GENERAL INDEX. 



Abdominal muscles, action of, in vomiting, i. 

 387 

 respiratory action of, i. 407 



respiration, definition of, i. 398 

 Absolute muscular force, ii. Ill 

 Absorbents, i. 318 

 Absorption, effect of alcohol on, i. 535 



in the small intestine, i. 313 



in the stomach, i. 312 



mechanism of, i. .">12 



nature of process, i. 27 



of fats, i. 317 



of gases by liquids, i. 414 



of proteids, i. 316 



of sugars, i. 317 



of water and salts, i. 318 



part played by leucocytes in, i. 48 



paths of, i. 311 



spectrum of oxyhemoglobin, i. 41 

 Accelerator centre, cardiac, i. 177 

 respiratory, i. 457 



nerves of the heart, i. 167, 169 



uriuse muscle, ii. 449 

 Accessory articles of the diet, i. 357 



thyroids, i. 268 

 Accommodation, ii. 306 



associated movements of, ii. 311 



astigmatic, ii. 310 



dissociation of, from convergence, ii. 312 



influence of drugs on, ii. 311 



in old age, ii. 314 



mechanism of, ii. 309 



nervous mechanism of, ii. 311 



normal range of, ii. 312 



range of, in hypermetropia, ii. 314 

 in myopia, ii. 314 



relation of, to perception of distance, ii. 356 



voluntary character of, ii. 311 

 Acetic acid, i. 536 



Acetone, relation of, to fat metabolism, i. 539 

 Acetonitril, i. 5 12 

 Acetonuria, i. 537 

 Acetyl-acetic acid. i. 537 

 Acetyl-propionic acid, i. 538 

 Achromatic lenses, ii. 316 

 Achromatism of the eye, ii. 316 

 Achroodextrin, i. 285, 566 

 Acid, acetic, i. 536 



acetyl-acetic, i. 537 



acetyl-propionic, i. 538 



amido-acetic, i. 5:;? 



amido-ethyl-sulphonic, i. 543 



o-amido-a-thiopropionic, i. 546 



aspartic, i. 557 



benzoic, i- 569 



butyric, i. 539 



capric, i. 5 1 1 



caproic, i. 540 



caprylic, i. 511 



carbamic, i. 5 is 



carbolic, i. 569 



carbonic, chemical structure of, i. 545 



choleic, i. 543 



cholic, i. 543 



Acid, chondroitic. i. 578 



cynurenic, i. 571 



diamido-acetic, i. 551 



a-e-diamido-caproic, i. 552 



diamido-valeric, i. 552 



dithio-diamido-ethideue lactic, i. 547 



fellic, i. 543 



formic, i. 534 



glutamic, i. 558 



glycerin phosphoric, i. 559 



glycuronic, i. 567 



hippuric, i. 339, 569 



homogentisic, i. 570 



hydriodic, i. 509 



hydrobromic, i. 509 



hydrochloric, i. 507 



hydrocumaric, i. 570 



hydrofluoric, i. 510 



iso-butyl amido-acetic, i. 540 



iso-valerianic, i. 539 



lactic, i. 545 



levulic, i. 538 



malic, i. 55s 



mercapturic, i. 547 



metaphosphoric, i. 514 



methyl amido-acetic, i. 538 



monobasic fatty, i. 532 



nucleic, i. 579 



oleic, i. 560 



orthophosphoric, i. 514 



oxalic, i. 557 



oxaluric, i. 555 



oxybutyric, i. 548 



oxyphenyl-acetic, i. 570 



oxyphenyl-amido-propionic, i. 570 



palmitic, i. 541 



parabanic, i. 555 



phenaceturic, i. 569 



phenyl-acel ic, i. 569 



propionic, L. 538 



salts of muscle, ii. 168 



sarco-lactic, i. 546 



silicic, i. 519 



stearic, i. 511 



succinic, i. 557 



sulphuric, i. 506 



sulphurous, i. 506 



thiolactic, i. 517 



thymic, i. 57!' 



uric. i. 322, 338, 551, 557 

 Acidity of worked muscles, ii. 168 

 Acids, action of, on nerves and muscles, ii. 60 



effect of, on pancreas, i. 236 

 AcinUS, delinit ion of, i. 212 



Acquired characters, inheritance of, ii. 496 



variat ions, ii. 500 



Acromegaly, i. 278 



Ad [nic rays of the luminiferous ether, ii. 331 

 Action current, diphasic, ii. 152 

 in t he heart, ii. 152 



in the muscles, ii. 150 



in t he nerves, ii. 15.",. IS.", 

 \damkie\vic/. reaction for proteids. i. 576 



Adam's apple, ii- 125 



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