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Anatomy and physiology; a text-book for nurses

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Vomer. (From the Latin, "a ploughshare.") The thin plate of bone
situated vertically between the nasal cavities, which forms the posterior
portion of the nasal septum (partition).

Vulva. (From the Latin word volvere, "to roll up.") The external
organs of generation in the woman.

Zygoma. (From the Greek word meaning cheek bone.) The bony
arch above the cheek and in front of the ear formed by the zygomatic
processes from the temporal and malar bones.

Zygomatic. Relating to the zygoma.



INDEX



ABDOMEN, 18

fascia of, 144

regions of, 264. See Fig. 102.
Abdominal aorta, 192, 202
branches of, 192, 202

regions, 264. See Fig. 102
Abducens nerve (sixth), 375
Abduction, 113, 158

of joint, 113

Abductor hallucis muscle, 245,
246

of little finger, 157
toe, 171

minimi digiti, 157

pollicis, 157
Absorption, 286

of food, 286

of lymph, 286 .

of products of digestion, 287

relation of villi to, 286, 287
Absorptive apparatus, 286
Accessorius muscle, action of, 171
Accessory organs of digestion, 251
Accommodation, 404
Acetabulum, 93, 97
Acromegalia, 308
Acromial process, 84
Addison's disease, 307
Adduction, 113, 158

in joint, 113
Adductor brevis muscle, 166

hallucis, 171

longus, 164

magnus, 166

obliquus hallucis, 171
pollicis, 157

transversus hallucis, 171

pollicis, 157

Adipose or fatty tissue, 50
Adrenal gland, 307
Air, relation to respiration, 247

sacs, 244
Albumen, 24

varieties of, 24



Albuminoids, 24

compounds of, 25

varieties of, 24
Alimentary canal, 251

divisions of, 251, 252
Alveolar glands, 45
Alveoli of lungs, 244
Ameboid movement of cells, 33

white cells in blood, 33, 220
Amphiarthrosis, 109
Ampulla of breast, 293

of vater, 302

Amyelinic nerve fibers, 334, 335
Amylopsin, 280

action in intestinal digestion,

280

Amyloses, 21
Anabolism, 29
Anastomosis. See Glossary.
Anatomy, description of, circula-
tory apparatus, 174

and physiology of the nerve
system, 331

urinary apparatus, 314
Anconeus muscle, 155
Angiology, definition of, 18
Angular movements in a joint,

112, 113

Animal starch, 21
Annular ligaments, 124, 155
Anterior chamber of eye-ball, 401

columns of spinal cord, 347
horns of, 348

tibial artery, 208
Antrum of Highmore, 72, 395
Aorta, 192

abdominal, 192, 202

arch of, 192

ascending, 192

branches of abdominal, 203
of arch, 194
of thoracic, 202

descending, 192, 194

thoracic, 192, 202

transverse, 192,194
Aponeurosis, 122, 123



460



INDEX



Aponeurosis, composition of, 122,
123

function of, 123
Appendages of eye, 3',) 7

of hairs, 325

of nails, 325

of sebaceous glands, 325, 326

of skin, 325

of sweat glands, 325, 327
Appendicular portion of body, 18
Appendix vermiformis, 269
Aqueous humor of eye-ball, 401
Arachnoid membrane of brain,
355

of spinal cord, 346
Arbor vitae of cerebellum, 358

of uterus, 422
Arch of aorta, 192
Areoia of breasts, 293
Areolar tissue, 50
Arm, arteries of, 198

bones of, 85

muscles of, 149

veins of, 213
Arrangement (anatomic) of body

as a whole, 17
Artefacts, 47
Arterial system, 191
corporeal, 192
pulmonary, 192
Arteries, 185, 186

anastomosis of. See Glossary.

axillary, 198

basilar, 197

blood-pressure of, 190, 191

brachial, 198

bronchial, 202

carotid, common, 194
external, 194
internal, 194

celiac or cceliac axis, 203

circle of Willis, 198

coats of, 186

contractility of, 186

coronary, 194

cystic, 203

description of, 191

distribution of, 191

elasticity of, 186

esophageal or oesophageal, 202

facial, 195. See Fig. 76.

