INDEX OF SUBJECTS 



643 



Language, cortical mechanism, 625 



evolution, 172 



peripheral mechanism, 129 



written, 172 

 Laryngeal cartilages, 133, 134 



ligaments, 134 



muscles, 136 



nerves, 140, 394 

 centres, 142 

 origin, 395 



respiration, 141 

 Laryngoscope, 145 

 Larynx, ] 33 et seq. 



innervation, 394 



mechanics, 143 



spinal accessory, 394 



vagotomy, 399 

 Latency, cortical, 561 



electrotonic, 246 



knee-jerk, 327 



muscle, 8, 9 

 Lateral ganglia, 360 



ventricles, 490 

 Law, Bell-Magendie, 292 



myelogenetic, 616 



of contractions, 25, 248 



of nerve conduction, 197 



of reflexes, Pfluger, 314 



Ritter-Valli, 232 

 Lecithin, muscle, 40 

 Lenticular nucleus, 596 

 Levers, bones, 103 

 Life, internal and external, 1 

 Ligaments, 99, 101 

 Limbs, centres, 352 



metamerism, 305 



trophic nerves, 332 

 Lingual nerve, 373 

 Load, muscle twitch, 13 

 Lobe, frontal, 619 



occipital, 599, 606 



olfactory, 528 



parietal, 624 



temporal, 610 

 Lobule, olfactory, 527 

 Lobules, of cerebellum, 479 

 Localisation, cerebellum, 474, 479 



cerebrum, 538 et seq. 

 Locomotion, 96-128 



bibliography, 127 



chronophotograms, 116, 117, 118 



gait, 126 



galloping, 124 



jumping, 124 



mechanics, 97 



oscillations, 121 



pace, 118 



pressure, 119 



swimming, 125 



walking, 114 

 curves, 116 



work, 97 

 Lumbricus, neurofibrils, 185 



Macula lutea, visual area, 609 

 Malapterurus, velocity of nerve impulse, 



204 



Maltose, muscle, 38 

 Man, auditory area, 612 



motor area, 559 



smell, 615 



visual area, 607 

 Mass, centre of, 107 

 Masticatory nerve, 410 

 Maximum work, 52 

 Mechanical stimuli, 220 

 Mechanics, bones, 97 



foot, 112 



larynx, 143 



muscles, 102 



posture, 107 



vertebral column, 111 

 Medulla oblongata, 380-418 



bibliography, 417 



centres, 412 



posture, 414 



spinal reflexes, 325 



tracts, 383 

 Membranes, brain, 531 



spinal cord, 281 

 Memory, 340, 509, 545, 599, 631 



unconscious, 341 



verbal, 630 

 Mesencephalon, 381, 486-525 



development, 486 



excitation, 512 



lesions, 494 et seq. 



spinal reflexes, 319 

 Metameres, Amphioxus, 495 

 Metamerism, bibliography, 356 



limbs, 305 



trunk, 301, 303 

 Meteucephalon, 381 

 Microcephaly, 510 

 Micturition, inhibition, 319 

 Mid-brain, 486 



ablation, fish, 497 

 frog, 498 

 toad, 499 



bibliography, 524 



hemisection, 518 



lesion, rabbit, 505 

 tortoise, 500 



tortoise, 500 



Moments, muscular, 105, 106 

 Monkey, area striata, 607 



auditory area, 610 



motor area, 552 et seq. 



olfactory area, 613 



visual area, 606 

 Muscle, 1-95 



absolute force, 47 



acidity, 40, 41 



action current, 77 



activity, lactic acid, 39 



Amici's line, 27 



anisotropy, 27 



