_Liver_ absorbed food passes through the, 49 absorbed chyle passes through the, 92 in the fœtus, 92 nature of blood brought to, 94 chyle transferred to, by mesenteric vessels, 118 _Lungs_ speculation on changes in the blood passing through the, 48 blood cooled on passing through the, 122, 145 course of blood through the, shown by an experiment on the body of a man recently hanged, 177 M _Malpighi_ the first to observe the capillaries, xvi _Medical Observations_ Harvey refers to his, 157, 158, 171 _Medicines_ externally applied confirm the circulation, 91 _Mesentery_ bloodvessels of, 94, 115 Harvey combats Riolan’s denial of circulation in vessels of the, 115 Harvey suggests an experiment to convince him, 171 valves in the mesenteric veins, 116 veins of, transfer chyle to the liver, 118 _Metamorphosis_ doctrine of, contrasted with that of Epigenesis, xxi _Mitral Valve_ references to, 17, 101 Aristotle’s error regarding the, 101 _Morison, R._ letter of Harvey to, 185 _Movement_ of the heart, 24, 36 of the auricles and ventricles, 31 of the heart summarised, 37 of the blood from veins to arteries, 42 of the blood in the fœtus, 44 lower animals, 43 is circular, 58 of the blood in the veins aided by the circumjacent muscles, 116 _Muscle_ the heart a, and so called by Hippocrates, 104 N _Nardi, John_, of Florence letters of Harvey to, 184, 193, 199 _Nutrition_ of the Tissues connection of the, with the circulation, 119 O _Oration, Harveian_ founded by Harvey, delivered annually at the College of Physicians, xxii P _Padua_ Harvey and Galileo there together, vii, xiv famous for its university, xiv Harvey studies medicine at, xiv _Parr, Thomas_ anatomical examination of the body of, 207 _Pathology_ how best advanced, 112 _Pecquet_ Harvey refers to his discovery of the Receptaculum Chyli, 186 Harvey praises his industry, 196 See also _Lacteals_ _Phlebotomy_ explained by the circulation, 73 shows nature of flow of blood in the veins, 154 influenced by temperature and mental state, 157 _Physicians, College of_ Harvey elected a Fellow of the, xv Harvey built a Convocation Hall for, and gave books to, xvii his treatise dedicated to President and Fellows of, 5 _Physiology_ importance of its study, 112 _Poisons_ action of, confirmatory of the circulation, 90 _Pulmonary Artery_ formerly supposed to carry nourishment to lungs, 17 why coats of, thinner than those of aorta, 107 transmits far more blood than required for nutrition, 108