femoral, 206

function of, 185

gastric, 203

gastroduodenal, 203

gastroepiploica, 204
dextra (right), 203
sinistra (left), 204

hemorrhage from, 191



Arteries, hemorrhoids! , 206

hepatic, 203

iliac, common, 205

external, 205, 206

internal, 205
innominate, 194
intercostal, 202
internal pudic, 206
of lower extremity, 206

upper, 198
lumbar, 203
mediastinal, 202
mesenteric, inferior, 205

superior, 205
middle sacral, 203
muscle tissue in wall, 186
nerve supply of, 187
oesophageal, 202
obturator, 202
ovarian, 205
palmar arches of hand, 198, 201

deep, 198, 201

superficial, 198, 201
pancreaticoduodenal, 204
pericardial, 202
phrenic, 203
plantar, 208

arch, 208
popliteal, 208
pulmonary, 178, 192
pyl9ric, 203
radial, 198

relations of, 198
renal, 205
sciatic, 206

spermatic (in male), 205
splenic, 203
structure of, 185
subclavian, 196
suprarenal, 205
tibial, anterior, 208

posterior, 208
ulnar, 199
uterine, 206
vaginal, 206

vasse brevise of splenic, 204
vesical, inferior, 206

superior, 205
Arterial tension, 190
Arterioles, 188

Arthrodial joint, 108. See Table.
Articular surfaces of bones, 56
Articulate speech, 238
Articulations of joints, 106

bones in, 106

cartilage in, 106

general structure of, 106

ligaments of, 106

synovial membranes in, 106



INDEX



461



Articulations of joints, table of

classification, 108
Arytenoid cartilage, 236
Atlas (bone), 77

Atrio ventricular bundle (His), 181
Auditory apparatus, 407

anatomy and physiology of,
407

canals, external, 407

nerve, 377

ossicles, 410

Auricle of heart, left, 179
right, 176

or pinna of ear, 407
Axial portion of body, 17
Axillary artery, 198

fascia, 143

vein, 213
Axis (bone), 78

Axis-cylinder of nerve cell, 333
Axone of nerve cell, 333

varieties of, 334



B



BACK, muscles of, 137
Bartholin's dxict, 258

gland of, 419
Basilar artery, 197
Basilic vein, 213
Beet-sugar, 22
Biceps muscle of arm, 149

of thigh, 164
Bicuspid or mitral valve (heart),

179
Bile, 281

composition of, 281

duct, common, 281

ducts, 281

function of, 281

part played by, in digestion,
281

secretion of, 281

stored in gall-bladder, 281
Bipolar nerve-cell, 333
Bladder, capacity of, 318

dimensions of, 318

urinary, 318
Blastodermic vesicle, 40
Blastula, 40
Blood, 217

changes occurring in lungs, 217,

220
in tissues, 217, 220

characteristics of, physical, 217

circulation of, 180

clotting of, 222

coagulation, 222



Blood, constituents of, 217
defibrinated, 222
effect of carbon dioxide upon,

217, 220

of oxygen upon, 217, 220
of respiration upon, 180,

220, 247
fat in, 218
fibrin in, 218, 222
fibrinpgen in, 218, 222
functions of, 217
hemoglobin in, 217
paraglobulin in, 218
"peripheral resistance of, 191
plaques, 217, 222
plasma, 217
pressure, 190

of arteries, 190, 191
of capillaries, 191
definition of, 190
of veins, 191
proteins in, 218
reaction of, 217
red cells in, 217, 219
salts in, 219
serum, 218

albumin, 218
sugar in, 218
white cells in, 217, 220
Blood cells or corpuscles, 219, 220
composition of, 219
red, 217, 219, 220

effect of respiration upon,

219, 247
functions of , 219
hemoglobin in, 217, 219
number of, 219
white, 220

ameboid movement of, 220
functions of, 221
number of, 220
phagocytosis of, 221
varieties of, 221
Blue baby, 185
Body, composition of, inorganic,

20,25

organic, 20
divisions of, 17

appendicular portion, 18
axial portion, 17
dorsal cavity of, 17

ventral, 18
heat, 310

dissipation, 311, 312
production, 310
regulation, 310
temperature, 310, 312
Bone or bones, 54
astragalus, 102



