INDEX.

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A.
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Absorbent vessels, [97]
Absorption, [96]
by blood-vessels, [96]
by the lacteals, [96]
of the food, [96]
Accommodation, function of, [213]
Achilles, tendon of, [27]
Adam's apple, [229]
Air, atmospheric, [131]
Changes in, in respiration, [132]
Carbonic acid in, [138]
Composition of, [131]
Dust in the, [137]
Effects of impure, [139]
Impurities in, [136]
Matters in the expired, [132]
Provision for purifying, [141]
Renovation by ventilation, [142]
Air-cells of the lungs, [125]
Air-passages, [125]
Albinos, [44]
Albumen, [58]
of the blood, [102]
Albuminoid substance, [57]
Varieties of, [57]
Properties of, [57]-[58]
Albuminose, [94]
Alcoholic liquors, [77]
Physiological action of, [78]
Alimentary canal, [81]
Animal functions, [143]
Animal heat, [143]
how produced, [143]
regulated by perspiration, [145]
Animals, relative strength of, [28]
Apoplexy, [171]
Aqueous humor, [210]
Arachnoid membrane, [152]
Arbor vitæ, [154]
Arterial blood, [107]-[135]
differs from venous, [135]
Arteries, [114]
Arrangement of, [115]
Carotid, [116]
Distribution of, [115]
Pulsation of, [115]
Radial, [116]
Temporal, [116]
Arytenoid cartilage, [229]
Asphyxia, [250]
Assimilation, [80], [121]
Audition, [215]
Auditory canal, [218]
nerve, [222]
Auricles of the heart, [109]
B.
Back-bone, [21]
Bathing, [47]
Importance of, [47]
Time and manner of, [49]
Baths, [48]
Different kinds of, [48]
Belladonna, [206]
dilates the pupil, [206]
Use as a cosmetic, [206]
Bile, [95]
Secretion of, in the liver, [95]
Accumulation of, in the gall-bladder, [95]
Uses of, [95]
Biliary duct, [95]
Bladder, Gall-, [95]
Bleeding, how stopped, [121]
Blind-spot, [207]
Blood, [101]
Arterial, [107]-[135]
Change of color, [107]
Circulation of, [107], [133]
Coagulation of, [105]
Composition of, [102]
corpuscles, [102], [103]
fluid, [105]
Microscopic appearance of, [102]
Respiratory changes in, [133]
Uses of the, [105]
Venous, [107], [135]
Blood-vessels, [114], [118]
Absorption by, [96]
Injuries to the, [121]
Body, renovation of the, [66]
Bones, [15]
Form and composition of, [16]
Growth of, [22]
Microscopic structure of, [17]
Repair of, [23]
Structure of, [17]
Uses of, [15]
Bowels, [94]
Brain, [150]
Anatomical structure of, [152]
Function of the, [172]
Injuries of the, [173]
Membranes of the, [152]
Reflex action of the, [174]
Bread, [72]
Bronchial tubes, [125]
Bronchitis, [128]
C.
Canals, Semicircular, [223]
Capillary blood-vessels, [118]
Circulation in the, [118]
Carbonic acid, [132]
exhaled from the lungs, [132]
in the air, [138]
retention in the blood, [134]
Cartilage, [20]
Arytenoid, [229]
Cricoid, [229]
Thyroid, [229]
Casein, [58]
Cataract, [210]
Cells, Nerve, [150], [159]
Ciliated, [128]
Cerebellum, [153]
Function of the, [172]
Cerebro-spinal nervous system, [150]
Cerebrum, [152]
Function of the, [172]
Cheese, [58]
Chest, Framework of, [19]
Contents of the, [19]
Chocolate, [77]
Chorea, [169]
Choroid coat of the eye, [204]
Chyle, [95]
Chyme, [94]
Cilia, [128]
Circulation, [107]
in the frog's foot, [119]
of the blood, [107]
Rapidity of, [120]
through the heart, [112]
through the lungs, [123]
Clothing, [51]
Coagulation of milk, [58]
of the blood, [104]
Cochlea, [223]
Coffee, [75]
Effects of, [75], [76]
Collar-bone, [19]
Color-blindness, [209]
Column, Spinal, [21]
Combustion, Spontaneous, [145]
Complexion, [44]
Concha of the ear, [217]
Conjunctiva, [200]
Contraction of heart, [111]
of muscles, [27]
Convulsions, [169]
Cooking, [70]
Cords, Vocal, [126], [230]
Cornea, [203]
Corpuscles, Blood, [102]
Cosmetics, [51]
Cranial ganglia, [150]
Functions of, [171]
Cranial nerves, [154]
Cranium, [19]
Cricoid cartilage, [229]
Crystalline lens, [209]
Uses of, [210]
Cuticle, [41]
Function of, [183]
Cutis, [42]
D.
