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GENERAL INDEX. 



PAROTID REGION continued. 

 veins, iii. 903- 



temporal and internal maxillary, iii. 903. 

 posterior auricular, iii. 903. 

 transverse facial, iii. 903. 

 external jugular, iii. 903. 

 nerves, iii. 903. 



great auricular, iii. 903. 

 branches, iii. 903. 



auiicular, superficial, iii. 903. 



deep, iii. 903. 

 auriculo-temporal, iii. 903. 

 superficial temporal, iii. 19. 



auricular branch, iii. 903. 

 portio dura, iii. 903. 



posterior auricular, digastric, and stylo-hyoid 



branches, iii. 904 

 temporo-facial division, iii. 904. 

 cervico-facial division, iii. 904. 

 lymphatic glands, iii. 904. 

 Parouarium, the, s. 593. 



structure and development, s. 593. 

 abnormal states, s. 597. 

 Parrot, its mode of climbing and apparatus for prehension, 



iii. 451. 



eyelids of, iii. 97. 



vocal organs and voice of the, iv. 1500. 

 Parrot-fishes, dental apparatus of, iii. 979. 



teeth of the, iv. 871. 878. 

 Parthenogenesis, s. 37. 

 PARTURITION, MECHANISM OF, iii. 904. 

 in the lower animals, iii. 90*. 



attitude and position of the foetus, iii. 906. 

 in the human subject, iii. 907. 



presentation of the head, iii. 907. 

 first position, iii. 907. 

 second position, iii. 907. 

 presentation of the face, iii. 908. 

 first position, iii. 908. 

 second position, iii. 90S. 

 presentation of the lower extremities, iii. 908. 

 cross presentation, iii. 908. 

 mechanism of the pelvis in parturition, s. 146. 

 changes in the uterus after parturition, s. 658. 



process of involution of the gravid uterus, s. 658. 

 changes in dimensions and weight, s. 658. 

 metamorphosis and restoration of the component 



tissues, s. 659. 



office of the uterus in parturition, s. 672. 

 general sketch of the labour process, s. 672, 673. 

 peristaltic action of the uterus and its cause, s. 673. 

 rhythmic action of the uterus and its cause, s. 674. 

 influence of the different nervous centres upon the 



uterus in puriu ition, s. 675. 

 the exciting cause of labour, s. 677. 

 part taken by the abdominal muscles in promoting, 



i. 17. 



immediate agent of expulsion in, iii. 721 L. 

 influence of the obliquely contracted pelvis upon par- 

 turition, s. 202. 

 pathological condition of the uterus after parturition, 



s. 702. 



irregular contraction; hour-glass contraction (ar- 

 rested peristaltic action), s. 702. 

 incomplete and retarded involution, s. 702. 

 puerperal inflammations, s. 702. 

 endo-metritis, s. 702 

 metro-phlebitis, s. 703. 

 metro-peritonitis, s. 703. 

 blood-dycrases, s. 704. 

 Passcres, pelvis of the, s. 169. 

 " Pastern, great," of the horse, iv. 719. 

 Patella, or Knee-pan, ii. 1<>8. 

 development, ii. 168. 

 form and position, ii. 163. 

 structure, ii. 168. 



ligaments of, i. 251 ; iii. 45, 46. 

 surfaces, ii. 168. 



compared with that of the lower Mammalia, ii. 1G8. 

 fractures, iii. 69. 

 dislocations, iii. 73. 

 rupture of ligament of patella, iii. 78. 

 Patella vulgaris (limpet), nervous system of the, i. 113; 



iii. 605. 



Pathctici nerves, ii. 370 ; iii. 707. 

 distribution, ii. 370. 

 function, ii. 370, 371. 

 origin and cranial course, ii. 370. 

 See also ORBIT, MUSCLES OF THE. 

 Paunch, or pause, of Ruminantia. ii. 11 ; s 535. 

 Pavilion, or infundibuluin, of Fallopian tube, s. (501. 

 Pearls, formation of, i. 713. 

 Pecan', stomach of the, s. 303. 

 Pecten, or marsupium nigrum in Aves, ii. 203. 

 Pecten (or scallop), nervous system of the, iii. 604. 

 Pectines of scorpions. See Scorpions. 

 Pectinibranchiuta, ii. 378. See GASTEROPODA. 

 Pec ti iieus muscle, s. 137. 



nerves to, iv. 763. 



Pectoral extremities of Marsupialia, iii. 280. 

 Pecloralis major muscle, i. 217. 359. 

 minor, i. 359; iv. 57 o. 



