

LIST OF ILLUSTKATIONS. 



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



of the latter to the external form Frontispiece, 



FIG- PAGE 



1. Muzzle of the cat, seen in front 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- cartilage 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 . ib. 



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 Kolliker 32 



16. Three views of fifth dorsal vertebra . . . 37 



17. Tenth and eleventh dorsal vertebras 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 inter vertebral discs 53 



27. Ligaments of axis and atlas ... 55 



28. Dorsal view of skull . . 56 



29. Base of skull 58 



30. Front view of skull 59 



31. Occipital bone two views 



32. Interparietal bone two views 



33. Parietal bone two views . . 63 



34. Frontal bone two views . . . 



35. Temporal bone two views ^ 



