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Anatomy and physiology; a text-book for nurses

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Sympathetic ganglia, 383

function of, 386, 387

structure of, 383, 387

system of, 383
function of, 386
gangliated cord of, 385
Symphysis pubes, 93
Synarthrosis (joint), 109
Syndesmology, definition of, 18
Syndesmosis, 110
Synovia, 107

Synovial membranes, 107, 292
Systole of heart, 181



TACTILE cells, 391

end-organs, 391, 392
Tarsal cartilage, 397

ligaments, 126, 397
Tarsus, bones of, 102
Taste-buds (tongue) , 406

end-organs, 406

nerves of, 374, 377

organs of, 406

sensations of, 406

sense of, 406
Tears, composition of, 399

drainage of, 399

secretion of, 398, 399
Teeth, 252

appearance of, in infants, 254

permanent, 253

structure of, 253

temporary, 252
Temperature of body, 312

at different ages, 313

determination of, 312

normal, adult, 313
by axilla, 313
by mouth, 313
by rectum, 313
by vagina, 313
Temporal bone, 62

lobe of brain, 361
Tendo Achilles, 169

oculi, 126

Tenon, capsule of, 396
Tendons, 122

attachments of, 123

composition of, 123

function of, 123

organs of Golgi in, 123



Tension, arterial, 190

muscle, 121
Tetany, 305

Thigh, muscles of, 97, 98
Thoracic aorta, 202
branches of, 202

cavity, 79

contents of, 81
dimensions of, 79

ducts, 231

functions of, 231

relation of receptaculum

chyli to, 231
right, 231
Thorax as a whole, 79

bones of, 79

contents of, 81

muscles of, 139

openings, lower, 81

upper, 79

Thymus gland, 306
Thyroid cartilage, 234

gland, 304

isthmus of, 304
Tibia (bone), 99
Tibial artery, anterior, 208
posterior, 208

veins, 215
Tibialis anticus muscle, 167

posticus muscle, 170
Tidal air, volume breathed, 245
Tissue or tissues, 35

adipose, 50

areolar, 50

bone, 57, 58

cartilage, 51

classification of, 40

connective, 47

embryonic, 49

endothelial, 46

epithelial, 40, 41

fibrous, 48

lymphoid, 50

mucous, 49

muscle, 117

neuroepithelial, 44

origin of, 35

osseous (bone), 57, 58

retiform, 49

subcutaneous, 324
Tone or tonus of arteries, 190

of muscle, 121

of nerve, 352
Tongue, 254

arteries of, 255

muscles of, extrinsic, 254
intrinsic, 254

nerves of, 374, 377

structure of, 254



INDEX



481



Tongue, taste sensations in, 406,
407

touch sensations in, 406, 407

veins of, 255
Tonsils, 256

location of, 256
Tonus of a muscle, 121

of a nerve, 352
Touch, sense of, 391

varieties of, 392, 393
Trachea (windpipe), 238

dimensions of, 239

structure of, 238, 239
Transitional epithelium, 44
Transversalis muscle of abdomen,

143

Transverse lines of abdomen, 144
Trapezius muscle, 137
Triangularis sterni muscle, 140
Triceps muscle, 150
Tricuspid valve (heart), 178
Trifacial or trigeminal nerve, 371
Trigone of bladder, 319
Trochlear nerve, 371
True pelvis, 95
Trypsin, 279

action of, in intestinal digestion,

279
Tunica propria of a membrane,

45
Tunics or coats of arteries, 186

of eye-ball, 399

of veins, 188
Turbinated bones, 68
Tympanic cavity or tympanum,

408
ossicles in, 410



ULNA (bone), 87
Ulnar artery, 199

vein, 213
Umbilical cord, 185

region of abdomen, 264. Fig.
102

vein, 184
Unipolar neurone or nerve cell,

333

Upper extremity, arteries of, 198
bones of, 84
veins of, 212
Urea, 322

production of, in liver, 299

relation of, to protein diet, 322
Ureters, 318
Urethra, opening in bladder, 319

function of, 314



Urinary apparatus, 19, 314
bladder, 318
capacity of, 318
dimensions of, 318
function of, 318
structure of, 319
Urine, amount of, in twenty-four

hours, 322
color of, 321
composition of, 322
excretion of, 319
formation of, 319
method of secretion, 319
Uriniferous tubules (kidney), 3 17

function of, 318, 319
Uterine artery, 206
Uterus (womb), 420
blood-supply of, 206
function of, 422
parts of, 420
structure of, 421
Utricle of membranous labyrinth,

