Principles of human physiology, with their chief applications to pathology, hygiene, and forensic medicine : especially designed for the use of students / by William B. Carpenter.
- William Benjamin Carpenter
- Date:
- 1842
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Credit: Principles of human physiology, with their chief applications to pathology, hygiene, and forensic medicine : especially designed for the use of students / by William B. Carpenter. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The Number's refer to the Paragraphs. Organs of Sense, their mode of operation, 103,104; see Ear, Eye, &c. Ornithorhyncus, 55 Ostrich, 47, 52 Ovarium, origin of ova in, 740, 741; corpus luteum in, 744 Ovum, parts of, 739; origin of, 740 ; matu- ration of, 741 ; arrival of spermatozoa at, 733, 743 ; discharge of, from ovary, 744; first changes in, 745, 746 Owen, Mr., on blood-corpuscles of Siren, 570 71; on formation of teeth, 634 P. Pancreas, structure of, 693; secretion of, 695 Papillae, of skin, 316 ; of tongue, 321; of optic nerve, 332; of auditory nerve, 352 Paralysis of Spinal Cord, 176—179, 261 agitans, 300 note Parturition, 203, 753 Par Vagum, the exciter of respiratory move- ments, 184,185 ; influence of, on pharynx, 193 ; influence of, on stomach, 198; chief excitor of sense of hunger, 199 ; effects of section of, on lungs, 230—233; on diges- tion, 234—236; on heart, 238 Pathology, the science of abnormal life, 2; connection of with physiology, 7—9; connection of, with therapeutics, ].0; mode of advancing it, 11, 12 Pepsin, 455, 456 Perception, 288, 289 Perennibranchiate Batrachia, 43 Peristaltic movements of intestines, 446; in- dependent of nervous agency, 200; influ- enced by spinal cord through sympathetic, 200, 201 Peyerian glands, 705, 707 Philip, Dr. Wilson, his experiments on the Par Vagum, 233—236 ; on connection of nervous system with heart, 481; with ca- pillaries, 513 Phosphorus, an element of food, 434; in protein compounds, 458; oxidation of, in system, 677 Photophobia, 222 Phrenological doctrines regarding Cerebel- lum, 274—278 ; regarding Cerebrum, 292, 293 Physiology, objects of the science, and mode of pursuing it, 1; science of nonnal life, 2; its relation to Hygiene, 6 ; to Pathology, 7—9 Pigment-cells, 617 Placenta, 54, 55 ; formation and structure of, 748 Placental souffle, 750 Plants, see Vegetables Plethora, increase of blood-corpuscles in, 591 c Plica Polonica, 624 Poisseuille, M., his experiments on the circu- lation, 492, 501, 503, 587 Polypes, 18, 130; circulation in, 498; re- production of parts in, 593 Porrigo favosa, 562 Portal circulation, 500, 517, 655; in kid- neys, 669 Posterior roots of spinal nerves, 123 Pregnancy, signs of, 751, 752, see Gesta- tion Presbyopia, 351 Primitive trace, 759 Protein, composition and properties of, 457 Proteus, 43 Prout, Dr., his classification of alimentary substances, 430; his observations on di- gestion, 460 ; on amount of carbonic acid excreted, 535 ; on watery exhalation from the lungs, 549 ; on urine, 675 ; on general disorders of secretion, 718 Pulsation of heart, 482—486 arteries, 501 Pulse, average frequency of, at dififerent ages, 493 ; variations of, with sex and posture, 493; with muscular exertion, 516; diur- nal variation of, 494 ; respiratory, 516 Pupil, action of, 205, 222, 249, 330 Purkinje, optical experiment of, 348 Pus, production of, 601, 609 Pyramids, anterior and posterior, 168—172 Q. Quadrumana, 61 Quickening, 752 Quetelet, M., his researches on relative mor- tality at different seasons, 729; on length and weight of infants at birth, 779 ; on relative viability of males and females, 772 ; on comparative heights of males and females, 772 E. Baciborski, his researches on conception, 742 Radiata. 17 ; general structure of, 18—20 ; affinity with vegetables, 18, 19; sym- metry in, 20; reproduction of parts in, 21; nervous system in, 128—131 Recti muscles of orbit, 245, 248, 249 Reeds, vibrating, laws of, 407—409 Reflex action, 130, 146, 162, 173, 175 cases of, in Man, without sensa- tion, 176—180, 194 Regeneration of parts, in lower Animals, 21, 593 Reid, Dr., J., his researches on glosso-pharyn- geal nerve, 123, 192, 193, 228; on pneumo-gastric, 184, 199, 230—238; on laryngeal nerves, 188; on spinal acces-](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28269238_0775.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