462



INDEX



Bone or bones, atlas, 77
axis, 78

blood-supply of, 57, 58
calcaneum or os calcis, 102
canaliculi in, 58
cancellous, 58

carpal, articulations of, 90
classification of, 54
clavicle, 84
coccyx, 79
compact, 58
composition of, 57
cuneiform, 91
depressions in, articular, 56

non-articular, 56
diaphysis of, 55
digifs of hand, 92

of foot, 104
eminences of, articular, 56

non-articular, 56
endosteum of, 58
epiphysis of, 55
ethmoid, 65
femur, 97

fibers of Sharpey in, 58
fibula, 102
flat, 55
frontal, 61
functions of, 54
green-stick fracture of, 57
Haversian canals in, 58

system in, 59
Howship's fovea, 58
humerus, 85
hyoid, 68
ilium, 93

incus (ossicle), 410
inorganic constituents, 57
irregular, 56
ischium, 93
lacrymal, 67
lacuna of, 58
long, 54
lower jaw, 68
malar, 68
malleolus of fibula, 102

tibia, 101

malleus (ossicle), 410
mandible, 68
marrow, 59

cells, 59
maxilla, 67
medullary canal, 55, 59

endosteum of, 58
metacarpal, 92
metatarsal, 104
nasal, 66
number of, 55
occipital, 60



Bone or bones of arm, 85
of carpus, 90
of cranium, 60
of ear (ossicles), 410
of face, 60, 66
of foot, 102
of forearm, 87
of hand, 92
of head, 59
of hip, 97, 98
of instep, 102
of legs, 99

of lower extremity, 93
of metacarpus, 92
of metatarsus, 104
of orbital cavity, 71
of pelvis, 93
of tarsus, 102
of thigh, 97, 98
of thorax, 79, 80
of upper extremity, 84
of wrist, 90

organic constituents of, 57
os magnum, 91
os pubis, 93
osteoblasts in, 57
osteoclasts, 58
palate, 68
parietal, 60

patella or knee-cap, 99
pelvis as a whole, 93
periosteum of, 57
phalanges of foot, 104

of hand, 92
pisiform, 91
pubes, symphysis, 93
pubic, 93
radius, 89
rib or ribs, 82

peculiar, 83

typical, 82
sacrum, 79
scaphoid, 91
scapula, 84
semilunar, 91
Sharpey's fibers in, 58
short, 55
skin, 101

skull as a whole, 69
solid, 58
sphenoid, 65
spongy, 58
stapes (ossicle), 410
sternum, 82
surfaces of, 56
table of cranial, 60

face, 60
tarsal, 102
temporal, 62



INDEX



463



Bone or bones, thorax, as a whole,
79

tibia, 99

trapeziod, 91

trapezium, 91

turbinated, 68

ulna, 87

unciform, 91

upper jaw, 67

vertebra or vertebrge, 76

general characteristics of, 75

vertebral column as a whole, 72
divisions of bones of, 72

Volkmann's canals, 58

vonier, 66
Brachial artery, 198

plexus of nerves, 380
Brachium. See Glossary.
Brachialis anticus muscle, 149
Brain, 354

areas of, 364, 365, 366

arteries of, 197, 198

convolutions of, 359, 360

divisions of, 354, 355

fissures of, 359, 360

functions, localizations of, 364,
365

lobes of, 361

membranes of, 354

motor area in, 364

nerves of (cranial), 368

sensor areas in, 366

ventricles of, 362

weight of, female, 364

male, 364

Breast bone (sternum), 82
Breathing air into lungs, 245
Broad ligaments of uterus, 422
Bronchial artery, 202

tubes, 240
Bronchus or bronchi, 240

structure of, 240
Bronchioles, 244
Brunner's glands, 267
Buccinator muscle, 131
Bursse. mucous, 107

synovial, 107, 292



CACHEXIA strumipriva, 305

Calcaneum (bone), 102

Calices of kidney, 316, 318

Calorie, definition of, 30

method of determination, 312
table of, derived from diet, 311

Canal, alimentary, 251
auditory, external, 407



Canal, medullary of bone, 58

spinal, 74, 346
Cancellous bone, 58
Cane-sugar, 22
Canine teeth, 252
Canthi of eye, 397
Capacity of bladder, 318
lungs, vital, 246
stomach, adult, 236

