CONTENTS. 



GENERAL ANATOMY. 



General Considerations on the 

 Textures 



Enumeration of the Textures 



Organic Systems 



Stractural Elements 



Physical Properties . 



Chemical Composition . 



Vital Properties 

 Development of the Textures 



The Vegetable Cell . 



The Animal Cell . 



Nutrition and Regeneration of 

 the Textures . 

 The Blood .... 



Physical and Organic Constitu 

 tion .... 



Chemical Composition . 



Coagulation of the Blood . 

 The Lymi-h and Chyle 



Formation of the Corpuscles of 

 the Lymph and Chyle . 



Formation of the Blood-Cor 

 puscles .... 

 Epithelial, Epidermic, or Cu 

 ticular Tissue . 



Ciliated Ejiithelium 

 Pigment 

 Connective Tissue 



The Areolar Tissue . 



Adipose Tissue 



Fibrous Tissue . 



Yellow or Elastic Tissue 



Special Varieties of Connective 

 Tissue . 



Development of the Connective 

 Tissue 

 Cartilage .... 



Hyaline Cartilage . 



Elastic or Yellow Cartilage 



White Fibro-Cartilage . 

 Bone or Osseous Tissue . 



Physical Properties 



Chemical Composition 



Structure 



Periosteum 



Marrow 



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Blood-Vessels, &c. ... 92 



Formation and Growth of Bone, 94 



0.ssification in Membrane . . 94 



Ossification in Cartilage . . 97 



Growth and Absorption of 



Bone 103 



Muscular Tissue . . . 107 

 Structure of Voluntary Muscles. 108 



Sheath 108 



Fasciculi . . . .109 



Fibres m 



Blood- Vessels, &c. . .116 



Involuntary Muscles . . . 118 

 Development and Growth of 



Muscle 120 



Composition and Properties of 



Muscular Tissue . . 121 



Nervous System . . -125 



Structural Elements . . . 126 



White or MeduUated Fibres . 126 



Grey Fibres . . . . 131 



Ganglia 136 



The Cerebro-Spinal Nerves . 140 

 The Sympathetic or Ganglionic 



Nerves 156 



Chemical Composition . -159 

 Vital Properties . . . . 160 

 Development of Nerves . . i6i 

 Blood- Vessels . . . 163 



Arteries . . . • .164 



Veins 172 



Smaller Arteries and Veins and 



Capillaries . . . -175 

 Development of Blood-Vessels . 180 

 Lymthatic System . . . 183 

 Lymphatic Glands . . .191 

 Sep.ous Membranes . . . 196 

 Synovial Membranes . . 200 

 Mucous Membranes . . . 204 



The Skin 211 



Epidermis, Cuticle, or Scarf Skin 211 

 Corium ... . . 213 



Nails and Hairs . . .217 



Glands of the Skin . . . 226 

 Secreting Glands . . .231 

 Ductless or Vascular Glands. 238 



