INDEX. 339 



LIME. Phosphate of. See Bones. 



LIVER. It separates from the venous blood the carbonized constitu- 

 ents destined for respiration, 57. Diseases of the liver, how pro- 

 duced, 22. Accumulation of fat in the liver of the goose, 91. 



M. 



MAIZE. Analysis of starch from, 286. 



MARC HAND. On the amount of urea in the urine of the dog when 

 fed on sugar, 60. His analysis of cholesterine, 289. 



MARCET. His analysis of gluten, 283. 



MARTIUS. His analysis of guaranine, 314. 



MECHANICAL EFFECTS. See Motion. 



MEDICINE. Definition of the objects of, 245 et seq. Action of medi- 

 cinal agents, 161 et seq. 



MENZIES. His calculation of the amount of inspired oxygen, 12, 271. 



METALDEHYDE. See Aldehyde. 



METAMORPHOSIS OF TISSUES, 99 et seq. In other parts of the vol- 

 ume, passim. 



MILK. Is the only natural product perfectly fitted to sustain life, 50. 

 Contains caseine, ib. Fat (butter), ib. Sugar of milk, ib. Earth 

 of bones, 51. And potash, 156. 



MITSCHERLICH. His analysis of uric acid, 308 ; of hippuric acid, 309. 



MOMENTUM. Offeree, 191. Of motion, 192. 



MORPHIA. Contains less nitrogen than quinine, 168. Its analysis, 

 314. 



MOTION. Phenomena of motion in the animal body, 186 et seq. 

 Different sources of motion, 189. Momentum of motion, 191. Mo- 

 tion propagated by nerves, 208. Voluntary and involuntary mo- 

 tions accompanied by a change of form and structure in living 

 parts, 209. Motion derived from change of matter, 210 et seq. The 

 cause of motion in the animal body is a peculiar force, 220. The 

 sum of the effects of motion in the body proportional to the amount 

 of nitrogen in the urine, 233. 



MULBERRY CALCULUS. See Calculus. 



MULDER. Discovered proteine, 101. His analysis of fibrine of blood, 

 282. Of animal caseine, 285. Of proteine, 298. Of fibrine, 301. 

 Of gelatine, ib. Of chondrine, 302. 



MUSCLE. See Flesh. 



MUSCULAR FIBRE. Its transformation depends on the amount of 

 force expended in producing motion, 209. 



