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GENERAL INDEX. 



PROTEIN continued. 



protein and its compounds in the vegetable kingdom, 



iv. 169. 

 vegetable fibrin, iv. 169. 



albumen, iv. 169. 

 casein, iv. 169. 



protein of food as an essential condition, s. 384. 

 Protelmintha, a class of parasitic animals, ii. 111. 

 Proteus anguinus, organs of respiration of the, i. 99. 

 vocal organs of, iv. 1503. 

 muscular system of the, iii. 543. 

 pelvis of the, s. 171. 



Prothalllum of Lycopodiaceae, commencement of the deve- 

 lopment of the, s. 243. 

 Protid, iv. 164. 



Protococcus kermesianus, or red snow, ii. 117. 

 pluvialis, mode of reproduction of the, s. 212. 

 viridis, Agardh, or green matter of Priestly, ii. 117. 

 Protometra, iv. 1252. 1265. 

 Protozoa, i. 48. 



process of reproduction in Protozoa, s. 6. 

 ova of Protozoa, s. [129]. 



Protuberance, annular, or pons Varolii, iii. 685. 

 Proventriculus, or proper stomach of birds, s. 301. 

 Proximate analyses of animal solids and fluids. See OR- 

 GANIC ANALYSIS. 

 Pryosoma, a genus of Tunicata, iv. 1192, et seq. 



characters of the genus, iv. 1192. 

 Psalterium, manyplies, omasum, or feuillet, of Ruminantia, 



s. 537. 

 Psewefo-calculi, or concretions, iv. 86. See PRODUCTS, 



ADVENTITIOUS. 



Pseudopodia, a section of Polygastric Animals, iv. 5. 

 Pseiido-tetr&mera, a section of Coleoptera, ii. 862. 

 PseudO'trlmern, a section of Coleoptera, ii. 863. 



characters of the section, ii. 863. 



Psoas, or lumbar, abscess, its resemblance to inguinal her- 

 nia by direct descent, ii. 760. 

 case of, ii. 797. 

 Psoec muscles, ii. 828. 



psoas magnus muscle, i. 10 ; ii. 166. 838: s. 137. 



parvus, i. 11; ii. 838; s. 137. 

 Psoo-iliac aponeurosis, ii. 838. 



fascia, ii. 838. 

 Wu y*i and &v;, meaning of the terms as used by the Greeks, 



in. 143, note. 



Pteris aquilina, antheridia of, s. 240. 

 Ptyodactylus, organs and mode of progression of, iii. 449. 



organisation of the, for flight, iii. 430. 

 Ptcrodina, a genus of loricated Rotifers, iv. 408. 

 Pteromys volitans, or flying squirrel, anatomy of the, iv. 



368, et seq. 

 flight of the, iii. 430. 



PTEROPODA, an order of Mollusca, i. 113 ; iv. 170. 

 characters of the order, iv. 170. 

 list of genera, iv. 170. 



organisation and habits of Pteropoda, iv. 170, 171. 

 peculiar method of swimming, iv. 171. 

 Clio, iv. 171. 



integument, iv. 171. 



muscular system, iii. 541 ; iv. 172. 



locomotive apparatus, iii. 436 ; iv. 173. 



respiration and circulation, iv. 173. 



nervous system, iv. 173. 



eyes, iv. 174. 



head-cowls and tentacula, iv. 174. 



conical appendages to the head, iv. 175. 



mouth, iv. 176 ; s. 299. 



dental apparatus, iv. 176. 

 salivary glands, iv. 432. 

 generative system, iv. 177. 

 Pteropus, digestive organs of the, s. 302. 

 /Verys'o-palatine, or superior pharyngeal, artery, i. 490: 



iii. 733. 

 or posterior, border of the superior maxillary bone, ii. 



'20.'). 



Pterygoid arteries, i. 489. 

 fossa, i. 727. 

 muscle, external, iv. 938. 



interior, i. 727. 



nerve, external, ii. 292. 



internal, ii. 292. 



or internal, surface of lower jaw, ii. 214. 

 or posterior, border of palate bone.s, ii. i'10. 

 plate, internal, iii. 724. 

 processes, i. 727 ; ii. 211. 

 vein, iv. 1405. 



PtinidtE, or death-watch insects, ii. 8fi2. 

 Ptyagura, a genus ot" Rotifera, iv. 401, et seq. 



melicerta, a species of Rotifera, iv. 401. 

 Ptyalit/is, or calculi of the salivary glands, iv. 83. 

 Puberty, age at which it occurs, ii. 441, 412. 

 climate, effects of, ii. 442 ; iv. 984. 

 variations, ii. 412. 

 average age of puberty in Hindustan and England 



compared, iv. 1338. 



structural and functional changes consequent on, ii. 

