SUBJECT INDEX
avoidance, 21, 23
emotional, 22
erratic, 404
feeding, 23, 24
innate, 19
reproductive
arousal, 18, 23, 34, 56
copulation, 18
courtship, 18, 25, 51
mating, 18
nestbuilding, 18
parental, 19, 51
sexual, 18, 51
spawning, 17, 51
respiratory, 292, 392, 393, 400, 403
rheotactic, 37
Beta cells, 32
Blood
distribution, 180-162
groups, 466, 467, 478, 486-490
ABO system, 487, 488, 490, 491
pressure in arteries and veins, 135-138
respiratory properties of, 375-380
transport of CO, in, 188-203
volume, 159, 160
Bohr effect, 218,223, 228, 230, 231, 234,
235, 239, 240, 242, 243, 245, 249,
274, 280, 376, 378, 379, 431, 432,
434
Boyle's law, 424, 425
Branchial system, see also Gills
arches, 301, 308, 310, 313-315, 320,
breathing, 393, 394, 396, 399403
cavities, 364
circulation, see Circulatory system
heart, see Heart
nerves, 327
pump, 333, 338, 392, 395
respiratory rate, 394, 401
vascular resistance, 405
vessels
365, 371, 408
afferent, 139, 144, 266, 371, 374, 394
efferent, 266, 374
Breathing, see also Respiratory system
regulation of, 293-352
responses to air exposure, 403, 404
to changes in external gas composition. 393-402
to mechanical stimuli, 402, 403
Bretylium, 123
Buffer systems, 173, 181-183, 187, 188,
193, 195, 197-199, 201, 202, 204,
235, 344, 381
action, 181-183, 197, 344
capacity, 182, 193, 196-200, 203, 275,
279, 376, 380
Bulbar tract, 33
Buoyancy, 72, 453, 457
equilibrium, 415, 423
neutral, 414, 425-427
Bursa of Fabricus, 480
C
Carbon dioxide in blood, 342346
carbonate-bicarbonate system, 274,275,
combining curve, 105, 145, 188-196,
combining power, 190, 195, 380
dissociation curve, 188, 199, 271-273,
transport of, 188-203, 215, 229, 380
Y-bound, 193
Carbonic anhydrase, 190-192, 202, 203,
Cardiac arrhythmia, 151, 459, see also
Cardiac function, 119, 458, see also Heart
Cardiac muscle, 111, 138, 141, see a h
Heart
Cardiac output, 144, 145, 151, 153, 155160, 283, 284, 340-342, 350, 351,
389, 405, see also Heart
system, Heart
344
199-201
275, 282, 379, 380
275, 276, 279, 437
Heart
Cardiovascular system, see Circulatory
Carotid glomis, 340
Catecholamines, 110-112, 116, 121, 123126, 136, 150, 151, 155, 156, 160,
166-168, 267, 268, 286, 352, 440,
see also Adrenaline, Noradrenaline
Caudal neurosecretory system, see Spinal
cord
Central nervous system
anatomy and physiology of the, 1-90
integration, 2, 3, 16, 34, 41, 52, 54, 58,
62, 317, 321
regeneration, 3, 24-26
avoidance, 21, 23
emotional, 22
erratic, 404
feeding, 23, 24
innate, 19
reproductive
arousal, 18, 23, 34, 56
copulation, 18
courtship, 18, 25, 51
mating, 18
nestbuilding, 18
parental, 19, 51
sexual, 18, 51
spawning, 17, 51
respiratory, 292, 392, 393, 400, 403
rheotactic, 37
Beta cells, 32
Blood
distribution, 180-162
groups, 466, 467, 478, 486-490
ABO system, 487, 488, 490, 491
pressure in arteries and veins, 135-138
respiratory properties of, 375-380
transport of CO, in, 188-203
volume, 159, 160
Bohr effect, 218,223, 228, 230, 231, 234,
235, 239, 240, 242, 243, 245, 249,
274, 280, 376, 378, 379, 431, 432,
434
Boyle's law, 424, 425
Branchial system, see also Gills
arches, 301, 308, 310, 313-315, 320,
breathing, 393, 394, 396, 399403
cavities, 364
circulation, see Circulatory system
heart, see Heart
nerves, 327
pump, 333, 338, 392, 395
respiratory rate, 394, 401
vascular resistance, 405
vessels
365, 371, 408
afferent, 139, 144, 266, 371, 374, 394
efferent, 266, 374
Breathing, see also Respiratory system
regulation of, 293-352
responses to air exposure, 403, 404
to changes in external gas composition. 393-402
to mechanical stimuli, 402, 403
Bretylium, 123
Buffer systems, 173, 181-183, 187, 188,
193, 195, 197-199, 201, 202, 204,
235, 344, 381
action, 181-183, 197, 344
capacity, 182, 193, 196-200, 203, 275,
279, 376, 380
Bulbar tract, 33
Buoyancy, 72, 453, 457
equilibrium, 415, 423
neutral, 414, 425-427
Bursa of Fabricus, 480
C
Carbon dioxide in blood, 342346
carbonate-bicarbonate system, 274,275,
combining curve, 105, 145, 188-196,
combining power, 190, 195, 380
dissociation curve, 188, 199, 271-273,
transport of, 188-203, 215, 229, 380
Y-bound, 193
Carbonic anhydrase, 190-192, 202, 203,
Cardiac arrhythmia, 151, 459, see also
Cardiac function, 119, 458, see also Heart
Cardiac muscle, 111, 138, 141, see a h
Heart
Cardiac output, 144, 145, 151, 153, 155160, 283, 284, 340-342, 350, 351,
389, 405, see also Heart
system, Heart
344
199-201
275, 282, 379, 380
275, 276, 279, 437
Heart
Cardiovascular system, see Circulatory
Carotid glomis, 340
Catecholamines, 110-112, 116, 121, 123126, 136, 150, 151, 155, 156, 160,
166-168, 267, 268, 286, 352, 440,
see also Adrenaline, Noradrenaline
Caudal neurosecretory system, see Spinal
cord
Central nervous system
anatomy and physiology of the, 1-90
integration, 2, 3, 16, 34, 41, 52, 54, 58,
62, 317, 321
regeneration, 3, 24-26