lymphatic or absorbent gland*, iii. 217.
blood-vessels, iii. 218.
cellular tissue, iii. 218.
colour, iii. 218.
description, iii. 217.
development, iii. 217.
nerves, iii. 218.
structure, iii. 218.
convoluted tube, iii. 218.
lymph, iii. 219.
analysis of, iii. 220.
microscopic appearance, iii. 221.
chyle globules, iii. 221.
analysis of chyle, iii. 222.
taken from the thoracic duct, iii. 222.
before reaching the thoracic duct, iii. 223,
Descriptive anatomy, iii. 223.
lacteals, iii. 228.
course of lymphatic glands, iii. 223.
position of lymphatic glands, iii. 224.
in the lower and upper extremities, iii. 224.
in the cervical region, iii. 224.
on the head and face, iii. 224.
in the great cavities, iii. 224.
mesenteric glands, iii. 224.
bronchial glands, iii. 224.
thoracic duct, iii. 224.
right lymphatic trunk, iii. 225.
lymphatic vessels, iii. 225.
of the lower extremities, iii. 225.
superficial set, iii. 226.
of the exterior of the lower part of the trunk
and external genitals, iii. 227.
course of the lymphatics in the neighbour-
hood of the iliac arteries and the aorta, iii.
227.
lymphatics of the testicle, iii. 227.
of the kidneys, iii. 227.
of the suprarenal capsules, iii. 227.
of the lower part of the intestines, iii. 227.
lymphatics of the stomach, iii. 229.
of the pancreas, iii. 229.
of the spleen, iii. 229.
of the liver, iii. 229.
deep, iii. 229.
superficial, iii. 229.
of the thorax and thoracic viscera, iii. 229.
of the thoracic parities, &c , iii. 229.
of the lungs, iii. 230.
of the heart, iii. 230.
deep-seated lymphatics of the upper extremity,
iii. 230.
superficial, iii 231.
lymphatics of the exterior of the upper
part of the trunk, iii. 231.
vasa efferentia of the axillary glands,
iii. 231.
superficial lymphatics of the head and
face, Iii. 231.
deep-seated, iii. 232.
uses of the lymphatics and lacteals, i. 33.
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM, ABNORMAL ANATOMY, iii. 232.
congenital variations from the normal distribution, iii.
232.
diseased conditions of the lymphatic and lacteal vessels,
iii. 233.
inflammation, iii. 233.
ulceration and adhesion of the valves, iii. 233.
thickening of the coats, iii. '^33.
varicosities, iii. 233.
diseased conditions of the absorbent glands, iii. 233.
inflammation acute and chronic, atrophy, iii. 233.
deposits, iii. 233.
tubercle, iii. 233.
cancer, melanosis, and encephaloid matter, iii.
234.
calcareous and carbonaceous deposits, iii. 234.
changes in the lymph, iii. 231.
concretions in the lymphatic vessels, iv. 89, 90.
Lymphatic ganglions of the face, ii. 228.
Lymphatic glands, i. 23.
structure, i. 23.
of arm, i. 217.
axillary, i. 368.
cervical i. 368,
inguinal, i. 368.
of external ear, ii. 556.
of the face, ii. 228.
See LYMPHATIC SYSTEM.
Lymphatic hearts, ii. 577.
Lymphatic vessels in particular :
abdominal, i. Ifi.
ankle, region of the, i. 151.
of bone, i. 436.
of cranium, i. 748,749.
of diaphragm, ii. 4.
of external ear, ii. 556.
of the lace, ii. 2*8.
deep, of the face, ii. 228.
of Fallopian tube, s. 603.
of generative organs of female, s. 714.
of glands, ii. 489.
of the hrart, ii. 596.
of the kidneys, iii. 227 ; iv. 23G.
of the leg, superficial, iii. 130.
of the liver, iii. 173. 2*9.
deep, iii. 229.
perficial, iii. 229.
low
of the lower part of the intestines, iii. 227.
of the nose, iii. 734.
of the oesophagus, iii. 759.
of the pancreas, iii. 2-9.
of penis, iii. 918.
of pharynx and mouth, iii. 949.
of prostate gland, iv. 148.
of salivary glands, iv. 428.
of sole of the foot, ii. 355.
of the spleen, iii. 229 ; iv. 793.
of the stomach, iii. 229.
of tympanum, ii. 556.
superficial, of head and face, iii. 231.
of the suprarenal capsules, iii. 227 ; iv. 833.
of the testicle, iii. 227.
of the thoracic duct, iii. 229.
of the thorax, iii. 229.
of thyroid gland, iv. 1107.
of urinary bladder, i. 387.
of urethra, iv. 1254.
in the female, iv. 1264.
of the uterus, s. 641.
of the vagina, s. 707.
