Thebesii, ii. 580.
repugnatoria of Myriapoda, iii. 550.
Force, animal, manner" in which it is estimated, iii. 480.
Forces, composition and resolution of, iii. 408.
parallelogram of forces, iii. 408.
polygon of forces, iii. 408.
parallelopipedon of forces, iii. 408.
FORE-ARM, MrscLEs OF THE, ii. 65. 365.
in the anterior region, ii. 366.
a. superficial layer of muscles, ii. 366.
on the radial side, ii.SMi.
1. supinator radii longus, ii. 306.
2. extensor carpi raclialis longior, ii. 36G.
on the ulnar section of the anterior superficial
region, ii. 3H6.
1. pronator radii teres, ii. 366.
2. flexor carpi radialis, ii. 366.
3. palmaris longus, ii. 367-
4. flexor communis digitorum, sublimis s.
perforatus, ii. 367.
5. flexor carpi ulnaris, ii. 367.
b. deep layer of muscles, ii. 368.
1. flexor longus proprius pollicis, ii. 368.
2. flexor communis digitorum profundus s. per-
forans, ii. 368.
3. pronator quadratus, ii. 368.
posterior antebrachial region, ii. 368.
a. superficial muscles of the antebrachial region, ii.
368.
1. anconeus, ii. 368.
2. extensor carpi ulnaris, ii. 369.
3 communis digitorum, ii. 369.
4. carpi radialis brevior, ii. 369.
ft. deep muscles of the posterior antibrachial region ,
ii.369.
1. supinator radii brevis, ii. 369.
2. extensor ossis metacarpi pollici?, ii. 369.
3. primi internodii pollicis, il. 370.
4. secundi internodii pollicis, ii. 370.
5. indicator, a. extensor proprius primi digiti
manus, ii. 370.
Fore- arm (surgical anatomy), ii. 361.
integuments of, and parts immediately subjacent, ii.
361.;
aponeurosis and fascia, ii. 362.
vessels, ii. 363, 364.
accidents to the. ii.364.
treatment of, ii. 364.
fracture of the fore-arm, ii. 364.
diagnosis and treatment, ii. 364, 365.
See also EXTREMITY.
Fore-arm, bones of the. ii. 162164.
Forest-fly (Hippobosca equina), ii. 867.
Forficulidee, or earwigs, ii. 864.
Formicidee, or ants, habits of, ii. 865.
Forms of the organic and inorganic worlds compared,!.
118.
Fornix, iii. 675. 701.
bulbs of, iii. 676
pillars of,.anterior, iii. 676.
posterior, iii. 676.
office of the fornix, iii. 723 D.
Fossa of arm, anterior, ii. 66.
posterior, ii. 66.
amygdaloid, iv. 1121.
articular is, i. 734.
canine, or infra-orbitar, ii. 207. 208.
cervical, i. 367.
cotyloid, s. 116.
deltoid, i. 216.
for gall-bladder, iii. 161.
iliac, external, s. 115.
internal, s. 117.
infra-orbitar, or canine, ii. 207, 208.
innominata, ii. 550.
jugularis, i. 732, 733.
lachrymalis, i. 730; iii. 88.
lateral, of the base of the cranium, i. 739.
mentalis, ii. 214.
myrtiformis, ii. 207.
na'vicular, i. 727 ; ii. 550 ; s. 709.
navicularis Morgagnii, iv. 1248.
ovalis of heart, ii. 579, 580.
parietalis, i. 735.
parotidea, i. 733.
pituitaris, i. 726.
pterygoidea, i. 727.
sublingual, ii. 214.
submaxillary, ii. 214.
sub-occipital, i.367.
subscapularis, ii. 157.
sulciformis, ii. 530. 533.
supra-spinata, ii. 157.
temporal, i. 727. 729. 734. 738.
triangular, i. 216.
trochanterica, ii. 166.
trochlearis, i. 730.
zygomatic, i. 727.
Fossa:, anterior, of the base of the cranium, i. 739.
cerebelli, i. 732.
cerebri, i. 732.
frontal, i. 729.
infra-spinal, iv. 434.
middle, of the base of the cranium, i. 739.
nasal, ii. 212 ; iii. 723.
