Handbook of physiology.

  • Kirkes, William Senhouse, 1823-1864.
Date:
1863
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    P. Pacinian corpuscles, 403. Pain in paralyzed parts, 414. Palate and uvula in relation to voice, 558. Pancreas, 263, development of, 728. Pancreatic fluid, 263. Pancreatine, ib. Papillae. of the kidney, 374. skin, 363, 640. tongue, 634. Par vagum. See Pneumogastric. Paralyzed parts, painful, 414. nutrition of, 328. limbs, temperature of, 202. Paralysis, cross, 448, Paraplegia, from disease or injury of the spinal cord, 431. reflex movements in, 436. delivery in, 441. state of intestines in, 291. Parotid gland, saliva from, 213. Particles, changes of ia nutrition, 316. removal when impaired or effete, ib. duration of life in each, 322. natural decay and death, 317. process of forming new, 323. Patheticus, or fourth nerve, 480. Pause in Heart's action. See Heart, 85. Pavement-epithelium, 342. Peduncles, of the cerebellum, 454. of the cerebrum, 462. Pelvis of the kidney, 374. Penis, corpus cavernosum, 154. erection of, a reflex act in part, 441. Pepsine, 232. Peptic cells, 225. glands, 224. action of,_236. Peptone, 242.' Perception, 36. Perilymph, or fluid of labyrinth of ear, 610. Perilymph, continued. use of, 624. Peristaltic movements, 289. Peritoneum, ])eculiarities of, 337. Permanent glands, 346. Perspiration, cutaneous, 368. insensible and sensible, iJ. Peyer's glands, 255. Pharynx, action of in swallowing, 221. reflex movements of, 435. PhleboUthes, 44. Phosphates, exist leady-formed in tissues, 19. parts in which they are found, ih. present in albumen, 13. in blood, 65. acid, in gastric fluid, 230. Phosphorus, in organic compounds, 19. in urine, 393. union of with oxygen producing heat, 199, note. Phrenology, 475. Physical forces, share of in organic processes, 33. Pia mater, circulation in, 152. Picromel, 271. Pigment of hair, 318. Pigment-cells, form and contents of, 27. Pineal gland, 476. Pituitary gland, ib. Placenta, formation and structure of, 701. foitalis and uterina, ib. relation of to the liver, 276. Plants, heat evolved by, 201. Plastic food, 207. force, 31. Plexuses, nervous, 400. terminal, 402. conduction through, 417. brachial, relation to spinal cord, 426. lumbar, ditto, ib. Plurality of cerebral organs, 475. Pneumogastric nerve, 498. relation of to functions of larynx. 500. to functions of oesophagus, 501.