infant, 283
Capillary or capillaries, 188

blood-pressure in, 191
- circulation, 188
coats of, 188
function of, 188
size of, 188
structure of, 185, 188
Capsule of Glisson, 298

of Tenon, 396
Carbohydrates, 20

composition of, 21
Carbon dioxide. See Glossary,
absorbed from tissues, 180

220

effect upon blood, 217, 220
given off by lungs, 180, 220
Cardiac cycle, 183

nerve, accelerator, 387

inhibitor, 387
sinus of, 177, 211
time of divisions of, 183
Carotid artery, common, 194
external, 194
internal, 194
gland, 303, 308
Carpus, bones of, 90
Cartilage, 51, 106
arytenoid, 236
chondroblasts in, 51
costal, 83
cricoid, 235
elastic, 52
hyaline, 51
of larynx, 234
of Santorini, 236
of Wrisberg, 236
thyroid, 234
varieties of, 51
white fibrous, 52
yellow fibrous, 52
Casein, 25, 278, 284
Caseinogen, 25

Cavity or cavities of body, 17, 18
in bones, acetabulum, 93, 97
dorsal, 17

glenoid, of scapula, 84, 85
nasal, 72

oral or buccal, 252
orbital, 71



464



INDEX



Cavity or cavities, pelvic, 94,

95

inlet, 95
outlet, 95

sigmoid, of ulna, 89

thoracic, 79, 233

tympanic, of ear, 408

ventral, 18
Cecum, 269
Celiac or cceliac axis, 203

branches of, 203
Cell, 31

bioplasm of, 31

bipolar (nerve), 333

in brain, 363

chrpmatin in, 33

division of, 32

function of, 29, 33

growth of, 32

marrow (bone), 59

multipolar (nerve), 333

nutrition of, 32

properties of, 33

protoplasm of, 31

reproduction of, 32

structure of, 29

unipolar (nerve), 333
Cellulose, 21

Centre or centres (nerve), 358,
359, 364

hearing (auditory), 366

memory, 367

motor, 364

respiratory, 248

sensor, 367

smell (olfactory), 366

speech, 367

taste (gustatory), 366

touch, 391

vasomotor, 187

vision, 366

will, 367

Centres (nerve) in cerebellum,
359

cerebrum, 364

medulla, 358

pons, 358
Centrifugal nerve fiber. See

Glossary.

Centripetal. See Glossary.
Cerebellum (brain), 358

arteries of, 197

falx of, 355

function of, 359

membranes of. See Brain.

peduncles of, 358

tentorium of, 355, 358
Cerebrospinal system, 331, 354
portions of, 331, 354



Cerebrum (brain), 359

areas of, 364

arteries of, 197, 198

cortex, 359

falx of, 355

functions of, 364

lobes of, 361

membranes of, 354, 355
Cervical plexus, 380
Chemic anatomy, 20

composition of body, 20

physiology, 20
Chest, muscle of, 143, 144
Chondroblasts, 51
Chordae tendinese (heart), 178,

179

Choroid of eye-ball, 400
Chyle, 287

absorption of, 287
Chyme, 278

Ciliary processes of eye, 401
Ciliated epithelium, 43
Circle of Willis, 198
Circumduction, joint or muscle,

114
Circulation, 174

arterial, 192

corporeal, 192

fetal, 185

lymphatic, 225

portal, 215

pulmonary, 192

systemic, 192

venous, 210
Circulatory apparatus, 174

anatomy and physiology of,

174

Clavicle, 84
Clitoris, 417

Coagulation of blood, 222
Coaptation of bones, 111
Coccygeal gland, 303, 307
Coccyx, 79
Cochlea of ear, 412
Coeliac or celiac axis, 203
Collar bone, 84
Colon, 270

ascending, 270

blood-supply of, 205

descending, 270

sigmoid, 270

transverse, 270
Colostrum, 295

corpuscles, 295 ^
Columnar carnete (heart), 178, 180
Columnar epithelium, 42
Columns of the spinal cord, 347
Common bile duct, 300
( Jompact bone, 58



