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CONTENTS 



Lumbar Region 161 



Sacral Region 163 



Caudal Region 164 



The Ribs 164 



The Sternum 166 



The Skeleton of the Head . 166 



The Skull as a Whole 166 



The Bones of the Skull 180 



The Hyoid Apparatus 197 



The Skeleton of the Anterior Limb 198 



The Skeleton of the Posterior Limb 206 



PART IIL DISSECTION OF THE RABBIT 



I. External Features 218 



11. The Abdominal Wall 220 



III. The Stomach and Spleen 224 



IV. The Liver : 231 



V. The Intestines 234 



Vl. The Urinogenital System 242 



The Urinary Organs 242 



The Male Genital Organs 245 



The Female Genital Organs 250 



Vll. The Abdominal Aorta, Inferior Caval Vein, and Sympa- 

 thetic Trunks 253 



VIII. The Anterior Limb 257 



Blood-Vessels and Nerves of the Axillary Fossa 261 



Blood-Vessels and Nerves of the Arm and Forearm 269 



IX. The Posterior Limb 272 



Blood-Vessels and Nerves of the Thigh 279 



Vessels and Nerves of the Leg and Foot 286 



The Lumbosacral Plexus 288 



The Articulations of the Posterior Limb 289 



X. The Head and Neck 292 



XL The Thorax 323 



XII. The Vertebral and Occipital Musculature 338 



XI 1 1. The Central Nervous System 344 



APPENDIX 



The Preservation of Material 367 



Index 375 



