EXPERIMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY 



PRELIMINARY 



As a preliminary to any course of Experimental Physiology, the following dis- 

 sections should be made : 



Frog. In this the following parts are to be displayed : 



(a) The brain and spinal cord, with the nerves passing off from them. 



(b) The heart, with the main vessels leading to and from it. 



(c) The lungs. 



(d) The abdominal viscera, including stomach, small intestine, large 



intestine, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, and reproductive 

 glands. 



(e) The nerves and muscles of the leg. 



Rabbit. 



(a) The skull to be opened, and the several parts of the brain examined. 



(b) The trachea and the blood-vessels and nerves on either side of it to 



be displayed, and to be followed as far as possible both upwards 

 towards the head and downwards into the thorax. 



(c) The contents and boundaries of the thorax to be examined. The 



several parts of the heart to be observed and the vessels which 

 are connected with it. After removing the contents of the 

 thorax, the sympathetic ganglia and the nerves (splanchnic) 

 leading downwards from them towards the abdomen should be 

 noticed. 



(d) The abdominal and pelvic viscera to be displayed. 



(e) The nerves and muscles of one of the hind limbs to be dissected. 



Since these dissections form a part of every course of Biology, the student 

 will probably already be familiar with them. If not, they should be made now. 



