INDEX. 



799 



MUller, Dr. II., on glands in ichthyosis con- 

 genita. 2121 ; on development of bone, 396 ; 

 on radiating fibre-system in retina, 746, 

 749, 7;i(>, note. 



M filler, Prof. J., on nerve-fibres in orbital 

 muscle of the Pike, 249; on interarticular 

 cartilnge, 300; on Malpighian corpuscles 

 of spleen, 555 ; on helicine arteries, 633, 

 634 ; on composition of cornea, 727. 



Mulder, Prof., on chemical examination of 

 the nails, 165 ; on organic basis of cartilage, 

 ?00. 



Muscle, striated, elements of, 223; constitu- 

 tion of fibres of, 225-230; nature of primi- 

 tive fibrils, 227; connection of, with other 

 parts, 231 ; vessels in, 243 ; lymphatics in, 

 245 ; nerves of, 245-250 ; chemical and 

 physical relations of, 250; development ot, 

 253-257; pathological conditions of, 257- 

 259; physiological remarks on, 259-264; 

 method of investigating, 264-2G6 ; litera- 

 ture, 109, 266. 



Muscular fibre. See Muscle. 



Muscular fibre-cells. See Smooth muscular 

 fibres. 



Muscular system, constituents of, 222, 266. 



Muscular tissue, smooth, structure of, 102; 

 physiological importance of, 103; distribu- 

 tion of, 103; in contractile tissues, 104; in 

 vertebrata, 105; literature of, 106; action 

 of reagents on, 105 ; presence of, in walls of 

 oesophagus, 501 ; in intestine, 511 ; in villi, 

 514 ; in corpora cavernosa of penis, 630 ; 

 in coats of vessels, 676 ; in arteries, 683; 

 in veins, 686, 689. 



Muscular tissue, striated, elements of, 106, 

 225 ; chemical composition of, 106 ; distri- 

 bution of, 107, 108 ; literature of, 108. 



N. 



Nails, layers of, 159; structure of, 161 ; ac- 

 tion of reagents on, 163; growth of, 166; 

 pathological conditions of, 168; develop- 

 ment of, 169 ; method of investigating, 170 ; 

 literature, 170. 



Nasmyth, Mr., on structure of enamel, 476, 

 nf>te. 



Neill, Dr., on gastric villi, 505, note. 



Neilson, Dr., on impregnation of ovum in 

 Ascaris mystax, 637, note. 



Nerve-cells, structure of, 357-359; in me- 

 dulla oblongata, 376; in cerebellum, 380; 

 in ganglia, 406 ; pale processes of, 408 ; con- 

 nection of, with nerve-fibre, 409; in the 

 sympathetic, 421 ; development of, 427. 



Nerve-fibre, structure of, 345-356; medulla 

 of, 346, 350; axis-cylinder of, 347, 351, 

 353-356; sheath of, 349,350; in the skin 

 of animals, 414; terminations of, 415; by 

 loops, 415, 418; development of, in Tad- 

 pole, 428. 



Nervous system, elements of, 345-359; di- 

 visions of, 345; central nervous system, 

 359; peripheral nervous system, 404; de- 

 velopment of elements of, 427-431 ; func- 

 tions of, 431: literature of, 112,434. See 

 Cerebrum, Spinal Cord, Cerebellum, Me- 

 dulla oblongata, Nerve-fibre, Nerve-cells, 

 and Nervous Tissue. 



Nervous (issue, elements of, 109, 345 ; varie- 

 ties of, 110; physiological importance of, 



111 ; distribution of, 112; literature of, 11?, 

 434; chemical composition of, 11], 359; 

 pathological changes of, 431 ; method to be 

 employed in investigations of, 434. 



Newport, Mr., on impregnation of ovum of 

 Frog, 636, 637, note. 



Nipple, structure of. 662. 



Nose. See Olfactory Organ. 



Nuclei, occurring free, 42; multiplication of 

 by division, 50; origin and development of, 

 58 ; importance of, in cell development, ib. ; 

 occurrence of, in blood-corpuscles, 722, note. 



Nucleus-fibres, 81, 84, 85. 



O. 



(Esophagus, structure of walls of, 501 ; litera- 

 ture of, 502. 



CEsterlein, Prof., on epithelial cells of intes- 

 tine, 517, note. 



Olfactory nerve, fibres of, 390, 783. 



Olfactory organ, structure of, 778-783 ; mu- 

 cous membrane of, 780-783; mode of 

 investigating, 783 ; literature of, 784. 



Optic nerve, origin of fibres* of, 390; course 

 of fibres in the eye, 744, 745. 



Oral cavity, mucous membrane of, 436 ; mi- 

 nute structure of mucous membrane of, 

 437; vessels and lymphatics of, 438; epi- 

 thelium of, 439-441 ; mucous glands of, 

 455; their intimate structure, 456-459; 

 mode of examining its mucous membrane, 

 466 ; literature of, 467. See Teeth, Tongue. 



Organs, classification of, 73, 74. 



Osseous system, 266; nerves of, 303-306. 

 (See Bone.) 



Osseous tissue, elements of, 99, 267; distri- 

 bution of, in vertebrata, 101 ; literature of, 

 102, 344 ; forms of, 266. See Bone. 



Otolithes, composition of, 770. 



Ovary, structure of, 640-642; mode of exa- 

 mining, 659 ; literature, ib. 



Oviducts, 646. 



Ovum, composition of, 642 ; detachment and 

 reformation of, 643. . 



Owen, Prof., on " contour lines" of dentine, 

 472 ; on dentine containing Haversian 

 canals, 474 ; on structure of dentine, 475, 

 note. 



P. 



Pacchionian granulations, 403. 



Pacini, Prof., on termination of nerves in 



corpuscles, 412. 



Pacinian bodies, structure of, 413, 785. 

 Pancreas, structure of, 549 ; literature of, 550. 

 Panum, Dr., experiments on formation of 



membranes, 43. 

 Parotid gland, 463. 

 Parovarium, 642. 

 Penis, structure of, 630, 634 ; arteries of, 633 ; 



literature of, 639. 

 Pericardium, 667. 

 Periosteum, structure of, 281 ; lymphatics of, 



303 ; layers of bone formed on inner aspect 



of, 324, 328; lining osseous semicircular 



canals, 769. 



Peritoneum, structure of, 502. 

 Peyer's glands, composition of, 521, 523 : 



lymphatics of, 523, 524. 



