VI 



CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME. 



Vital, 55 



Contractility, 55 

 Nervous force, 55 

 Common sensation, 55 



Special sensation, 56 

 These properties dependent on nutri- 

 tion, 56 



CHAPTER II. 



OF THE MINUTE MOVEMENTS OCCURRING IN THE BODY. 



Molecular motion of Robert Brown, 58 

 Organic Molecular Motion, 59. 

 Molecular changes in nerve and muscle, 



61 

 Ciliary Motion, 61 



Structure of the cilia, 61 

 Circumstances affecting their motion, 63 

 Surfaces on which they exist in man, 64 

 Cause of ciliary motion, (?), 66 

 Motions of Spermatozoa, 66 



CHAPTER III. 



OF LOCOMOTION. ITS PASSIVE ORGANS. 



Locomotion peculiar to animals, 67 



Movements included in the term, 67 



Passive and active organs, 67 



Of the FIBROUS TISSUE, 68 



White fibrous tissue, 68 ; its forms and 

 structure, 68 ; physical and vital pro- 

 perties, 69 ; chemical constitution, 70 



Ligaments and their varieties, 70 



Tendons, 71 



Fascise, 71 



Reparation of white fibrous tissue, 72 



Yellow fibrous tissue, its forms and 

 structure, 72 ; chemical constitution, 

 73 



Areolar Tissue, 73 



White and yellow fibrous elements, 74 ; 



development, 75 ; distribution in the 

 body, 76; modifications of its ele- 

 ments, 78 ; physical properties, 79 



Of the ADIPOSE TISSUE, 80 



Fat- vesicles, 80 ; their blood-vessels, 81 



Of Fat. 80 



Proximal constitution, 82 



Spontaneous separation of the margarine 

 and elaine within the vesicles, 82 



Ultimate analysis, 83 



Distribution of the adipose tissue in the 

 animal kingdom, 83 ; in the human 

 body, 84 



Development, 85 



Source of fat, Liebig's views, 86 



Uses of fat, 87 



CHAPTER IV. 



PASSIVE ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION, CONTINUED. 



Of CARTILAGE, temporary and perma- 

 nent, 88. 



Physical characters, 89. 

 Simple Cellular Cartilage, 89 

 Temporary, 90 

 Articular, 90 

 Costal, 91 

 Membraniform, 91 

 Perichondrium, 92 

 Vessels of cartilage, 92. 



Articular cartilage not penetrated by 

 vessels, 93 



Mr. Toynbee's observations, 93 



FIBRO-CARTILAGE, articular and non- 

 articular, 94 



Its properties, vessels, chemical compo- 

 sition, and varieties, 94 



Intervertebral Discs and Menisci, 85 



Reparation, 96 