Pacchionii, i. 729. 735.
supra-spinal, iv. 434.
Fossil bones of birds, i. 289. See AYES.
Fossula parva, i. 733.
magna, i. 733.
Fourchette of the clavicle, iv. 1023.
FOURTH PAIR OF NERVs,(nervus trochlearis s. patheticus),
ii. 370 ; iii. 784.
distribution, ii. 370.
function, ii. 370, 371.
origin and cranial course, ii. 370.
See also ORBIT, MUSCLES OF THE.
Fourth ventricle, iii. 676. 693 ; iii. 704. See Ventricle.
choroid plexus of the, iii. 691.
Fovea of acetabulum, ii. 777.
anterior minor of humerus, ii. 160.
cardiaca, seu aditus ad intestinum anterior, s. 4 1 .
hemispherica, or sub-rotunda, ii. 530.
posterior, v. sinus maximus, ii. 160.
Foveola caudalis, seu aditus ad intestinum posterior, s.
401.
Fowl (Phasianus gallus), nervous system of the, iii.
628.
Fox, brain of the, iii. 696.
Fractures of bones, i. 441.
predisposing causes of, i 441.
adhesion formation of callus, i. 444.
formation of osseous tissue in the union of, iii. 857.
See also under the heading of each bone.
Frcenum epiglottidis, iv. 1121.
linguae, danger in dividing the, in children, i. 486.
praeputii, iii. 912; iv. 1248.
suspensory, iv. 574.
of the tongue (fraenum, fraenulum, linguae), iv. 1121.
posterior, iv. 1121.
Fragilitas ossium, s. 191.
Fragilitas, or brittle condition of the bones, i. 441.
causes of, i. 441. 443.
symptoms of, i. 443.
treatment, difficulty of, i. 443.
" Freckles," iv. 1335.
Fredericella, ova of, s. [128.]
Free-martins, ii. 701, 702. 735, 736.
dissection of sexual organs of, ii. 7'*2. 735.
Fricatrices, confricatrices, of the Homans, ii. 686.
Fringilla carduelis (goldfinch), nervous system of the, iii.
622.
spinus. spermatozoa of, iv. 478.
Fritillaria, ova of, s. [127J.
786
GENERAL INDEX.
Frog (Rana temporalis), anterior extremity of the, i. 91.
metamorphosis of the, i, 106.
posterior extremity, i, 94.
nervous system of the, iii. 620.
capillaries on the rectum of the frog, iii. 493.
ciliary motion in the larva of, i. 628.
eyelids of the, iii. 97.
respiratory organs of the. s. 279. 284.
respiratory movements of, iv. 1020.
reproduction, organs and process of, i. 105.
ovum of the frog, s. 51. [92.] [95.]
spermatozoa in the, ii. 112, 113.
curious tendency of the male frog in the copulating
season to grasp objects presented to him, iii. 721 B,
721 H.
its leaping powers, iii. 448.
and of the bull-frog and tree-frog, iii. 448.
pelvis of the, s. 172.
vocal organs and voice of, iv. 1502.
vertebrae of, i. 93.
water-bag of, i. 104.
See AMPHIBIA.
Frog-fish, i. 114, 115.
Fronds of confervoid Algae, s. 213. See REPRODUCTION,
VEGETABLE.
Frontal artery, L 492 ; iii. 786.
bone, i. 728 ; iii. 725.
articulations, i. 730.
external surface of the frontal portion, i. 729.
in intra- and in early extra-uterine life, i. 730.
orbital portion, i. 730.
posterior or cerebral surface, i. 729.
under surface, i. 729.
upper surface, i. 729.
eminence, i. 729.
muscle, i. 747; iii. 80. 728.
nerve, ii. 279, 280; iii. 93. 784.
internal, or supra-trochlear, i. 748; ii. 280; iii.
784.
external, or supra-orbital, ii. 280; iii. 784.
process, i. 729.
sinuses, i. 729, 730 ; iii. 725.
calculi of, iv. 82.
suture, transverse, i. 737.
vein, i. 748; iv. 1404.
bleeding of, in head affections, i. 748.
ventricle, iii. 674.
Fronto-nasal muscle, iii. 728.