Decussation of motor and sensory fibres of spinal cord, [164]
Dentition of infancy, [82]
Diaphragm, Movements of the, in respiration, [128], [129]
Diastole of the heart, [111]
Diet, Mixed, [66], [85]
Necessity for changing, [67]
Necessity of a regulated, [62]
The best, [63]
Digestion, [80]
Circumstances affecting, [97]
Gastric, [93]
Intestinal, [94]
Nature of, [81]
Organs of, [81]-[91]
Drowning, [250]
Duct, Biliary, [95]
Nasal, [201]
Pancreatic, [95]
Thoracic, [97]
Dura Mater, [152]
E.
Ear, [217]
External, [217]
Internal, [222]
Middle, [219]
Foreign bodies in, [225]
Drum of the, [219]
Bones of the, [220]
Ear-sand, [223]
Ear-stones, [223]
Ear-wax, [219]
Eggs, [68]
Composition of, [68]
Emulsion of fats, in digestion, [95]
Enamel of the teeth, [82]
Epiglottis, [126], [229]
Uses of, [126], [220]
Eustachian tube, [221]
Exercise, [30]
Different modes of, [31]
Effects of, [30]
Importance of, [30]
Open-air, [33]
Expiration, [128]
Movements of, [129]
Extensor muscles, [26]
Eye, [198]
Eyeball, [203]
Eyelashes, [200]
Eyelids, [200]
F.
Fats, [59]
Emulsion of, [59]
Source of, in food, [59]
Fenestra ovalis, [224]
Fibres, Muscular, [25]
Fibres, Nervous, [149]
Fibrine in food, [58]
of the blood, [102]
Fish, as food, [71]
Flexor muscles, [26]
Food, [53]
Animal, [67]
Daily quantity of, [65]
Ingredients of, [54]-[62]
Necessity for, [64]
Source of, [53]
Vegetable, [71]
G.
Gall-bladder, [95]
Ganglia, cranial, Functions of the, [171]
Gases, Interchange of, in the lungs, [134]
Gastric digestion, [93]
Gastric juice, [91]
Action of, [93]
Daily quantity of, [92]
General sensibility, [179]
Glands, Perspiratory, [45]
Salivary, [86]
Sebaceous, [44]
Glossary, [252]
Glosso-pharyngeal nerve, [189]
Gullet, [90]
Gum, [61]
as food, [62]
Gustatory nerve, [189]
Gymnastics, [33]-[38]
for schools and colleges, [33]
H.
Hair, [42]
Uses of, [44]
Hearing, Sense of, [215]
Protection of, [224]
Heart, [107]
Cavities of the, [109], [110]
Circulation through the, [112]
Frequency of action, [112]
Movements of the, [111]
Valves of the, [112]
Heat, Animal, [143]
Production of, [143]
Regulation of, [145]
Hemiplegia, [165]
Humor, Aqueous, [210]
Crystalline, [209]
Vitreous, [210]
Hunger, [65]
Seat of the sensation of, [65]
Hydra, [149]
Hydrophobia, [169]
Hygiene, [13]
Hyperopia, [212]
I.
Incus, [220]
Inorganic substances in food, [54]
Insalivation, [86], [88]
Insensible perspiration, [46]
Inspiration, [128]
Intestinal juice, [95]
Action of, [96]
Intestines, [94]
Complete digestion in the small, [94]
Villi of the, [96]
Iris, [205]
Function of, [205]
Iron, [56]
Proportion in the blood, [57]
Proportion in the food, [57]
J.
Joints, [19]
Varieties of, [20]
Juice, gastric, [91]
Intestinal, [95]
Pancreatic, [95]
L.