Lyra, the, iii. 676. 703.
M.
Macausi Indian, cranium of, iv. 1326.
Mackarel, eyes of, iii. 1002.
form of, considered with respect to its mode and organs
of progression, iii. 437.
hibernation of the, iii. 13.
Macraucenia, an extinct genus of Pach vdermata, which see.
Macropus (Kangaroos), a genus of Marsupialia, iii. 266,
et seq.
characters of the genus, iii. 266.
Macropus major, or great Kangaroo, iii. 257. See Kanga-
roo ; MARSUPIALIA.
digestive organs of the, s. 303.
Macrospores. See REPRODUCTION, VEGETABLE.
Macrosterni, a tribe of Coleoptera, ii. 861.
Macrostomum, ovum of, s. [119].
Macula cribrosa, ii. 530.
Madder experiments of the growth of bone, iii. 853. See
OSSEOUS SYSTEM.
Madecassians, or natives of Madagascar, physical character
and origin of the, iv. 13G2.
Madreporidce, a family of Polypifera, iv. 19.
characters of the family, iv. 19.
genera of, iv. 19.
Madrcphyllidce, a family of Polypifera, iv. 19.
characters of the family, iv. 19.
genera of, iv. 19.
Mcenida:, a family of Fishes, iii. 956.
Magna pollicis seu princeps artery of hand, iv. 224.
Magnesia, effect of large doses of, in producing intestinal
calculi, iv. 84.
method of determining the presence of, in organic sub-
stances, iii. 804.
Magnetic effects of animal electricity, ii. 85.
Magnifying power of microscopes, iii. 354. See MICRO-
SCOPES.
Magnitude of works of nature and art, Galileo's deductions
as to the limits set to, iii. 415.
Magpies, instinct of, iii. 22.
Magyar race, its migration from Northern Asia to
Southern Europe, and modifications ofhabits in conse-
quence, iv. 1328.
Mahomedauism, influence of, over the tribes of Africa
which have adopted it, iv. 1353.
Maize, properties of, as food, ii. 13.
Malacca, Peninsula of, inhabitants of the, iv. 1361.
Malacopterygii abdominales, an order of Fishes, iii. 957,
et seq.
characters of the order, iii. 957.
Malacoptcrygii apodes, an order of Fishes, iii. 957, et seq.
characters of the order, iii. 957.
Malacopterygii subrachiales, an order of Fishes, iii. 'J57,
et seq.
characters of the order, iii. 957.
Malaise, or general discomfort, iv; 1165.
Malaptcrurus electricus (the Silurus of T/inna?us), ii. 81,
anatomy of its electrical organs, ii. 93.
GENERAL INDEX.
811
Malapterurus electricus continued.
localities inhabited by it, ii. '2.
physiological effects of its electrical discharge, ii. 84.
Malar branch of lachrymal artery, iii. 786.
bone, i. 728, 729 ; ii. 211.
angles, ii. 211.
borders, ii. 211.
1. anterior superirr, or orbifar, ii. 211.
2. anterior interior, or maxillary, H. 211,
3. posterior superior, or temporal, ii. 211.
4. posterior inferior, or masseteric border, ii.
211.
connexions, ii. 211.
development, ii. 212.
structure, ii. 212.
surfaces, ii. 211.
1. external, or facial, ii. 211.
2. internal, or temporo-zygomatic, ii. 211.
3. superior, or orbitar, ii. 211.
canal, ii. 211.
foramina, ii. 211.
nerve, ii. 2S4 ; iii. 788.
cutaneous of Meckel, ii. 284.
branch of lachrymal nerve, iii. 784.
process, ii. 208.
ridge, ii. 208.
jVfa/ayo-Polynesian group of languages, iv. 1347.
Malayo- Polynesians, mental and physical characteristics
of the, iv."l3'31.
Malays, physical characteristics of the, iv. 1361.
