Volume 1

A text-book of physiology / by Henry P. Bowditch [and others] ; edited by William H. Howell.

Date:
1900
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    Urea, amount of, in the blood, 51 in the urine, 335 antecedents of, 335 elimination of, 252 estimation of, 549 formation of, after removal of the liver. 337 in the liver, 331 origin of, in the body, 550 in the liver, 260 preparation of, 548 from proteid, 337 presence of, in sweat, 342 properties of, 549 Ureters, movements of, 371, 389 Uric acul, formation of, 338 in the liver, 322 in the spleen, 333 molecular structure of, 554 occurrence of, 338 origin of, in birds, 557 in mammals, 338, 556 preparation of, 555 properties of, 555 Urinary bladder, innervation of, 392 movements of, 390 pigments, origin of, from hsemoglobin, 45 secretion, normal stimulus for, 255 relation of, to the blood-flow through the kidney, 253 Urine, acidity of, after meals, 290 composition of, 2.50, 334 ethereal sulphates of, 572 secretion of, 251 Uriniferous tubules, secretory function of, 252 structure of, 250 Urobilin, 574 Vagus, anabolic action of, on the heart, 166 anatomy of, in the dog, 159 cardiac branches of, 159 efl'ect on the heart, nature of, 166 gastric branches of 381 inhibition, dependence of, on the character of the stimulus, 165 intestinal branches of, 385 nerves, pulmonary branches of, 465 relation of, to apncea, 442 respiratory function of, 459 pneumonia, 466 secretory fibres of, to the pancreas, 232 to the stomach, 239 stimulation, auricular effects of, 164 efl'ect of, on the heart, 152, 163 on the ventricle, 162 latent period of, 162 Valsalva's experiment, 452 sinuses, 111 Valves, auriculo-ventricular, 108 of lymphatic vessels, 146 semilunar, 110 Valvulse conniventes, value of, in absorption, 314 Vaseline, 531 Vaso-constnctor centre, rhythmical activitv of, 201, 451 nerves, discovery of, 193 Vaso dilator nerves, discovery of, 194 Vaso-motor centre, medullary, 198 centres, spinal, 199 sympathetic, 200 nerves, anatomy of, 198 methods of investigating, 195 of the brain, 203 of tlie generative organs, 208 of the head, 204 of the heart, 206 of the intestines, 206 Vaso-motor nerves of the kidney, 207, 256 of the limbs, 209 of the liver, 206 of the lungs, 205, 466 of the muscles, 210 of the pancreas, 207 of the portal system, 209 of the salivary glands, 222 of the spleen, 207 of the tongue, 205 of the veins, 195 special properties of, 197 reflexes, 201 through the vagi, 172 Vegetable foods, composition of, 278 proteids, .577 Veins, etfect of compression of, on lymph forma- tion. 72 entrance of air into, 97 rate of flow in, 101 vaso-motor nerves of, 209 Velocity of blood-flow, 99, 100, 101 Venje Thebesii, 184 Veuo-motor nerves of the limbs, 209 Venous blood-flow, effect of the auricles on, 137 circulation, 95, 96 pressure, 91, 94 pulse, respiratory, 96 Ventilation, principles of, 439 Ventricles, independent rhythm of, 152 work done by, 106, 107 Ventricular cycle, analysis of, 133 diastole, duration of, 123 pressure-curves, analysis of, 128 pressures, 125 systole, duration of, 123 Vernix caseosa, 258 Vessels of Tbebesius, 186 Villus, intestinal, structure of, 318 Viscero-motor nerves to the intestines, 385 Viscosity of irrigating media for the heart, 191 Visual purple, ,575 Vital capacity of the lungs, 427 force, definition of, 25 Vitellin, composition of, 579 Voluntary control of the heart, 178 Vomiting, 387 causes of, 388 centre for, .389 nervous mechanism of, 388 Wandering cells, definition of, 48 Water, absorption of, 313, 318 amount lost through the lungs, 410 distribution of, 503 effect of, on pancreatic secretion, 236 ■ elimination of, 340 imbibition of, 504 latent heat of, 504 nutritive value of, 276, 354 pro])erties of, 503 Wharton's duct, 217 William's frog-heart apparatus,188 valve, 187 Wines, 535 Wirsung's duct, 231 Work done by the heart ventricles, 106, 107 Xanthin. .553 physiological significance of, 339 Xantho-proteid reaction, 576 Xylose, .562 Yawning, 454 Zymogen granules, definition of, 228 of the pancreas, 235