Fruit-trees, injuries done to, by the larvae of Rhyncho-"
phora, ii. 862.
Fucacece, mode of reproduction of the, s. 215.
antheroids of Fucaceae compared with the zoospores of
the other olive-coloured Algae, s. 216.
Fundus of bladder, i. 379.
of uterus, s. 624.
Funge, changes in their complexion from that of their
ancestors, iv. 1336.
Fungi, reproductive system of, s. 223.
formation and development of the germ in Fungi, s.
basidiosporous Fungi, characteristics of, s. 224.
receptacle of Geaster fimbriatus, s. 225.
the theca or ascus of Fungi, s. 225
the ascophorous Fungi represented by Uredineae,
s. 226.
Discomycetes and Pyrenomycetes, s. 226.
researches of MM. Tulasne, s. 227.
summary of reproductive organs of Fungi, s. 231.
Fungia agariciformis, a genus of Polyps, iv. 33.
actiniformis, iv. 35.
Fungice of Madreporida?, iv. 33.
Fungfform papillae of tongue, iv. 860.
Fungo-hcematoid disease of the pancreas, s. 112.
Fungous growth, rapidity of, iii. 744.
of the bones of the face, ii. 220.
tumours of the urinary bladder, i. 401.
Fungus of the cranial dura mater, iii. 715.
haematodes. i. 463.
description of, i. 463, 464.
symptoms of, i. 464.
of breast, iii. 255.
of the foetus in utero, ii. 338.
of the liver, iii. 194.
medullary, in the muscular substance of the heart,
ii. 637.
Funicular ligaments, i. 251 ; ii. 264.
Fur of the tongue, iv 1139.
Furcularia, a genus of Rotifera, iv. 404.
Furrow of tongue, median longitudinal, iv. 1121.
Furunculi in the nape of the neck, i. 368.
Fusion, anastomosis of nerves by, iii. 595.
G.
Gad-flies (QEstridae), ii. 867.
Gadidce, a family of Fishes, iii. 957.
Gadus morrhua, or cod-fish, brain and cerebral nerves of
the, iii. 995.
lateral and spinal nerves, iii. 997.
Galen, vein of, iv. 1415.
Galeopithecus, a genus of Quadrumana, iv. 215, el seq.
See QUADRUMANA.
characters of the genus, iv. 215.
Galeopithecus or flying-cat, flight of the, iii. 430.
teeth of the, iv. 870.
Gallas, mental and physical characters of the, iv. 1356.
Gall-bladder, iii. 164.
relations, iii. 164.
coats, iii. 164.
excretory ducts of gall-bladder and liver, iii. 164.
coats, iii. 164.
varieties of the gall-bladder, iii. 164.
development of the gall-bladder in the embryo, iii.
a-symmetry of the gall-bladder, iv. 847.
mucus of the, iii. 482.
peritoneum of the, iii. 943.
atheromatous deposits in the, iii. 183.
calcareous substances in the, or ossified gall-bladder,
iii. 183.
effects of obstruction of the gall-ducts, iii. 187.
comparative anatomy of the, iii. 176.
Gall-flies (Cynipidae), ii. 866.
habits of the, ii. 866.
Gall-stones, iii. 195 ; iv. 85. See CALCULI, BILIARY ; PRO-
DUCTS, ADVENTITIOUS.
Gallenstoff, or picromel, i. 375.
Galline&i pelvis of the, s. 168.
Gallus domesticus, or cock, spermatozoa of the, iv. 478,
479.
Galvanfs discovery, Galvanism, or Animal electricity,
ii. 81 ; iii. 29. See ELECTRICITY, ANIMAL.
effects of, on paralytic limbs, iii. 38.
and on the nerves of a frog, iii. 720 L.
Galvanoscopic frog, iii. 720 Q.
Ganglia of nerves in general, ii. 371. See Nerves, gan-
glia of.
buccal, ii. 228.
cervical, s. 423.
lumbar, s. 425.
branches, s. 425.
lymphatic, of Chaussier. See LYMPHATIC AND LAC-
TEAL SYSTEM.
lymphatic of the face, ii. 228.
parotid, i. 748.
sacral, s. 425.
spinal, s. 437.
submaxillary, ii. 228.
of sympathetic, s. 436.
use of the, iii. 723 F.
thoracic, s. 425.
communicating branches with the intercostal
nerves, s. 425.
small branches from the ganglia to the descending
aorta, s. 425.
chief branches leading to the thoracic ganglia, s.