Malignant polypi of the uose, iii. 740.
Malieolar, internal, artery, i. 150.
nerves, iv. 769.
Malleolus, externus, i. 147. 151. 160.
internus, i. 147 ; ii- 169.
Malltus, or hammer-bone, ii. 546. 547.
development of, ii, 560.
functions of the, ii. 573.
muscle of the, or tensor tympani, ii. 545. 548.
functions of the muscle, ii. -"71.
abnormal conditions of the, ii. 561.
Malpighian bodies, iv. 243249.
epithelium of the, iv. 250.
function of the, iv. 254.
Malp'ghian corpuscles, functions of the, iv. 791.
of the spleen, iv. 775779.
Mamma:. See MAMMARY GLANDS.
MAMMALIA,I. 117; iii. 234.
characteristics derived from
the circulatory system, iii. 234.
the secretory system, iii. 235.
the alimentary system, iii. 235.
digestive organs, s. 301.
pancreas, s. 98.
duodenal band, s. 98.
gastro-splenic band, %. 98.
salivary glands, iv. 432.
tongues, iv. 1151.
kidneys, iv. 233.
liver, iii. 175.
generative organs of, ii. 421 ; iii. 235.
tne osseous system, iii. 23;"i.
composition of bones, i. 438,
temporo-maxillary articulation, iv. 940.
nervous system, the, iii. 235. 623.
the organs of sight, hearing, smell, and taste, iii.236.
eyelids, iii. 95.
eyebrows and eyelashes, iii. 95.
g'iandule of Harder, iii 98.
chiasma of the optic nerve, iii. 769.
respiratory movements, iv. 1021.
organs of voice, iv. 1486.
an-mal heat of the, ii. 649.
ciliary motion in, i. fi3l.
primary classification of Mammalia, according to Aris-
totle, Ray, Linnams, Pallas, and Cuvier. iii. 236 239.
subdivisions of the primary groups according to Lin-
naeus and Cuvier, iii. 241 .
affinities and classification of Mammalia according to
Macleay and che Quinary school, iii. '24i
primary division into two sub-classes according to
Owen, iii. 244.
orders arranged with regard to their affinities, iii. 244.
Mammary artery, iv. 822.
origin and course, iv. 822.
branches, iv. 822.
1. mediastinal branches, iv. 822.
2. superior phrenic, or comes nervi phrenici,
iv. 822.
3. anterior intercostal arteries, iv. 822.
terminal branches, iv. 823.
4. internal or abdominal branch, iii. 229. 248.
iv. 823.
5. external or muscnlo-phrenica,i. 364; iv. 823.
varieties of the mammary artery, iv. 823.
MAMMARY GLANDS (in human anatomy), ii. 481 ; ii. 245.
human mamma, iii. 246.
areola, iii. 247.
change in colour after impregnation, iii. 247.
cuticle and cutis, iii. 247.
tubercles of the areola, iii. 247.
areolar tissue of the, iii. 498.
MAMMARY GLANDS (In human anatomy) continued.
effect of age upon the structure and appearance of the
mammae, iii. 250.
internal structure of the breast, iii. 148.
arteries, iii. 248.
absorbents, iii. 249.
ligamenta suspensoria, iii. 248.
nerves, iii. 249.
secerning portion of the gland, cellules, glandules,
milk-tubes, reservoirs, iii. 248.
veins, iii. 249
nipple, or mammilla, iii. 246.
cuticle, rete mucosum, and cutis, iii. 246.
form and position, iii. 246.
alterations during lactation, iii. 246.
glands and papillae, iii. 246.
mammary glands in the male, iii. 250 ; iv. 464, 465.
secretion < f milk, iv. 461. 463.
vicarious secretion of milk, iv. 463.
influence of the nervous system and mental emotions on
the secretion of milk, iv. 464.
remarkable cases, iv. 465.
Mammary Glands (morbid anatomy), iii. 252.
hydatids, iii. 252.
hypertrophy of the adipose tissue, iii. 254.
inflammation, iii. 252.
malignant diseases, iii. 254.
cutaneous cancer, iii. 254.
scirrhus, iii. 255.
carcinoma reticulare, iii. 255.
alveolare, iii. 255.
soft cancer, fungus baematodes, and medullary can-
cer, iii. 255.
carcinoma fasciculatum, iii. 256.
melanosis, iii. 256.
tumours, chronic mammary, iii. 253.
irritable, iii. 254.
sero-cystic, of Sir B. Brodie. iii. 253.
calculi in the, iv. 86.
fatty infiltrations in the acini of the mamma, iv. 95.
