MAMMALIAN ANATOMY 



THE SKELETON OF THE CAT 



CHAPTER I 



INTRODUCTORY 



Mammalian Anatomy l treats of the structure of those vertebrate 

 animals known as Mammals. It is a part of Biology, 2 the science of 

 living things, and of its subdivision Morphology, 3 the science of form. 



As all living things are either plants or animals, the study of 

 plants being termed Botany, the study of animals being termed 

 Zoology, 4 Morphology is divided into Vegetal Morphology and 

 Animal Morphology. 



Animal Morphology is subdivided into several sciences. 



It may treat of the general structure of the animal body, of its 

 parts and organs, and of their form, size, character, and relation. 

 This is known as Descriptive Anatomy. 



It may treat of definite regions of the body, describing all structures 

 found therein and their relations to one another. This is known as 

 Regional or Topographical Anatomy. 



It may treat of the gradual development of animals before birth. 

 This is known as Embryology; 5 and when it deals with the develop- 

 ment of an individual animal, it is termed Ontogeny. 6 The history 



1 From (Gr.) anatemnein, to cut up. 



2 From (Gr.) bios, life, and logos, discourse. 



3 From (Gr.) morphe, form, and logos. 



4 From (Gr.) zoon, an animal, and logos. 



5 From (Gr.) embryon, embryo, and logos. 



6 From (Gr.) on, the individual, and genos, race. 



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