425.
communicating cord between the last thoracic
ganglion and the first lumbar, s. 425.
zygomatic, ii. 228.
in infancy, i. 69.
in old age, i. 69.
functions of the ganglions, iii. 723 E.
(in comparative anatomy), iii. 601. See NERVOUS SYS-
TEM (comparative anatomy).
GANGLION, ii. 371 ; iii. 649.
blood-vessels of ganglia, ii. 376.
chemical composition of ganglia, ii. 376.
coverings of ganglia, ii. 376 ; iii. 627.
definition, ii. 371.
fibres, ii. 374.
arrangement of the fibres in ganglia, ii. 374.
nature of the fibres connected with ganglia, ii. 375.
organisation, ii. 372.
reddish-grey matter, ii. 372.
See NERVOUS SYSTEM ; SYMPATHETIC NERVE.
Ganglion in particular :
auricular or otic of Arnold, ii. 292. See SYMPATHETIC
NERVE.
cervical, superior, ii. 554 ; s. 423.
a. communicating branches, s. 423.
b. ascending or carotid branches, s. 423.
c. pharyngeal branches, s. 424.
d. external lateral branches, s. 424.
e. superior or long cardiac branch, s. 424.
f. communicating cord between the superior and
middle cervical ganglia, s. 424.
cervical, middle, s. 424.
inferior, s. 424.
a. brai;ches to the seventh and eighth cervical
nerves, s. 421.
b. twigs proceeding from the ganglion, s. 424.
c. inferior or small cardiac nerves, s. 425.
ciliary or lenticular, ii. 281 ; iii. 785; iv. 622.
of fifth nerve (Ganglion semilunare Gasseri), ii. 272.
298.
of the foot, cure for, ii. 352.
geniculate, iv. 550.
hemispherical, of Mr. Solly, iii. 722 X.
jugulare nervi glosso-pharyngei, ii. 371. 495,
of the vagus, iv. 748.
lenticular or ciliary, ii. 281 ; iii. 785.
GENERAL INDEX.
78?
Ganglion continued.
Meckel's, ii. 2*5.
disposition of, in animals generally, ii. 285.
naso-palatine, ii. 287. 371.
ophthalmic, ii. 281.
otic or auricular of Arnold, ii. 292. 555. See SYMPA-
THETIC NERVE.
petrosum, ii. 496.
semilunar, s. 433.
superior cervical, of the sympathetic, iii. 949.
' 1 he vagus, superior, iii. 883, 884.
Ganglionic corpuscles, structure of, 8. 43C.
in Aves, s. 439.
Reutilia, s. 439.
Pisces, s. 439.
Invertebrata, s. 441.
nerves, structure of the, iii. 597.
cells, iii. 5'jx.
gelatinous fibres, iii. 599.
nerve-tubes, iii. 598.
neurilemma, or sheaths, iii. 597.
peripheral distribution, iii. 598.
plexuses, iii. 598.
ramification, iii. 597.
Ganglionic ;-ystem, experiments testing the relation of the,
to the irritability of the viscera, iii. 43. 597. See Gan-
glionic nerves.
Ciiingrene, circumscribed, of the softer tissues of the
larynx, iii. 120.
of the diaphragm, ii. 6.
in diffused aneurism, i. 237.
of the lung, s. 293.
of the mucous membrane of the bladder, i. 397.
of vagina, s. 708.
Gangrenous ulceration of the tongue, iv. 1156.
Garlic considered as an article of food, s. 395.
datum of the Romans, iv. 862.
Gas, adventitious production of, iv. 145.
by local or general ante-cadaveric decomposition, iv.
145.
by an alleged process of secretion, iv. 145.