Mammary Glands (in comparative anatomy), iii. 251.
in the Kangaroo, iii. 251.
in the Ornithorhynchus, iii. 251.
in Cetacea, iii. 2dl.
number of efferent ducts in various animals, iii. 252.
Mammary nerves, iv. 753.
veins, iv. 823.
internal, iii. 249; iv. 1408.
Mammilliform fibrous processes, s. 1 25. "
Mammilla, or nipple, of mamma?, iii. 246.
Mammillary bodies, or corpora albicantia, iii. 673. 676.
701.
fibrous matter and connexions, iii. 701.
structure, iii. 701.
processes or papillae, iv. 237.
Mammoth (Elephas primigenius), tusks of the, iv. 924.
Man, least adapted of all animals for swimming, iii. 439.
his mode of swimming, iii. 439, 440.
locomotion of, iii. 456. See MOTION, ANIMAL.
Mandibles of Insects, ii. 888. See INSECTA.
of Arachnida, i. 202.
Mandibulala, a sub-class of Insecta, ii. 859.
Mandrill, anatomy of the, iv. 201, el seq.
Manis, structure of the, ii. 47. See Eaentata.
electricity of a species of, ii. 82.
pelvis of the, s. 164.
Manlid<z, or praying insects, ii. 864.
" Mantle" of the acephalous Mollusca, i. 7C5.
Manyplies, psalterium, omasum, or feuillet, of Humioantia,
s. 537.
Marasmus, causes of, iii. 752.
effects of certain forms of, on the action of the heart, i.
798.
Marchantia polymorpha, vegetative system of, s. 237.
Marble, iv. 37.
radiating laminae of, iv. 37.
Mare, milk of the, iii. 362.
analysis of the, iii. 362.
Margarita of the cornea, ii. 177.
Marine animals, luminousness of. See LCMINOUSNESS,
ANIMAL.
Marmot ( Arctomys), anatomy of the, iv. 370, et seq.
Marqitesans, physical characters of the, iv. 1362.
Marrow of bones, fat in, i. 58.
spinal. See Spinal Cord.
MARSUPIALIA, iii. 257.
essential external and internal characters, iii. 2*7.
general remarks on the geographical distribution, &c.
of the Marsupialia, iii. '257.
Classification, iii. 258.
Tribe I. Sarcophaga, iii. 258.
Genus Thylacinus, iii. 258.
Dasyurus, iii. 259.
Phascogale, iii. 2=>9.
Tribe II. Entomophaga, iii. 259.
Group at, Gressoria, iii. 200.
Genus Myrmecobius, iii. 260.
Group /3, Saltatoria, iii. 260.
Genus Perameles, iii. 260.
Charopns, iii. 261.
Group -y, Scansoria, iii. 2il.
Gtnus Didelphis, iii. 261.
3 G 2
812
GENERAL INDEX.
MARSUPIAI.M, Classification continued.
Tribe 111. Carpophaga, iii. 262.
Genus Fhalangista, iii. 262.
Petaurus, iii. 263.
Phascolarctus, iii. 265.
Tribe IV. Poephaga. iii. 265.
Genus Hypsiprvmnus, iii. 265.
Macropus, iii. 266.
Tribe V. Rhizophaga, iii. 267.
Genus Phaseolomys, iii. 267.
Osteology of the Marsupialia, iii. 263.
the skull, iii. 2G8.
composition of the cranium, iii. 269.
occipital bone, iii. 269.
temporal, iii. 269.
sphenoid, iii. 271.
parietal, iii. 272.
frontal, iii. 272.
lachryma), iii. 272.
nasal, iii. 272.
intermaxillary, iii. 272.
superior maxillary, iii. 273.
perforations of the bony palate, iii. 273.
cavity of the cranium, iii. 274.
inferior maxilla, iii. 275.
of the Phascolotherium and Thylacotherium,
iii. 275.
yertebral column, iii. 276.
cervical vertebrae, iii. 276.
dorsal, iii. 277.
lumbar, iii. 278.