Labyrinth, [222]
Lachrymal canals, [201]
gland, [201]
Lacteals, [96]
Absorption by, [96]
Lactic acid in gastric juice, [92]
Lactometer, [68]
Large intestines, [94]
Laryngoscope, [231]
Larynx, [125], [228]
Production of the voice in the, [126], [228]
Lens, crystalline, [209]
Ligaments, [19]
Light, theory of, [197]
Lime in the bones, [16]
in the food, [56]
Importance of, [56]
Liver, [95]
Secretion of the, [95]
Locked jaw, [169]
Long-sight, [212]
Lungs, [123]
Capacity of, [130]
Structure of, [125]
Lymph, [97]
Lymphatic vessels, [97]
M.
Magendie, on pain, [181]
Magnesia, Compounds of, in food, [57]
Malleus, [220]
Marrow of the bones, [17]
Mastication, [82]
Importance of, [88], [89]
Meats, [68]
The cooking of, [69]
The preservation of, [69]
Membrane of the tympanum, [219]
Medulla oblongata, [154]
Function of the, [171]
Microscope, [236]
The value of the, [236]
Simple, [237]
Compound, [239]
The use of the, [239]
Milk, [68]
Composition of, [68]
Specific gravity of, [68]
Milk-teeth, [82]
Mucous membrane of air passages, [127]
Muscles, [25]
Function of the, [25]
Flexion and extension of, [26]
Voluntary and involuntary, [26]
Muscular contraction, [27]
fibres, [25]
sense, [188]
Myopia [212]
N.
Nails, [42]
Uses of the, [44]
Nasal cavities, [192]
duct, [201]
Nerve, Auditory, [222]
Glossopharyngeal, [189]
Gustatory, [189]
Olfactory, [193]
Optic, [197]
Sympathetic, [158]
Nerve cells, [150], [159]
Nerve fibres, [149]
Nerves, Cranial, [154]
Spinal, [156]
Functions of the, [160]
Sensory, functions of the, [160]
Motor, functions of the, [160]
Sympathetic system of, [158]
Nervous system, [148], [149]
Cerebro-spinal, [150]
Nervous tissue, Properties of, [159]
Nose, [192]
Nutrition, Processes of, [80]
O.
Œsophagus, [90]
Oil, Sources of, in food, [59]
Old-sight, [215]
Olfactory nerve, [193]
Optic nerve, [197]
Orbicular bone, [220]
Orbit of the eye, [199]
Organic substances as food, [57]-[62]
Organs of circulation, [107]
Digestion, [81]-[91]
Respiration, [123]
Sight, [198]
Voice, [228]
Oxygen, [131]
Amount of, consumed in respiration, [132]
Continually supplied to the atmosphere, [141]
P.
Pain, Relations of, to pleasure, [181]
Sensation of, [180]
Uses of, [180]
Pancreatic juice, [95]
Uses of, [95]
Pancreatin, [95]
Paraplegia, [163]
Parlor gymnasium, [36]
Passages, Air, [125]
Pelvis, [19]
Pepsin, [92]
Peristaltic action of the stomach, [92]
Peritoneum, [94]
Perspiration, Daily amount of, [46]
Sensible and insensible, [46]
Uses of, [46], [145]
Perspiratory glands, [45]
Physical strength, [29]
Culture, [33]
Physiology, [11]
Animal, [11]
Comparative, [11]
Human, [11]
Vegetable, [11]
Pia mater, [152]
Plasma of the blood, [102]
Pleura, [124]
Pleurisy, [128]
Pneumo gastric nerve, [171]
Pneumonia, [128]
Poisons and their antidotes, [247]
Potash in the blood, [57]
Potato, [73]
Presbyopia, [215]
Preservation of the teeth, [85]
Ptyalin, [88]
Pulsation of the heart, [113]
of the arteries, [116]
Pulse, [115]
Form of the, [116]
Writer, [116]
Pylorus, [90]
R.
Radial artery, [116]
Red corpuscles of the blood, [102]
Reflex action of the spinal cord, [165]
Requisites for, [167]
Uses of, [167], [170]
Causing convulsions, [169]
Objects of, [170]
of the brain, [174], [175]
Rennet, [58]
Respiration, [123]
Change of blood in, [123]-[133]
Frequency of, [129]
Movements of, [128]
Object of, [123]
Organs of, [123]
Respiratory labor, [135]
Rest, necessity for, [38]
Retina, [206]
Retinal light, [207]
Ribs, Movements of, in respiration, [128]
S.
