LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



External form of Wild Cat and figure of the skeleton, showing the relations 



of the latter to the external form Frontinpiece 



FIG. PAGE 



1. Muzzle of the cat, seen in front i . .14 



2. A diagrammatic vertical section of the cat's body taken antero-poste- 



riorly through the median plane 16 



3. Connective, adipose, and elastic tissue 17 



4. Hyaline cartilage and fibro-caitilage — greatly magnified . , . . 18 



5. Vertical and horizontal sections of a fragment of thigh-bone — greatly 



magnified .19 



6. Vertical section through the thigh-bone of a young cat, showing epi- 



physes 20 



7. Touch-corpuscle and Pacinian body 23 



8. Section of a cat's vibrissa 24 



9. Sole of the cat's fore-paw, showing the pads 25 



10. Similar view of the hind-paw ih. 



11. Ciliated epithelium cells. From Quain's Anatomy ib. 



12. The cat's dentition 27 



13. Milk dentition of the cat 30 



14. Microscopic tooth structure 31 



15. A fragment of enamel — greatly magnified. From Quain's Anatomy — 



after KoUiker 32 



16. Three views of fifth dorsal vertebra 37 



17. Tenth and eleventh dorsal vertebrae 39 



18. Three views of fifth lumbar vertebra 40 



19. Three views of fifth cervical vertebra 41 



20. Five views of axis vertebra 42 



21. Five views of atlas vertebra 43 



22. Three views of sacrum 45 



23. Ventral aspect of vertebral column 48 



24. Skeleton of thorax, seen ventrally 49 



25. First, sixth, and thirteenth ribs 51 



26. Two views of intervertebral discs 53 



27. Ligaments of axis and atlas . 55 



28. Dorsal view of skull 56 



29. Base of skull 58 



30. Front view of skuU 59 



31. Occipital bone— two views 61 



32. Interparietal bone — two views 62 



33. Parietal bone — two views 63 



34. Frontal bone — two views **• 



35. Temporal bone — two views 65 



