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CHAPTER V. 



THE CAT'S MUSCLES. 



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1. The muscles in general . . 124 



2. Muscular tissue . . . . 124 



3. Its properties .... 126 



4. Different kinds of muscles . . 128 



5. Their actions . . . .129 



6. The classification of muscles . . 130 



7. Muscles of the head and neck . 131 



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8. Muscles of the trunk and tail . 136 



9. Muscles of the fore-limb . .145 



10. Muscles of the hind-limb . . 154 



11. Comparison of the muscles of the 



fore and hind limbs . .163 



12. Summary of the Cat's myology . 164 



CHAPTER VI. 



THE CAT'S ALIMENTARY SYSTEM. 



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1. In what alimentation consists . 165 



2. Food and waste . . . . 165 



3. Intussusception and dialysis . 166 



4. Crystalloids and colloids . . 167 



5. Digestion . . . . 167 



6. Summary of the alimentary 



processes and organs . . 168 



7. Mucus 169 



8. The mouth . . . .170 



9. The tongue 171 



10. The salivary glands and secretion 172 



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11. The pharynx . . . . 174 



12. The oesophagus . . .175 



13. The abdominal cavity and its 



contents 176 



14. The stomach . . . .177 



15. The small intestine '. . . 180 



16. The caecum and large intestine . 182 



17. The pancreas . . . .183 



18. The liver 184 



19. The peritoneum . . .189 



CHAPTER VII. 



THE CAT'S ORGANS OF CIRCULATION. 



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1. The essential nature of the cir- 



culating system and its com- 

 ponent parts . . .192 



2. The blood 193 



3. Lymph 195 



4. The structure of the arteries , 196 



5. The structure of the veins . 196 



6. The capillaries . . . . 197 



7. The lymphatics . . .198 



8. The heart 199 



9. The great blood-vessels . . 201 



10. The divisions of the heart . . 201 



11. The circulation . . .203 



12. The valves of the heart , , 204 



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13. The auricles and ventricles 



14. The course of the arteries . . 



15. The aorta .... 



16. The carotid arteries . . . 



17. The subclavian artery 



18. The axillary artery . . . 



19. The thoracic and the abdominal 



aorta . ... 210 



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20. The iliac artery . 



21. The external iliac arteries 



22. The course of the veins 



23. The portal system . 



24. The azygos vein . 



25. The lymphatics , 



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