Outlines of comparative physiology : touching the structure and development of the races of animals, living and extinct for the use of schools and colleges / by Louis Agassiz and A.A. Gould ; edited from the revised ed. and greatly enl. by Thomas Wright.

  • Louis Agassiz
Date:
1855
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Credit: Outlines of comparative physiology : touching the structure and development of the races of animals, living and extinct for the use of schools and colleges / by Louis Agassiz and A.A. Gould ; edited from the revised ed. and greatly enl. by Thomas Wright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Reproduction, peculiar modes of, 5101 —547 ; gemmiparous and fissipa- rous, 510—515; alternate and equi- vocal, 516—532; consequences of alternate generation, 533—547. liep'tiles or Reptil'ia, jaws of, 340 ; circulation of the blood, 366; re- spiration, 384. Rep'tiles, reign of, 658, 670—677. Reptil'ia (Lat.repto, I creep),orRep'- tiles ; the third class of vertebrate animals with imperfect respiration and cold blood, xxi. Respira'tion, 376—405 ; in the echi- nodermata, 378, 405 ; in mollusca, 380, 405 ; in Crustacea, 381, 405 ; in annelida, 382 ; in fishes, 383 ; in reptiles, 384; in insects and arachnida, 385; in man, 386; in birds, 388; lungs of man and the mammalia,389,390 ; two sorts of respiratory organs in articulata,405 Rest, the distinctive character of in- organic bodies, 32. Re'te muco'sum, the cellular layer between the scarf-skin and true skin, which is the seat of the pe- culiar colour of the skin, 413. Ret'ina(Latin),the seatof vision, 125. Retract'ile, that may be drawn back. Rhi'zodonts, an order of extinct rep- tiles, xxi. 672. Rhizo'poda; see Foraminifera. Rocks, what, in a geological sense, 646 ; their different kinds, 646, 647. Ro'dents (Lat rodo, I gnaw), quad- rupeds with teeth for gnawing, 343. Rotifera (Lat. rota, a wheel; fero, I bear), infusorial animalcules characterised by the vibratile and apparently rotating ciliary organs upon the head. Rotifera, eggs of the, 546. Ru'minants (Lat. ruminus), quadru- peds which chew the cud ; as the bull and stag, 343. Running, 296. Sac'ciform, shaped like a sac or bag. Salif'erous, or salt-bearing forma- tion, 650. Sal'pians (Gr. uaXu-r], a kind of fish), tunicated mollusks which float in the open sea, xxiii. 519. Sau'riaus (Gr. oavpoe, a lizard), a class of reptiles, including the ex- isting crocodiles, and many spe- cies of large size, 673. Scan'sores (Lat. scando, I climb), birds adapted for climbing, xxi. Scap'ula, the, or shoulder blade. 270. Scap'ular arch, the, 269. Sclerot'ic, the principal coat of the eye, 123. Seba'ceous (Lat. sebum, tallow) like lard or tallow. Secondary age, the reign of reutiles, 658, 670—677. Secretions, the, 406—428 ; structure of glands, 419—425 ; elementary parts, 426 ; origin of glands, 427 ; distribution of their vessels, 428. Sedimentary or stratified rocks, 646; alone contain fossils, 649. Seg'ment, portion of a circle or sphere. Segmentation, the act of dividing into segments. Semilu'nar, crescent-shaped, like a half moon. Sensation, 76—119. Senses, the special, 120—184 Sep'ta (Latin), partitions. Se'rous, (Lat. serum), watery. Serrat'ed (Lat.semz, a saw), toothed like a saw. Ses'sile (Lat. sessilis), attached by a base. Se'tse (Lat. seta, a bristle), bristles or similar oarts. Shell, 218. Shoulder blade, the, 270. Sight, sense of 120—144. Si'lex (Latin), flinty rock. Sili'ceous (Lat. sites, flint), flinty. Silk-worm, metamorphoses of the, 551.