sacrum, iii. 278.
caudal vertebrae, iii. 278.
thorax, iii. 280.
ribs, iii. 280.
sternum, iii. 280.
pectoral extremities, iii. 280.
scapula, iii. 280.
clavicle, iii. 281.
humerus, iii. 281.
bones of the fore-arm, iii. 281.
carpus, iii. 282.
metacarpus, iii. 282.
phalanges, iii. 282.
pelvic extremities, iii. 282 ; 8. 159.
os innominatum, iii. 283.
marsupial bones, iii. 283.
femur, iii. 284.
patella, iii. 284.
tibia, iii. 284.
fibula, iii. 285.
tarsus, iii. 285.
metatarsus, iii. 286.
Myology, iii. 287.
abdominal inuscles in a male Phalanger, iii. 287.
external cblique, iii. 287.
internal oblique, iii.28.
transversalis abdominis, iii. 288.
pyramidalis, iii 288.
cremaster, iii. 288.
muscles of the pectoral extremity in Perameles
lagotis, iii. 289.
trapezius, iii. 289.
latissimus dorsi, iii. 289.
omo-anconeus, iii. 289.
serratus magnus, iii. 289.
supra-spinatus, iii. 289.
deltoides, iii. 289.
subscapularis, iii. 289.
teres major, iii. 289.
triceps extensor, iii. 289.
pectoralis major, iii. 289.
biceps, iii. 289.
pronator teres, iii. 290.
flexor carpi ulnaris and radialis, flexor subli-
mis digitorum, iii. 290.
flexor profundus, iii. 290.
pronator quadratus, iii. 290.
supinator longus, iii. 290.
muscles of the pelvic extremity, iii. 290.
in the Kangaroo ; sartorius, &c., iii. 290.
in a Dasyure ; sartorius and glutei, iii. 290.
in Perameles lagotis ; sartorius, rectus femo-
ris, and biceps flexor cruris, iii. 290.
in Dasyurus macrurus ; plantaris, soleus, tibi-
alis posticus, flexor longus pollicis, flexor
communis digitorum, iii. 2'.)0.
in Phalangista vulpinea ; muscles of the ante-
rior part of the leg, iii. 2!)) .
in Perameles lagotis; gastrocnemius, soleus,
and plantaris, iii. 291.
nervous system, iii. 291.
brain, iii. 291.
spinal cord, iii. 295.
organs of sense, iii. 296.
digestive system, iii. 297; s. 303.
mouth, iii. 297.
lips, iii. 297.
mast'catory muscles, iii. 297.
teeth, iii. 298; iv. 933.
cheek pouches, iii. 299.
fauces, iii. M'9.
MARSUPIALIA, digestive system continued.
alimentary canal, 'iii. 299.
sebaceous follicles of the rectum, iii. 303.
proper sphincter of ihe anus, iii. 303.
table of the length of the intestinal canal, in a
few species, iii. 304.
salivary glands, iii. 304.
tonsils, iii. 304.
liver, iii. 304.
pancreas, iii. 305.
spleen, iii. 305.
organs and mode of progression, iii. 453.
absorbents, iii. 305.
blood, iii. 305.
heart, iii.3t)6.
arteries, iii. 307.
veins, iii. 308.
respiratory organs, iii. 309.
tracheal rings, iii. 309.
thyroid glands, iii. 310.
thymus gland, iv. 1096.
larynx, iii. 310.
epiglottis, iii. 310.
thyroid cartilage, iii. 310.
kidney, iii. 310.
supra-renal glands, iii. 310.
ureters and bladder, iii. 310.
male organs of generation, iii. 310.
testes, iii. 310.
vasa deferentia, iii. 311.
vesicula? seminales, iii. 311.
membranous and prostatic portion of the urethra,
iii. 311.
Cowper's glands, iii. 311.
penis, iii. 311.
spermatozoa, iii. 312.
erectores penis, iii. 312.
retractor penis, iii. 312.
levator penis, iii. 313.
sphincter cloacae, iii. 313.