Saccharine substances, [60]
Saliva, [86]
Importance of, [88]
Secretion of, [86]
Salivary glands, [86], [87]
Salt, Common, [55]
Importance of, [56]
Sclerotic coat of the eyeball, [204]
Sebaceous glands, [44]
Secretion of, [45]
Semicircular canals, [223]
Sensation of pain, [180]
Relations of, to pleasure, [181]
of temperature, [187]
of weight, [188]
Modification of, [178]
Production of, [177]
Variety of, [178]
Sense of hearing, [215]
sight, [196]
smell, [192]
taste, [189]
touch, [184]
Sense, muscular, [188]
thermal, [187]
Senses, Special, [177]
Sensibility, General, [179]
Short-sight, [212]
Sinews, [27]
Sight, Sense of, [196]
Organs of, [198]
Skeleton, [19]
Skin, [41]
Structure of, [41]
Skull, [19]
Uses of the, [19]
Sleep, Necessity for, [38]
Amount required, [39]
Small intestines, [94]
Smell, Sense of, [192]
Nerve of, [193]
Uses of, [194]
Soda in the food, [57]
Sound, Production of, [215]
Special senses, [177]
Spectroscope, [104]
Speech, [227]
Relation of, to the sense of hearing, [228]
Sphygmograph, [116]
Spinal column, [21]
Spinal cord, [155]
Decussation of the, [164]
Direction of fibres in, [164]
Functions of the, [162]
Nerves of, [156]
Reflex action of, [165]
Spontaneous combustion, [145]
Stapes, [220]
Starch, [61]
Its change into sugar, [61]
Different kinds, [61]
Effect of boiling, [61]
Microscopic appearance, [61]
Stimulating substances, [62]
Stomach, [90], [92]
Digestion, [93]
Movements of, [92]
Secretion of, [92]
St. Vitus' dance, [169]
Sugar, [60]
Varieties, [60]
Sources of, [61]
Sun-bath, [50]
Sympathetic system of nerves, [158]
Synovia, [20]
Systole of the heart, [111]
T.
Taste, Association of, [190]
Education of, [191]
Organ of, [188]
Sense of, [189]
Tea, Effect of, [76]
Kinds of, [76]
Tears, [201]
Escape of the, [201]
Teeth, [82]
Temporary set of, [82]
Permanent set of, [83]
Bicuspid, [83]
Canine, [83]
Incisor, [83]
Molar, [84]
Arrangement of, [85]
of different animals, [85]
Preservation of, [85]
Temperature of the body, [146]
Extremes of, [146]
Sensations of, [187]
Tendon of Achilles, [27]
Tendons, [27]
Tetanus, [169]
Thermal, [50]
Thermæ sense, [187]
Thirst, [65]
Thoracic duct, [97]
Thorax, [19]
Thyroid cartilage, [229]
Tissues, intimate structure of the, [236]
Human, [244]
of the lower animals, [245]
Tongue, [188]
Nerves of, [189]
Sensibility, [189]
Touch, Delicacy of, [186]
Organs of, [183]
Sense of, [184]
Trachea, [125]
Transfusion, [106]
Trichina spiralis, [71]
Trunk, [19]
Tympanum of the ear, [219]
Membrane of, [219]
V.
Valves of the heart, [112]
of the veins, [117]
Vapor, Animal, in breath, [132]
Vegetable food, [71]
Vegetative functions, [148]
Veins, [117]
Valves of, [117]
Venous blood, [135]
Changes of, in respiration, [133]
Ventilation, [142]
Ventricles of the larynx, [229]
of the heart, [110]
Ventriloquism, [235]
Vertebrae, [21]
Vestibule of the internal ear, [223]
Villi of the intestines, [96]
Absorption by, [96]
Vital knot, [171]
Vitreous humor, [210]
Vocal cords, [126], [230]
Observation of, with laryngoscope, [231]
Voice, [227]
Organ of, [228]
Production of, [232]
Varieties of, [233]
W.
Water, [74]
Action of, on lead, [75]
Chemically pure, [74]
Croton, [74]
exhaled with the breath, [132]
from springs and wells, [74]
Proportion of, in the blood [55]
" of, in the tissues and fluids of the body, [54]
Ridgewood, [74]
Walking, as a means of exercise, [31]
White corpuscles of the blood, [104]
Wisdom teeth, [84]