INDEX



465



Complemental volume of air,

246

Composition of bone, 57
Compounds of body, inorganic,

25

organic, 20
Conductivity of a cell, 33

of a nerve, 343
Condyles of femur, 98
of humerus, 87
of mandible. 68
Conjunctiva, 398
Connective tissues, 47
adipose, 50
areolar, 50
bone, 57, 58
cartilage, 51
elastic, 48
fibrous, 48
functions of, 47
% retiform, 49

varieties of, 48
Contractility of arteries, 187
of muscle, 121
of veins, 189
Contraction wave of heart

muscle, 181
Convoluted tubules (kidney) ,

317

Coracobrachialis muscle, 149
Cord spinal, 345
umbilical, 185
Corium (skin), 323
Cornea of eye-ball, 400
Coronary arteries, 194
sinus, 211

valve of, 177
veins, 211

Corporeal arterial system, 192
Corpuscles, blood, 219, 220
colostrum, 295
Malpighian (kidney), 317
number of red, 219

white, 220
of Golgi, 123
of Krause, 340
of Meissner, 340, 391
of Merkel, 340
of Paccini, 340, 392
of Vater, 392
red, 219

function of, 219
tactile, 391
Wagner, 391
white, 220

function of, 221
varieties, 221
Corpus aurantii, 179
callosum, 359

30



Corpus hemorrhagicum, 426

luteum, 426

Corti, organ of (ear), 413
Cortical localization of function

(brain), 364
Costal cartilages, 83
Course of blood through chambers

of heart, 180
part played by valves during,

182

Cranial nerves, 368
Cranium, bones of, 60
Cretinism, 304
Cricoid cartilage, 235
Crureus muscle, 162
Crystalline lens of eye-ball, 401

function of, 404
Cystic duct, 300



DEFECATION, 282

Deglutition, 276

Deltoid muscle, 147

Dendrites, 333

Depressor anguli oris muscle,

130

labii inferioris, 130
muscle of hyoid bone, 136
Derma (skin), 323
Dextrin, 21

Dextrose or dextroses, 21
Dialysis. See Glossary.
Diapedesis. See Glossary.
Diaphragm, 81, 140
action of, 142
attachment of, 140, 141
openings in, 80, 81, 142
Diarthrosis, 110
Diastole of heart, 181
Digastric muscle, 136
Digestion, 275

accessory organs of, 251
action of bile in, 281
of colon in, 282
of gastric juice in, 277, 278
intestinal juice, 279, 280
pancreatic juice, 279
of glands of stomach in, 265
of saliva, during, 276
stomach wall, 277
villi of intestines in, 287
chyme in, 278
gastric, 277
in infants, 283
in mouth, 275, 276
intestinal, 278
organs of, 25 1, 275



466



INDEX



Digestion, peristaltic wave during,

278

relation to digestion, 278
Digestive apparatus, 275
Digits of foot, 104

of hand, 92

Distal or dorsal. See Glossary.
Dorsal artery of foot, 208

cavity of body, 17
Douglas, pouch or cul-de-sac of,

272
Duct or ducts, bile, 299, 300

common bile, 300

cystic, 300

function of, 291

galactophorous, 293

hepatic, 299

lactiferous, 293

nasal, 67

pancreatic, 301

of Bartholin, 258

of Rivini, 258

of Stenson, 257

of Wharton, 258

of Wirsung, 301

thoracic, 231
Ductless glands, 303
Ductus arteriosus, 185
atrophy of, 185

communicus choledochus, 300

venosus, 184

atrophy of, 185
Duodenal glands, 267
Duodenum, 265

length of, 265
Dura mater of brain, 354

of spinal cord, 346
Dyspnoea, 233



EAR, bones of, 410

divisions of, 407

external, 407

internal, 411

middle, 408

tympanum, 408
Ectoderm, 140
Edema, 286
Efferent nerve cell, 333

nerve, 339

neurone, 333
Elastic tissue, 48
Elasticity of arteries, 186

of veins, 189
Elbow bone, 87
Elevator muscles of hyoid bone,

136



Elimination of waste products,

skin, 323
sweat glands, 328
urine, 319, 321
Embryonic tissue, 49
Enarthrosis, 108. See Table.
Endocardium, 175
p]ndolymph (car), 412
Eiidomysium, 119
Endoneurium, 337
End-organs, 340, 391
Endosteum, 58

Endothelial cells, 46
Energy, 30

kinetic, 30

potential, 30

Ensiform process (bone) , 82
Eiitoderm, 40
Enzymes. See Glossary.
Epidermis, 323
Epigastric region, 264. See Fig.