Weberian organ, iv. 1418.
female organs, iii. 313.
ovaries, iii. 313.
review of the female generative organs in other
groups of vertebrate animals, iii. 316.
uteri and vaginae in various species, iii. 316.
arrangement of the vaginal rugae, &c., iii. 317.
purposes answered by the different forms of the
generative organs of marsupial females, iii. 317.
gelatino-mucous secretion in the vagina, iii. 318.
clitoris, iii. 318.
development of Marsupialia, iii. 318.
review of the different opinions which have been
expressed on the subject, iii. 318.
experiment performed with a view to ascertain thn
period of uterine gestation, the structure of the
fcetal envelopes, the conditions of the new-born
young, &c. in the Kangaroo, iii. 321.
ovarian ovum, iii. 323.
examination and dissection of an embryo Kangaroo
at about the twentieth day of utero-gestation, iii.
323.
condition of the foetus of the Kangaroo at a later
stage of uterine development, iii. 325.
new-born foetus of the Kangaroo, iii. 325.
new-born fcetus of Didelphys Virginiana, and sub-
sequent growth of the young, iii. 325.
condition of the young Kangaroo whilst in the
marstipium, iii. 325.
relative size of the brain of the embryo Kangaroo
compared with that of the embryo of the sheep,
iii. 326.
traces of the umbilical vessels, urachus, &c., in the
mammary foetus of Kangaroo, iii. 326.
dissection of a small mammary fcetus of Kangaroo,
iii. 326.
larynx of the mammary fcetus of Kangaroo, iii.
327.'
maturation of the mammary fcetus, iii. 327.
mammary organs, iii. 327.
marsupium, iii. 327.
observations on the claims of the Marsupialia to be re-
garded as a natural group of animals, iii. 328.
table of classification of the Marsupiaiia, iii. 330.
Marsupiale generation, mode of, ii. 436.
Marsupium, or pouch of Marsupialia, iii. 327.
development of the, iii. 327.
Marsupium nigrum, or pecten in Aves, ii. 203.
Mascula Sappho, ii. 686.
Massa csirnea Jacobi Sylvii, ii. 358.
Musseteric artery, i. 4^9.
branch of inferior maxillary nerve, ii. 291.
or posterior inferior, border of malar bone, ii. 21 1.
or external, surface of rami of lower jaw, ii. 214.
veins, iv. 1404.
Mastication of food, process of, s. 397.
muscles used in, iii. 542.
uses of the salivary glands in, iv. 428.
function of the tongue as an organ of, iv. 1152.
Masticatory nerve, ii. 271.
Mastfff, brain of the, iii 696.
Mas/tgocerca, a genus of Kotifcra, iv. 406.
GENERAL INDEX.
813
Mastodon giganteus, anatomy of the. See PACHYDERMATA.
tusks of the, iv. 927.
pelvis of the, ?. 156.
Mastoid cells, ii. 546.
foramen, i. 734.
nerve, iii. 571.
anterior, iv. 753.
external occipital, iv. 753.
process, i. 734.
portion of the temporal bone, i. 734.
Maternal affection, or rn^yn, general final cause of, iii. 15.
Matrix, fibro-celliilar, of the kidney, iv. 239.
of tubes of stomach, s. 324.
Matter, organic, considered, iii. 152. See LIFE.
Maturity of man, i. 76.
osseous system at, i. 438.
Maw, etymology of the word, s. 294, note.
MaxilUe', or lesser jaws, of insects, ii. 889.
office of the, ii. 889.
of Arachnida, i. 202.
Maxillary, or inferior dental, artery, I. 489.
external, or facial artery, i. 486 ; ii. '227.
internal, i. 489 ; ii. 2^7. 556 ; iii. i'3. 733. 903.
branches, i. 489, 490.
bone, superior, i. 728, 729 ; ii. 207; iii. 725.
borders, ii. 209.
1. anterior, or naso-maxillary, ii. 209.
2. posterior, or pterygo-palatine, ii. 209.
3. inferior, or alveolar, ii. 209.
connexions, ii. 209.
development, ii. 209.
maxillary sinus, ii. 209.
os intermaxillare, ii. 210.
structure, ii. 209.
surfaces, ii. 207.
1 . facial, ii. 207.
2. posterior, or zygomatie, it 203.
3. internal, or naso-palatine, ii. 208.
4. superior, or orbitar, ii. 208.
in the inferior animals, ii. 210.
Maxillary, inferior, or lower jaw-bone, ii. 213.
angles of the bone, ii. 214.
body of the bone, ii. 213.
borders, ii. 214.