Gases, intestinal, s. 376.
introduced into the intestinal canal from without the
body, s. 376.
developed in the alimentary canal from the decomposi-
tion of the food which it contains, s. 377.
set free in the intestinal canal by a kind of secretion </r
transpiration from the blood, s. 377.
probable source of intestinal gases in diseased subjects,
s. 37$.
odour of these gases, s. 378.
laws which regulate their forcible expulsion, s. 378.
capability of being absorbed into the blood, s. 378.,
Gasterodela, digestive organs of the, s. 295.
GASTEROPODA (a class of Mollusca), i. 112; ii. 377 ; iii. 605.
characters of the class, ii. 377.
circulation, organs of, ii. 390.
definition, ii. 377.
digestion,' organs of, ii. 381 ; 8. 299.
accessory glands, ii. 388.
alimentary canal, ii. 386.
biliary sys'tem, ii. 338 ; iv. 232 ; s. 90.
mouth, ii. 384.
salivary system, ii. 388 ; iv. 432.
division of the class into orders, ii. 377.
generative system, ii. 396. 410, 411 : s. 31.
ova, ii. 401; s. [106.]'
spermatozoa in Gasteropoda, iv. 485.
muscular integument, ii. 402; iii. 540.
body, ii. 402.
foot, ii. 403.
retractile muscles, ii. 403.
nervous system, ii. 392 ; iii. 605.
common sensation, ii. 394.
touch, taste, smell, ii.3'J4.
vision, ii. : 95.
organs and mode of progression of, iii. 445.
particular secretions, ii. 404.
reproduction of lost parts, ii. 402.
respiration, organs of, ii. 389.
tegumentary system, ii. 379.
colouring pigment, ii. 380.
dermis and epidermis, ii. 380.
growth of shell, ii. 380.
operculum, ii. 384.
Gastric juice, i. 127; s. 328,
historical summary, s. 328, note.
physical properties, ii. 17 ; s. 329
specific gravity, 8. 329.
quantity, s. 330.
chemical composition, ii. 17, 18 ; s. 330.
gastric acid, s. 330.
saline constituents, s. 330.
organic substance, or pepsine, 8. 330.
chemical properties of pepsine, s. 333.
antiseptic power, ii. 18.
property of coagulating albumen, ii. 18.
solvent power, ii. 18.
action of the gastric juice, s. 333.
peptone, s. 334.
nature of the action, s. 336.
process by which the gastric juice is secreted, s. 337.
Gastric juice continued.
digestion of food, process of, s. 398.
effect of mental emotions on the secretion of, iv.
466.
effects of the lesion of the vagi upon the, iii. 900.
Gastric artery, s. 3^5.
branches of the nerrus vagus, iii. 899.
veins, iv. 1414.
Gastritis, acute, appearances of the stomach in, s. 414.
Gastrocnemius muscles, ii. 357 ; iii. 127. 132. 138 ; iv. 62.
relations, iii. 138.
Gastro-colic omentum. See Omentum, great.
-duudenalis artery, s. 326.
-enteritis, i. 797.
-epiploic artery, i. 194, 195.
dextra, iii. 942 ; s. 326.
sinistra, iii. 942 ; 8. 327.
vein, s. 381.
right, s. 327.
lelt, s. 327.
-hepatic, or small, omentum, . 309.
-intestinal calculi, iv. 83.
-lineale ligamentum, iv. 771.
Gastromele, iv. 969.
G astro-pulmonary tract of the mucous system of man, iii.
-splenic omentum, s. 309.
Geaster fimbriatus, receptacle of, s. 225.
Gecko, organs and mode of progression of the, iii. 449.
Geckotida:, a family of Reptilia, iv. 265, et seq.
GELATIN, ii. 404.
characters of, ii. 405.
chloride of, ii. 405.
combination of gelatin and tannin, tanning leather,
ii. 416.
definition, ii. 406.
ultimate composition of gelatin, ii. 406.
gelatin in bones, i/437.
Gelatintform cancer of the liver, iii. 193.
Gelatinous adhesion, ii. 742.
nervous fibres, iii. 599.
polypi of the nose, iii. 740.
tissues, analyses of, iii. 806.
cortex of sponges, iv. 67.
Gclatino.mucuus secretion in the vagina in Marsupialia,
iii. 318.
Gemellus inferior muscle, s. 138.
superior muscle, s. 138.
* muscles, nerves for, iv. 767.