102

Epigastrium, 264. See Fig. 102.
Epiglottis, 236

function of, 236
Epimysium, 118
Epineurium, 337
Epithelial tissue, 40
function of, 40, 41
locations of, 40, 41
varieties of, 41
Epithelium, 40

ciliated, 43

columnar, 42

glandular, 45

goblet, 43

location of, 40, 41

neuroepithelium, 44

respiratory, 244

simple, 41

squamous, 41

stratified, 41

transitional, 44

varieties of, 41
Equilibrium, centre of, 359
Erythrobtasts in bone marrow,

59
Erythrocytes in blood, 219

in marrow, 59
Esophagus, 260

length of, 261
Ethmoidal cells, 66
Eustachian tube, 258
Excretion, definition of, 293
Extension in a joint, 112
Extensor muscles. See Muscles.
External oblique muscle, 143

pterygoid muscle, 132

rectus of eye-ball, 127, 128



INDEX



467



Extremities, lower, bones of, 93

upper, 84
Extrinsic muscles of larynx, 238

of tongue, 132
Eye, appendages of, 397

chambers of, 401

coats of, 399, 400

function of retina, 403

muscles of, 127, 128, 400

nerve of, 370

refracting apparatus, 404

relation to accommodation,

404

Eye-ball, capsule of, 396
Eyebrows, muscles of, 126
Eyelashes, 398
Eyelids, 397

glands in, 397

muscles of, 126



FACE, bones of, 66

Facial artery, 195. See Fig. 76.

nerve, 375

vein, 212

Falciform ligament (liver), 297
Fallopian tubes, 422
False vocal cords, 237

pelvis, 94
Falx cerebelli, 355

cerebri, 355
Fascia, 124

axillary, 143

Colles, 147

composition, 124

deep layers of, 124
perineal, 147

function of, 124

iliac, 145

ischiorectal, 147

lata, 160

of abdomen, 142, 143

of arm, 149

of forearm, 150

of neck, 137

of shoulder, 147

of thigh, 159, 160

of thoracic region, 143

of perineum, 146

palmar, 156

superficial layer, 124
Fats, 22

action of pancreatic juice upon,

280
composition of, 22

function of, 22

location of, 22



Fats, saponification of, 23, 280

soaps from, 23
Fatty tissue, 50
Fauces, isthmus of, 256

pillars of, 256
Feces, 283
Female organs of reproduction,

417
Femoral artery, 206

vein, 215
Femur (bone), 97
Fenestra ovalis (ear), 411

T-otundum (ear), 409
Fertilization of ovum, 35
Fetal circulation, 184
Fibrin, 25, 218, 222

function of. 25, 222
Fibrinogen, 25, 218, 222

function of, in coagulation of

blood, 222
Fibrocartilage, 52

white, 52

yellow, 52
Fibrous tissue, 48
Fibula (bone), 102
Fimbriae of Fallopian tube, 423
Flexion, in a joint, 112
Flexor muscles. See Muscles.
Fontanelles of infant skull, 70, 71
Food, absorption of, 29, 30, 287

action of bile upon, 281
gastric juice, 277, 278
intestinal juice, 279, 280
pancreatic juice, 279
saliva, 276

heat values of, 311

relation to body energy, 29, 30
Foot, bones of, 102
Foramen magnum, 60

of Monro, 363

of ovale, 184
Forearm, muscles of, 151
Fossa or cavity. See Cavity.
Fracture, green-stick, of bone, 57
Frontal bone, 61

lobe of cerebrum, 361

sinus, 62
Fruit-sugar, 22



GALACTOPHOROUS ducts, 293
Gall-bladder, 299

duct of, 300
Ganglia, 342

on roots of spinal nerve, 342,
350



468



INDEX



Ganglia, spinal, 342
sympathetic, 342
Gangliated cord, 342, 383
Gaseous exchange of carbon
dioxide in lungs, 180
in tissue, 180
of oxygen in lungs, 180

in tissues, 180
Gasserian ganglion, 371
Gastric artery, 203
digestion, adults, 277
enzymes in, 278
ferments in, 278
infants, 283
glands, 265
juice, 278

action of, during digestion, 277

pepsin in, 278

percentage of hydrochloric

acid in, 278
rennin in, 278
Gastrocnemius muscle, 168
Generative organs, female, 417
Geniohyoid muscle, 136
Gigantism, 308