Pedate larvze of insects, mode of locomotion of, iii. 441. 

 Pediastrum, mode of reproduction of the, s. 2i.'3. 

 Pedicellina Belgica, a species of Polypifera, iv. 59. 

 mode of reproduction of, iv. 59, GO. 

 ova of, s. 23. 



development of true ova of, s. 23. [127]. 

 Pediculidce, ii. 868. 



Pedunculi, or crura, cerebri, iii. 678, 679. 

 of crus cerebelli, iii. 693. 

 interior, iii. 693. 

 middle, iii. 693. 

 superior, processus cerebelli ad testes, or cerebro- 



cerebellar commissures, iii. 693. 

 of the pineal gland (habena?), iii. 677. 

 Pellia epiphylla, vegetative system of, s. 235. 



first period, germination of the spores, s. 235. 

 antheridia, s. 235. 

 archegonia, s. 235. 



second period, development of the embryo, s. 236. 

 changes preparatory to the development of the spores, 



8. 236. 



Pelonaia, a genus of Tunicata, iv. 1193, et scq. 

 Pelonaiadte, a family of Tunicata, iv. 1193, c t scq. 



characters of the family, iv. 1193. 

 Pelvic fascia, ii. 231 ; iii. 933. 

 PELVIS, s. 114. 



definition, s. 114. 

 innominate bone, s. 114. 

 its office, s. 114. 

 superior border, s. 114. 

 anterior border, s. 114. 

 inferior border, s. 115. 

 posterior border, s. 115. 

 external or femoral surface, s. 115. 



the acetabulum or cotyloid cavity, s. 116. 

 descending ramus or body of the ischium, s. 



116. 



horizontal ramus or body of the pubis, s. 116. 

 ascending ramus of the ischium, s. lid. 

 descending ramus of the pubis, s. 116. 

 obturator or thyroid foramen, s. 116. 

 sub-pubic or obturator groove, s. 116. 

 internal or pelvic surface, s. 117. 

 iliac tuberosity, s. 117. 

 sacral or auricular surface, s. 117. 

 internal iliac fossa, s. 117. 

 ilio-pectineal line, s. 117. 



internal structure of the innominate bone, s. 117. 

 sacrum, s. 118. 



its office, s. 118. 

 base, s. 118. 

 apex, s. 118. 



anterior or pelvic surface, s. 118. 

 posterior surface, s. 118. 

 lateral surfaces, s. 119. 

 internal structure of the sacrum, s. 119. 

 coccyx, s. 120. 



development of the pelvis, s. 120. 

 innominate bone, 8. 120. 

 sacrum, s. 120. 

 coccyx, s. 121. 



pelvic articulations and ligaments, s. 121. 

 lumbo-pelvic articulations, s. 121. 

 proper or intra-pclvic articulations, s. 121. 

 sacro-coccygeal joint, s. 122. 



motions of the joint, s. 122. 

 sacro-iliac joints, s. 122. 



cartilages lining these articulations, s. 122. 



inter-osseous ligaments, s. 123. 



superior sacro-iliac ligament, s. 123. 



anterior ligament, s. 123. 



posterior sacro-iliac ligaments, s. 123. 



the deep and superficial layers of fi- 

 bres, s. 123. 



ilio lumbar ligament, s. 124. 

 great sacro-sciatic ligament (Hgamentum 



pelvis posticum magnus), s. 124. 

 lesser or internal sacro-sciatic ligament 

 (ligamentum pelvis posticum patvum), 

 s. Ii4. 



movements of the sacro-iliac joint, s. 125. 

 pubic symphysis, s. 125. 



anterior pubic ligament, s. 125. 

 posterior pubic ligament, s. 125. 

 superior pubic ligament, s. 125. 

 inferior or sub-pubic ligament, s. 126. 

 movements of the pubic symphysis, s. 126. 

 obturator or thyroid membrane, s. 126. 

 general appearance of the articulated pelvis, s. 126. 

 its interior aspect, s. 126. 

 lateral aspects, s. 126. 

 posterior aspect, s 126. 

 superior aspect, s. 126. 

 false pelvis, s. 127. 

 brim of the pelvis, s. 127. 

 cavity of the true pelvis, s. 127. 

 inferior aspect, s 127. 

 differences of the pelvis in the sexes, s. 158. 



inferior aperture of the male pelvis, iii. 919. 

 position and shape of the, iii. 919.- 

 axes of the male pelvis at difierent ages, iii. 

 919. 



