INDEX
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A.
Abdominal circulation, 54
Absorption, 25
Acid, hydrochloric, 23
Afferent system of nerves, 92
Alcohol, 95
Alimentary canal, length of, 19
movements of, 46
origin of, 17
structure of, 46
Amœba, 16
Amœboid movement, 31
Amount of food, 15, 96
Animalcula (unicellular micro-organisms), 5, 8, 16, 31, 102, 105
Aorta, 51
Arm, 57
Artery, 48
Association centres, 91
Athletes, 98
Atom, 2
Auditory mechanism, 74
Auricles, 49
B.
Bacteria, 23, 44
Beaumont, 25
Bile, 24, 62
Blind, experiments with the, 100
Blood, 26
circulation of the, 48
clotting after death, 104
corpuscles, 29, 45
course of the, 27, 55
pressure, 51, 66
Body, the, 9, 94
Boils, 45
Bone, 36, 56, 98
Brain, 63, 79, 102
Breathing, 25, 52, 82, 97
C.
Canals, semicircular, 77
Capillaries, 48
Carbohydrate, 14, 96
digestion of, 22
Carbon, 11, 13
Carbonic acid gas, 13, 25
Cartilage, 36
Cavity of the body, 43
Cell, 4
a chemical laboratory, 6
division of, 32, 105
exhaustion of, 102
movements of, 5, 31
nerve, 60, 87
spinal ganglion, 63
Centres, nervous, 63, 78, 88, 91
Centrosome, 31
Cerebellum, 84
Cerebral cortex, 86
hemispheres, 85
Chemical compounds, 2
needs of body, 11
Chemistry of the body, 8
Chords, vocal, 93
Cilia, 33
Circulation, 27, 97
course of, 28, 55
mechanism of, 48
Circulating fluids, 26
Clotting of blood, 104
Cochlea, 76
Cold, 83
Collagen, 24, 35, 96
Compounds, chemical, 2
Conductivity of protoplasm, 59
Connective tissue, 24, 35, 96
Conservation of energy, 92
Contraction of heart, 49
of muscle, 34
Cooking, 96
Cord, spinal, 63, 78
Corpuscles, red blood, 29
white blood (leucocytes), 45
Cortex, 86
Cough, 65, 67
D.
Death, 103
Diaphragm, 52, 97
Diet, 11, 95
Digestion, 11
by body, 22
by cell, 16
Doctor, ix
Drum of ear, 75
E.
Ear, 74
Education, 99
Efferent system of nerves, 92
Egg, white of, 13
Electric manifestations in tissues, 40
organs of fish, 42
stimulation of tissues, 37, 88
Embryo, development of, 17
Endolymph, 74
Enzyme, 15
Epilepsy, 89
Equilibrium, 66, 84
Exercise, 97
Eye, 73
education of, 100
protection of, 65
F.
Fainting, 66
Fat, 14, 24, 27
Fatigue, 40, 102
Ferments, 15
Fibres, connective tissue, 35
muscle, 34
nerve, 42, 60
Fibrils, muscle, 35
Fish, electric, 42
Food, 10, 95
amount of, 15, 96
vacuole, 16
Forehead, 91
Frog experiments on muscle, 37
reflexes, 68
G.
Ganglion, spinal, 62
Gastric juice, 23
Gelatin, 24, 35, 96
Gland cells, 21
Glands, origin of, 20
salivary, 22
sweat, 71
tear, 65
H.
Hæmoglobin, 29
Hair, 70
Harvey, 108
Head, 79
Hearing, 74
Heart, 48, 66
Heat, production of, 13
regulation of, 83
Histological methods, 110
Huxley, 7
Hydrochloric acid, 23
I.
Internal secretion, 29
Intestine, movements of, 47
Involuntary movements, 65
muscle, 34
Iron, 95
K.
Kidneys, 29, 95
L.
Labyrinths of ear, 74
Leucocytes, 42
Limbs, 56
Liver, 24
circulation through, 27, 54
Living matter, 1
Localization of function in the brain, 86, 88
Lungs, 52, 93
absorption by, 25
Lymph, 26
circulation of, 27, 48
M.
Marshall’s fibrils, 35
Meat in diet, 15, 95
Medicine, ix
Medulla (hind-brain), 82
Memory, 91
Micro-organisms, 5, 8, 16, 31, 102, 105
Microscope (histological methods), 110
Milk, 95
Mixture, 3
Molecule, 2
Mouth, 79
Muscle, 34
how studied, 37
of alimentary canal, 46, 95
Muscles, 97
of limbs, 56
stiffening at death of, 104
N.
Nerve cells, 60
centres, 63, 78
fibres, 42, 60
Nervous system, 58
Nitrogen, 12
Nucleus, 4, 21, 32, 106
O.
Olfactory lobe of brain, 85
sense organs, 72
Oxygen, 11, 13, 25, 82, 95
P.
Pain, 91
Pancreas, 24
Paramœcium, 16
Peptone, 24
Perilymph, 74
Peristaltic movements, 24, 63, 95
Physical culture, 98, 101
Physiological methods, 37, 88, 109
Physiology, ix, 107
Pleasure, 91
Pressure, blood, 50, 66
Proteids, 12, 23, 96
Protoplasm (living matter), 1
Pulmonary circulation, 53
R.
Reflex action, 62, 65
centres, 82
Removal of refuse, 27
Rennet, 21, 24
Respiration, 25, 52, 82
Ribs, 52
Rigor mortis, 104
Rutherford’s fibrils, 35
S.
St. Martin, 25
Saliva, 22
Salt, 11, 14, 29
Scavengers of body, 43
Sea-sickness, 78
Secretion, 21
internal, 29
reflex control of, 66
Semicircular canals, 77
Shivering, 83
Sight, 73, 100
Skin, 69
Sleep, 102
Smell, 72, 84
Sneeze, 65
Sound, 76
Speech, 93
Spinal cord, 63, 78
Spirits, 95
Spleen, 27, 54
Standing, 66, 84
Starch, 14, 96
Stomach, 23, 47
Sugar, 14, 96, 102
Sympathetic nervous system, 62
T.
Taste, 72, 84
Tear glands, 65
Temperature, 83
Tendon, 37
Tetanus, 39
Thorax, 52
Thought, 91
Thyroid gland, 29
Trachea, 52
Training, 98
U.
Unicellular animals, 5, 8, 16, 31, 102, 105
V.
Valves of heart, 48, 50
Varieties of protoplasm, 6
Vegetable food, 96
Veins, 48
Ventricles, 49
Veratria, 40
Vision, 73
Voluntary movement, 56
muscle, 34, 56
W.
Walking, 66, 84
Warmth, 83
Water, 95
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