412
Uvula, 256



VAGINA, 419

Valsalva, sinus of, 179

Valve or valves, ilecocecal, 269

of heart, coronary, 177
mitral, 179
semilunar, 178, 179
Thebesius, 177
tricuspid, 178

of veins, 189
Valvulse conniventes (intestines),

266

Vasa vasorum (arteries), 187
Vasoconstrictor nerves, 187
Vasodilator nerves, 187
Vasomotor centre, 187

nerves, 187, 328
Vastus externus muscle, 162

internus muscle, 162
Vater, ampulla of, 302
Vein or veins, 189

axillary, 213

basilic, 213
median, 213

blood-pressure in, 191

cardiac, 211

cava, vena, inferior, 213
superior, 211

cephalic, 213

coats of, 188

contractility of, 189

coronary, 211



482



INDEX



Vein or veins, deep, 210, 211,

215

description of, 210
elasticity of, 189
facial, 212
femoral, 215
function of, 185, 189
of heart, 211
iliac, common, 215

left, 215

right, 215
innominate, 211
jugular, external, 211

internal, 211
mesenteric, inferior, 216

superior, 216
peroneal, 215
plexus, venous, 211
popliteal, 215
portal, 215

system of, 215

tributaries of, 216

veins forming, 216
pulnumary, 179, 180
pyloric, 216
radial, 213
saphenous, long, 215

short, 215
sinus, coronary, 211

venous, 211
structure of, 185
subclavian, 213
superficial, 210, 212, 215
systemic, 210
temporal, 212
temporomaxillary, 212
tibial, 215
ulnar, 213

upper extremity, 212
valves of, 189
Vena cava, inferior, 213

superior, 211

comites, 211, 215

Venous circulation, 189

pressure of blood in, 191
Ventral cavity of body, 18
Ventricles of brain, 362
of heart, 178, 179
of larynx, 237
Venules, 189

function of, 189
Vermiform appendix, 269
Vernix caseosa (newborn), 327
Vertebra or vertebrae, 76
description of, 75
names of divisions of, 72
number of, 72

Vrrt.rbral column as a whole, 72
bones of, 72



Vertebral, curvatures in, 73

length of, 74

Vertex of skull, bones of, 71
Vesicle, blastodermic, 40
Vestibule of internal ear, 411

of vagina, 419
Vibrations, 414

effect upon ear-drum, 414

relation to hearing, 414, 415
Villi, function of, in relation to
absorption, 287

relation to digestion, 287

of small intestines, 287

structure, 287

Vision, parts of eye-ball concerned
with, 403, 404

refracting apparatus in, 404
Vital capacity of lungs, 246
Vitelline membrane, 35
Vitellus, 35, 420
Vitreous humor (eye-ball), 401
Vocal cords, false, 237

true, 238
Voice, production of, 238

vocal sounds in, 238
Volumes of air breathed during
respiration, 245

complemental, 240

reserve, 246

residual, 246

tidal, 245
Voluntary striated muscle tissue,

117

Vomer, 66
Vulva of vagina, 417



WASTE products, elimination by

skin. 323, 328
in sweat, 328
in urine, 319, 321
Water in body, 25
Wharton's duct, 258
White fibrous tissue, 48

cells of blood. See Corpus-
cles, 220

Windpipe. See Trachea, 238
Wirsung's duct, 301
Wrisberg, cartilage of (larynx),

236
Wrist, bones of, 90



YELLOW body (corpus luteum),
426



INDEX



483



Yellow elastic tissue, 48

spot of retina (macula lutea),

402
Yolk, formatitive, ovum, of

35
nutritive, 35



ZONA pellucida, 425
Zygomatic process, 63
Zygomaticus major muscle, 129
minor muscle, 129





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