 439. See GENERATION; Ovary; OVUM; UTERUS 

 AND ITS APPENDAGES. 

 Pubic artery, ii. 843. 



internal, i. 386. 

 region, i.,4. 



Pubic artery continued. 

 ligament, anterior, s. 125. 

 posterior, s. 125. 



superior, s. 12ft. 

 inferior, s. 126. 

 symphysis, s. 125. 



movements of the, s. 126. 

 ankylosis of the, s. 207. 

 vein, superficial, iv. 1411. 

 Pubis, crest of the, s. 115. 



development of the, s. 120. 

 angle of the, s. 115, 116. 

 descending ramus of the, s. 116. 

 spine of the, s 115. 



symphysis of the, s. 115. See Pubic Symphysis. 

 P60-prostatic ligaments, iv. 1246. 

 Pudenda externa artery, superior, s. 713. 

 interior, s. 713. 

 Pudendal calculi, iv. 86. 



nerve, inferior, iv. 439; s. 714. 

 Pudendum, s. 708. 



Pudlc artery, ii. 250 ; iii. 934 ; s. 713. 

 superficial or external, ii. 244. 

 interior, or deep, ii. 244. 

 superior, or superficial, ii. 244 ; s. 713. 

 inferior, external, iv. 439. 

 superior, external, iv. 439. 

 internal, ii. 834 ; iv. 150. 

 branches, ii. 835. 



1. external haemorrhoidal arteries, ii. 835. 



2. perineal artery, ii. 835. 



3. artery of the corpus cavernosum, ii 836. 



distribution, see ERECTILE TISSUE. 



4. dorsal artery of the penis, ii. 836, 

 origin and course, ii. 834. 



ligature of the, iii. 932. 

 nerve, iii. 928 ; iv. 1254; s. 714. 



internal, iii. 918 ; iv. 766. 

 veins, external, s. 714. 

 internal, iv. 1412. 

 Puerperal arthritis, iii. 51. 



Puff-adder (Vipera), poison fangs of the, iv. 291. 

 Pulex gigas, or giant flea, ii. 868, 

 irritans, ovum of, s. [112]. 

 penetrans, or flea of the West Indies, ii. 867. 

 Pulicidce, or fleas, ii. 867. 



characters of the, ii. 867. 

 Pulley, theory of the, in animal dynamics, iii. 410, 411. 



See MOTION, ANIMAL. 

 Pulmograda (Acalephae), i. 36. 

 agastric, i. 43. 



mode of progression of, iii. 433. 

 Pulmonalia operculata, ii. 378. See GASTEROPODA. 



inoperculata, ii. 378. See GASTEROPODA. 

 Pulmonary Arachnidans. See ARACHNIDA ; Arancida;. 

 Pulmonary artery, ii. 598 ; s. 273. 



branches of nervus vagus, iii. 89H. 902. 

 veins, ii. 581, 582; iv. 1386, 1403; s. 274. 



origin and course of, iv. 1403, 1404. 



Pulmonic heart, ii. 579. See HEART (normal anatomy). 

 Pulsation in tumours of arteries, i. 233. 

 Pulsations of the heart, number of, in a minute, in various 



animals, ii. 609. 

 epigastric, 

 PULSE, i. 663; iv. 181. 



nature and cause of. See CIRCULATION. 

 exposition of the frequency of the pulse as affected by 

 age, iv. 182. 

 infancy, iv. 182. 

 sex, iv. 183. 

 stature, iv. 185. 

 posture, iv. 185. 



cause of the frequency of the pulse in different 



postures of the body, iv. 187. 

 exercise, iv. 187. 



passive exercise, iv. 187. 



time of day, diurnal variations of pulse, iv. 187. 

 rest, iv. 191. 

 sleep, iv. 191. 

 food, iv. 191. 



mental emotions, iv. 192. 

 temperature of the body, iv. 192. 

 density of the air, iv. 192. 

 number of pulsations occurring in a minute at different 



periods of life, i. 664. 

 Pulse, relation of the force and frequency of the, to the 



activity of the respiration, i. 676; iv. 192. 

 Puncta lachrymalia, iii. 9'. 

 Pupa form of insects, ii. 879. 



origin of the term, ii. ST!)- 

 Pupil, motor influence of sympathetic nerve on, s. 466. 



See EYE; VISION. 

 Pupophaga, ichneumon flies, a section of Insects of the order 



Hymenoptera, ii. 865. 

 characters of the section, ii. 865. 

 Purgatives, effects of, on animal heat, ii. 632. 

 Pure Indian, portrait of, iv. 1359. 

 Purium or purulina, the constituent substance of pus, iv. 



Pur/c'inje, germinal vesicle of, ii. 452 ; 8. 70. [87]. [133]. 

 notice of his discovery, 8. 38. 

 See GENERATION; OVUM. 



