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Abdomen, 132 muscles, 132, et seq.  nerves, 134   regions, 134, 135   contents, 135, 136  Abdominal aorta, 107, 109  Abducens nerve, 83  Abscess, 34, 51, 52, 100, 137, 152, 159, 168  Absorbent vessels or lymphatics, 34  Absorption of food, 33   in intestines, 144   in mouth, 136   in stomach, 140  Accommodation of eye, 72  Acetabulum, 162, 187  Acromion process, 173  Adam's apple, 121  Adductor magnus muscle, 190  Adenoids, 62  Adipose tissue, 16  Air, changes by breathing, 129, 130   complemental, 129   residual, 129   supplemental, 129   tidal, 129  Air cells, 27  Albumin in urine, 158  Albuminoids, 12  Alimentary canal, 136, et seq.

Alveoli of lungs, 126

Amœba, 12

Ampullæ of mamma or breast, 100

Amputation, 177

Amylopsin, 144

Anabolism, 147

Anasarca, 152

Anatomy, 11

Anconeus muscle, 182, 183

Anemia, 120

Aneurism, 109

Ankle, 195

Annular ligaments, 184, 198

Ano-spinal reflex, 146

Antrum of Highmore, 54, 57

Anus, 141, 146

Aorta, 99, 107, 109

Aortic valve, 104

Aponeuroses, 23

Apoplexy, 79, 118

Appendages of the skin, 40

Appendix, vermiform, 145

Aqueous humor, 70

Arachnoid, 76

Areola, 100

Areolar tissue, 15

Arteries, 27, 28, 29, 107 nerves, 29 of back, 94, 95 of brain, 77 of breast, 100 of chest, 99 of heart, 107