1. upper, or alveolar, ii. 214.
2. lower, ii. 214.
surfaces, ii. 213.
1. anterior, ii. 213.
2. inferior, ii. 213.
connexions, ii. 215.
development, ii. 215.
rami, ii. 214.
borders, ii. 214.
1. anterior, ii. 214.
2. posterior, ii. 214.
3. superior, ii. 214.
4. inferior, ii. 214.
surfaces, ii. 214.
1. external, or masseteric, ii. 214.
2. internal, or pterygoid, ii. 214.
structure, ii. 215.
canal, interior, ii. 294.
nerve, inferior, i. 749 ; ii. 291, 292. 294.
branches, ii. 289-297.
divisions, ii. 291.
origin and cranial course, ii. 290, 291.
superior, i. 749 ; ii. 283; iii. 787.
branches, ii. 284.
course, ii. 283.
orbital portion of the, iii. 787.
or auricular process, ii. 210. 213.
sinus, or antrum Highmori, ii. 209,
suture, ii. 208.
tuberosity, ii. 208.
vein, inte'rnal, iii. 903. 949 ; iv. 1405.
Meadows, ravages of the wire-worm in, ii. 861.
Meal-beetles (Tenebrionidae), ii. 863.
Mcandrina cerebriformis, a species of Polypifera, iv. 36.
mode of growth, iv. 37.
Meandrina, genera of Polypifera, iv. 36.
Measles, traces of, in the foetus in utero, ii. 333.
" Measly pork," cause of, ii. 120.
Meat. See MUSCLE.
Meat, or flVsh, as food, s. 389. See Food.
Meatus auditoriuscartilagineus-membranaceus, ii. 552
development and abnormal conditions, ii. 561.
auditorius externus, i. 733.
interims, i. 733.
of temporal bone, internal, ii. 510.
externus s. porus acousticus, ii. 552, 553.
development and abnormal conditions, ii. 561.
nervi meatus auditorii externi, inferior et superior,
ii. 553.
offiVe of the, in the function of hearing, ii. 571.
577.
nasal, i. 731.
middle, i. 731 ; iii. 725.
superior, i. 731 ; iii. 724.
urinarius, iii. 914 ; iv. 1244 ; g. 710.
of female, iv. 1264.
Meeker s ganglion, ii. 585.
Medea (Acalepha?}, i. 39.
Median artery of spinal cord, anterior, iii. 656 ; iv. 821.
vein, ii. 63. 362. 524. See ELBOW.
basilic, ii. 63. 361,362.
cephalic, ii. 64. 361, 362.
nerve, i. 217. 361 : ii. 524. 527 ; iv. 756.
muscular branches, iv. 756.
anterior interosseous nerve, iv. 756.
palmar cutaneous branch, iv. 757.
terminal digital branches of the median nerve, ir.
757.
Mediastinal arteries, i. 193 ; iv. 822.
Mediastinum, iv. 1.
testis, iv. 977.
Medical Statistics. See STATISTICS, MEDICAL.
Medicaments, action of, on the system, ii. 15.
Medina, or Guinea, worm, ii. 122. See ENTOZOA ; Filaria
MedinensU.
Medulla, or marrow of bones, i. 434.
composition, i. 434.
condition of, in rickets, i. 440. See Rickets.
medullary membrane, i. 434, 435.
See also BONE, FAT, OSTEOGENY.
oblongata, i. 732 ; iii. 668. 670 : iv. 677.
columns, anterior pyramidal, iii. 679 684.
olivary, iii. 679. 683, 684.
corpus dentatum, iii. 683.
posterior pyramidal, iii. 679. 682.
course of fibres, iii. 680.
restiform, iii. 679. 682. 684,
interpretation of the various columns, iii. 684.
definition, iii. 679.
development, iii. 683.
fibres of, antero-posterior, iii. 680. 685.
arciform, iii. 680.
decussating, iii. 680.
fissure of, median anterior, iii. 679.
posterior, iii. 679.
nerves connected with Ihe medulla oblongata, iii.
684.
shape, iii. 679.
transverse sections of the medulla oblongata, iii.
6*3.
sketch of the microscopic anatomy of the medull*
oblongata, iii. 708.
functions of the medulla oblongata, iii. 722 I.
spinalis, i. 731.
diseases of the, iv. 957, 958.