Ginglymus joint, 108. See Table.
Gland or glands, 45
alveolar, 45
Brunner's, 267
cardiac of stomach, 265
carotid, 303, 308
ductless, 303
duodenal, 267
gastric, 265
intestinal, 267
lacrymal, 398
Lieberkiihn, 267
lymph, 225, 227
mammary, 293
parathyroid, 303, 305
parotid, 257

function of, 257, 290
pituitary, 305, 307
pyloric, of stomach, 265
salivary, 257
sebaceous, 325, 326
secreting, 291, 292
spleen, 305
sweat, 327
thymus, 306
thyroid, 304
tubular, 45

Glenoid cavity or fossa, 84, 85
Gliding movement in a joint, 111
Glisson's capsule (liver), 298
Globulins, varieties of, 24
Glomerulus, 317

Glossopharyngeal nerve (ninth),
377



Glottidis rima (larynx) , 237
Glucose, 21
Glycogen, 21

formation of, 299
Glycogenic function of liver, 299
Goblet cells, 43
Goitre, 305

exophthalmic, 305
Golgi, organ of, 123
Grape-sugar, 21

Green-stick fracture of bone, 57
Gristle of bone, 23
Growth of a cell, 32
Gullet, 260



HAIR or hairs, 325
follicle, 326
function of, 325
location of, 325
Hand, bones of, 92
probation of, 158
supination of, 158
Haversian canals (bone), 58

system, 59
Head, bones of, 59
Hearing, centre of (auditory

area), 366
nerve of, 377
parts essential to, 414
sound waves, 414, 415
Heart (myocardium), 174

atrioveritricular bundle (His) ,

181

function of, 181
auricle, left, 179

openings in, 179
right, 176

openings in, 176, 177
auriculoventricular groove, 175
openings, 175, 177
septum, 175
beats, 183
felt best, 175
heard best, 183
number of, per minute, 183
regulation of, 181
cavities of, 175
chorda tendineae, 178, 179
contraction wave of, 180

regulation of, 181
conus arteriosus, 178
coronary valve, 177
coverings of, 174
columnar carnece, 178, 180
diastole of, 181
dimensions of, 175



INDEX



469



Heart, fetal circulation of, 184
interventricular groove, 175

septum, 175
musculi pectinati, 178
openings into, 176, 179
within, 175, 177, 178
papillary muscles, 17!)
position in chest, 174, 175
relation to chest wall, 174,

175

sounds, 183
cause of, 183
character of, 183
heard best, 183
septum of ventricles, 175
sinus (blood), 211
systole of, 181
valves of, 179
coronary, 177
mitral or bicuspid, 179
semilunar, 178, 179
tricuspid, 178
veins of, 211
ventricles of, left, 179

right, 178
weight, female, 175

male, 175

Heat dissipation, 311, 312
factors essential to, 311
production, 310

factors essential to, 310
relation of calorie to, 311
units, 311

value of food, 311, 312
Hemoglobin, 219

relation to respiration, 247
Hepatic artery, 203
cells, 298
ducts, 299
Hip, bone of, 97, 98
His, bundle of, 181
Howship's fovea, 58
Human anatomy, 17

physiology, 17
Humerus (bone), 85
Hunter's canal, 163
Hyaline cartilage, 51
Hydrocarbons (fats), 22
Hydrochloric acid in gastric

juice, 278
percentage of, 278
Hymen, 419
Hyoid (bone), 68
Hypochondriac region, 264

See Fig. 102.
Hypochondrium, 264. See Fig.

102.

Hypogastric region, 264. See
Fig. 102.



Hypogastrium, 264. See Fig.

102.

Hypoglossal nerve, 379
Hypophysis. See Pituitary body.



ILEO-CECAL valve, 269

Ileum, 265

Iliac artery, 205, 206

veins, 215
Ilium, 93

Incus (bone of ear), 410
Inferior constrictor muscle, 133


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