2 INTRODUCTION 



general structures of the body and is purely descriptive in 

 character. It has been most extensively developed in con- 

 nection with the human organism where an accurate knowl- 

 edge of the muscles, arteries, nerves and various organs 

 of the body is of the greatest importance to medical men. 



ANIMAL 



PLANT 



FIG. i. Diagram to show the relation of General Biology to the biological 



sciences. 



Comparative anatomy has also been developed as an aid 

 primarily, to the understanding of the various organs in 

 man. Embryology, too, is an important adjunct to anat- 

 omy for it deals with the development of organs in the indi- 

 vidual. It also has a broader purpose in general biology and 



