INDEX 



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Locomotor system, work, effort to 

 start load, 646. See 

 also Draught 

 fatigue, 412 

 foot-tons of, 642 



calculation 

 of, 643 

 force required to move 



given load, 643 

 force required to move 

 animal's body, 643 

 height and weight, 646 

 horse power, 641 

 influence of age on, 

 746 

 of age, within or- 

 dinary limits 

 no effect, 746 

 load and body weight, 



647, 649 

 maximum muscular 



effort, 647 

 single and pairs, 648 

 spirit and determina- 

 tion, 646, 647, 650 

 staying power, 403, 



733 

 strength of horses, 646 

 up hill, 646 



Love philtres, 711 



Leuconuclein, 21 



Lungs, 106. See also Respiration 

 apoplexy of, 152 

 gaseous exchange in, 126 

 ventilation of, 119, 139 



Lutein, 697 



Luxus consumption, 355 



Lying down, horse, 602 



Lymph, 264, 267 

 capillary, 264 

 circulation, muscle and tendon, 



275 

 enters vascular system, 275 

 formation of, 268 



dialysis, 269, 270 



diffusion, 270 



filtration, 269 



in resting limb, 273 



osmosis, 270 



osmotic pressure, 269, 270, 

 271 

 • physical theory, 269 



secretory theory, 274 

 movement of, 274, 277 

 nature of, 264 

 oedema, 276 

 plasma, 267 



post-mortem flow of, 273 

 quantity of, 267 

 secretory theory, 274 

 sinus, 266 



Lymph spaces, 264 

 theories of, 269 

 thoracic duct joins jugular vein, 



275 

 velocity of, 277 

 ! Lymphagogues, 274 

 ; Lymphangitis, 371 

 I Lymphatic glands, 265 

 vessels, 265 



function of, 264 

 Lymphatics, perivascular, 264 

 Lymphocytes, 15 

 Lysine, 255, 323, 753 



Macula lutea, 539 

 Magnesium, 751 



in urine, 332 

 i Male pronucleus, 693 

 j Malic acid, 232 

 I Malleus, 577 

 Malphigian tufts, 315 

 Maltase, 211, 256, 288, 760, 763, 765 

 Maltose, 166, 211, 247, 256, 288, 



760, 763, 764 

 Mammary secretion. See Milk 

 Manometer, 65 

 Man, starvation of, 363 

 Mare, breaking service, 717 



duration of pregnancy, 722 



milk of, 729 



oestrous cycle, 689 



twin births, 714, 724 



urine of, 335 

 Marsh gas, 119, 202, 227, 230, 345, 



346, 7 8 5 

 Masseter muscle, 95, 157, 375, 404, 



4i°. 507 

 Mastication, 155, 477 

 1 Mealy ' bays, 304 

 Mean arterial pressure, 69 



pressure, 66 

 Mechanical daily work, 642 

 Meconium, 234, 711 

 Medulla oblongata, 474 



centres in, cardiac, 55, 56, 



57> 59, 477 

 diabetic, 260, 477 

 mastication, 477 

 respiratory, 133, 135, 



415, 477 

 salivary, 477 

 swallowing, 160 

 sweat, 309, 477 

 vaso-motor, 84, 85, 



88, 89 

 vomiting, 203, 477 

 function of, 476 

 paths in, 475 

 structure of, 474 

 Medullary sheath, 424 