Gemm<e t or buds, of Polypifera, which see.
Gemmation, or budding, process of, as a mode of repro-
duction, s. 5.211.
Gemmiparous generation, ii. 407. 433; ?. 5.
external, i. 145.
internal, i. 145.
See GENERATION ; GENERATION, ORGANS OF.
GENERATION (in human and comparative anatomy), organs
and means of, ii. 406.
fissiparous generation, ii. 407.
gemmiparous generation, i. 145 ; ii. 407. 4:53 ; s. 5. 21 1 .
oviparous generation, ii. 407.
1st Division. Animals in which ovigerous organs
only have been clearly recognised, ii. 409.
2d Division. Animals provided with ovigerous
organs combined with an additional se-
creting structure, probably subservient to
the fertilisation of the ova, ii. 410.
3d Division Ovigerous and impregnating or-
gans co-existent, but the co-operation oi two
individuals necessary for mutual impregna-
tion, ii. 411.
4th Division. Sexes distinct; that is, the ovi-
gerous and impregnating organs placed in
separate individuals, ii. 412.
Insects, ii. 413. See INSECTA.
Arachnida, ii. 413. See ARACUMDA.
Crustacea, ii. 417. See CRUSTACEA.
Mollusca, ii. 417. See MOLLLSCA.
Vertebrate Ovipara, ii. 418.
Fishes, ii. 418. See PISCES.
Reptiles, ii. 419. See REPTILIA.
Birds, ii. 421. See AVES.
Mammalia, ii. 421. See MAMMALIA.
accessory vesicles, ii. 423.
Cowpen, glands, ii. 422.
penis, structure of, iii. 423.
prostate gland, ii. 422.
testes, ii. 422.
organs of, in infancy, i. 73.
first steps in the process of impregnation, s. 608.
muscles of the, iii. 544.
muscles acting on the genitals, s. 138.
female external organs of generation, s. 708.
normal anatomy, s. 708.
the mons veneris, s. 708.
labia, s. 708.
clitoris, s. 709.
nymphae, t. 710.
vestibule, s. 710.
vaginal orifice and hymen, s. 710.
origin, varieties, and signification of the
hymen, s 710.
788
GENERAL INDEX.
of* the
GENERATION, female external organs continued.
sebaceous and muciparous glands and follicles
of the vulva; vulvo-vaginal glands, s. 711.
bulb of the vagina; pars intermedia; con-
stricter vagina*, s. 712.
blood-vessels and nerves of the external or-
gans, s. 713.
abnormal anatomy,
labia, s. 714.
clitoris, s. 714.
nymphae and vestibule, s. 714.
hymen and ostiurn vaginas, s. 715.
abnormal conditions of the, in cases of hermaphrodit-
ism. See HERMAPHRODITISM.
GENERATION (in physiology), ii. 424.
definition, 424.
I. Function of reproduction generally considered, ii.
426.
1. introductory remarks, ii. 426.
2. theories of generation, ii. 427.
epigenesis and evolution, ii. 428.
3. spontaneous generation of animals, ii. 429.
II. Sketch of the principal forms of the] reproductive
functions in different animals, ii. 432.
1. non - sexual reproduction, ii. 432. s. 2. 5.
three forms of, s. 2, 3.
fissiparous generation, ii. 432.
gemmiparous generation, ii. 433.
reproduction by separated buds or sporules,
ii. 433.
of the process of reproduction in Protozoa, or
animals in which the sexual distinction has not
been discovered, s. 6.
the possibility of primary, direct, or non-pa-
rental production of animals, or of so-called
spontaneous and equivocal generation, s. 9.
production of dissimilar individuals among sexual
animals by a non-sexual process : so-called
"alternate generations," s. 12.
embryological development, s. 12.
metamorphoses, s. 12.
metagenesis, s. 13. 38.
larva, s. 13.
alternating reproduction of
Echinodermata, s. 14.
Polypina, s. 16.
Acalephse, s. 20.
Mollusca, s 22.
Salpidae, s. 23.
Entozoa, s. 24.
cystic Entozoa, s. 25.
free tapeworms, s. 27.
Trematoda, s. 29.
Annelida, s. 32.
