis, s. 13. 

 Metamorphoses of Crustacea, i. 785. 



of the Anoura, i. 106. See AMPHIBIA. 

 of insects, ii. 962. See INSKCTS. 

 of insects, ii. 870 ; iii. 539. See INSECTA. 

 of the os hyoides in the tadpole, iii. 835. 

 Metatarsal articulations, ii. 345. 



motions of the, ii. 345. 

 phalanges of toes, ii. 342. 

 Metatarso-phalnngeal articulations, ii. 345. 



motions of the, ii. 345. 

 Metatarsus, bones of, ii. 341. 

 articulations, ii, 345. 

 development, ii. 312. 

 first, ii. 341. 

 second, ii. 342. 

 third and fourth, ii. 342. 

 fifth, ii. 342. 

 structure of the metatarsal bones, ii. 342. 



