INDEX. 



, 373 



OCCIPITAL bones, 37; condyles, 

 33 



Odontoid (tooth-like) process of 

 the axis, 32, 64 



Odorous substances, 333 



(Esophagus (gullet), 8. 133, 142, 

 169; absorption from, 166 



Oils (see Fats) 



Oil glands (sebaceous - glands), 

 273 



Oleic acid, 21 



Oleine, 21, 117 



Olfactory lobes, 289 



Olfactory nerves, 290 



Omentum, 13, 170 



Ophthalmic nerves, 292 



Opium, 359 



Optic commissures, 291 



Optic nerves, 290, 317 



Organ, definition of, 4; circula- 

 tory, 107, 192, 194; digestive, 

 107, 123; nitrogen excreting, 

 261; of hearing, 329; of sight, 

 317; of smell, 333; of taste, 334, 

 of temperature sense, 333; of 

 touch, 331; receptive and ex- 

 cretory, 105; respiratory, 108, 

 233 



Organic constituents of the body, 

 20 



Organs diseased by alcohol, 

 356 



Origin and insertion of muscles, 

 70 



Osinnominatum (see Innominate 

 bone) 



Osmosis, 186 



Oval foramen, 331 



Oxidations in the body, 99 



Oxidations, 99, 100 



Oxygen, absorption of from the 

 lungs, 258; in the blood, 184; 

 influence of on the color of 

 the blood, 259; quantity of 

 taken up by the lungs in a 

 day, 252 



Oxygen food of the body, 103 



Oxyha3moglobin, 258 



PALATE, 133 

 Palate bones, 38 

 Palmitic acid, 21 



Palmitin, 21, 117 



Palpitation of the heart, 144 



Pancreas, 151, 170 



Pancreatic secretion, 159; action 

 of on food-stuffs, 160, 172 



Papillae of the dermis, 270 



Papillae of the tongue, 139 



Papillary muscles, 201, 214; use 

 of the, 219 



Parietal bones, 37 



Parotid gland, 140, 169 



Patella (knee-cap), 29 



Pathetici nerves, 292 



Peas, nutritive value of, 121 



Pectoral arch or girdle, 27; com- 

 parison of pectoral and pelvic 

 girdles, 38 



Pedicle of vetebrae, 32 



Pelvic arch or girdle, 28; com- 

 parison of pectoral and pelvic 

 girdles, 38 



Pelvis, 28, 45 



Pelvis of kidney, 263 



Penniform muscles, 71 



Pericarditis, 196 



Pericardium, 195, 212 



Perilymph, 331 



Perimysium, 73 



Periosteum, 47, 51 



Permanent teeth, 135 



Peroneal artery, 204 



Perspiration, 272 



Pepper, use of as a food, 115 



Pepsin, 157 



Peptones, 157; absorption of. 167 



Phalanges of fingers, 28, 51; of 

 toes, 29, 51 



Pharynx, 133, 141; absorption 

 from, 166 



Phosphate of lime, 20, 55, 57 



Phrenic nerve, 212 



Physiological division of labor, 

 17 



Physiology, human, definition 

 of, 1, 2, 17 



Physiology of muscle, special 

 and general, 80 



Pia mater. 285 



Pillars of the fauces, 141 



Pivot joints, 64 



Plain muscular tissue, 74 



Plants, as food for animals, 112 