Insecta: Aphides, s. 33.
general remarks on alternate generations, s.
13.34.
the " nurse " of Steenstrup, s. 37.
parthenogenesis, s. 37.
2. Sexual reproduction, ii. 434.
nature of the ovum, ii. 434.
ovum in general as related to the sexual
process of generation, s. 3.
essential conditions and phenomena of the
sexual mode of generation, s. 4.
relation of the ovum to fecundation by the
male sperm, s. [137.]
action of the spermatozoa on the contents of
the egg, s. [137,] [138.]
hermaphrodite generation, ii. 434.
dioecious reproduction, or with distinct in-
dividuals of different sexes, oviparous and
viviparous generation, ii. 435. See also
OVUM.
varieties in respect to utero-gestation and the
development of the young, ii. 436.
Marsupiate generation, ii. 436.
Monotrematous generation, ii. 437.
comparison of animal and vegetable reproduc-
tion, ii. 437.
synoptical table of the various forms of the
reproductive process, ii. 438.
III. Reproductive functions in man and higher
animals, ii. 438.
sketch of this function in man, ii. 438.
See OVUM ; UTERUS AND ITS APPENDAGES.
organs of reproduction, ii. 438.
puberty, ii. 439.
structural differences of the sexes, ii. 439.
menstruation, ii. 439. See MENSTRUATION.
periodical heat in animals, ii. 441.
age at which puberty occurs, ii. 441.
period during which the generative function
is exercised, ii. 442.
variations in the lower animals, ii. 412.
effects of castration, ii. 443.
sexual feeling, ii. 443.
relation of reproduction to the brain, ii.
444.
Gall's views of the connexion of the cere-
bellum with the sexual functions, iii.
722 S.
GENERATION, reproductive functions continued.
distinction of species mules, ii. 34-1.
functions of external organs of reproduction,
ii. 445.
erection, ii. 445.
IV. Changes consequent on fruitful sexual union, ii.
447.
1. As regards the female chiefly. Conception,
ii. 447.
turgescence of the generative organs after
conception, iii. 447.
approximation of the fimbriated extremities
of the Fallopian tubes to the ovary, ii. 417.
changes in the ovary ; bursting of tKe Graafian
vesicles, ii. 448.
formation of the corpus luteum, ii. 449.
descent of the ovum. Its structure and
changes during its passage, ii. 451.
time at which the ovum arrives in the ute-
rus, ii. 453.
change in the uterus after conception, ii. 454.
irregularities in the descent of the ovum, ii.
455.
circumstances influencing liability to concep-
tion, ii. 456.
signs of recent conception in women, ii. 457.
office of the uterus in insemination, s. 671. See
UTERUS.
office of the uterus in gestation, s. 672.
gestation in Fallopian tube, s. 620.
varieties of, s. 621.
2. As regards the male, ii. 457.
fecundation, ii. 457.
properties of the seminal fluid, ii. 457.
chemical properties, ii. 458.
spermatic animalcules, ii. 459.
table of their sizes in different
animals, ii. 460.
See also SEMEN.
circumstances on which the fecundating
property of the seminal fluid depends,
6.461.
difference between the fecundated and
unfecundated ovum, ii. 4f.2.
is material contact of the semen and ovum
necessary ? ii. 462.
external and artificial fecundation, ii.
4G2.
course of the seminal fluid within the
female organs, ii. 464.
nature of the fecundating principle.
Hypothesis of an aura, &c., ii. 466.
general conclusions respecting fecunda-
tion, ii. 467.
V. Miscellaneous topics relating to the preceding
history of generation, ii. 408.
1. superfcetation, ii. 469.
2. influence exerted by parents on the qualities of
their offspring, ii. 470.
3. number of children and relative proportion of
the male and female sexes, ii. 478.
causes of variation of sex, ii. 479.
table of the proportion of males to females
born in different countries, ii. 478.
See also OVUM; UTERUS AND ITS APPENDAGES.
Gestation. See Generation; OVUM; UTERUS AND ITS
APPENDAGES.
Genial processes, ii. 214.
Genicular nerve, internal, ii. 241.
Geniculate bodies, iii. 700.
external, iii. 700.
internal, iii. 700.