CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



THE GENERAL STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OP THE HUMAN BODY 



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Definitions. Tissues and organs. Histology. Zoological position of 

 man. The vertebrate plan of structure. The mammalia. Microscopic 

 structure of the Body. Chemical composition of the Body. Physico- 

 chemical constitution of the Body 1 



CHAPTER II 



THE FUNDAMENTAL PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIONS 



The properties of the living Body. The Body as a machine. Cell 

 growth. Details of cell structure. Mitotic cell division. Significance of 

 the physiological properties. Adaptation. Co-ordination in the Body. 21 



CHAPTER III 



TISSUES, ORGANS, AND PHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS 



Development. The physiological division of labor. Classification of the 

 tissues. The combination of tissues to form organs. Physiological sys- 

 tems. The relation of man to his environment. Adaptive systems. Main- 

 tenance systems. Chemical co-ordination. Animals compared with 

 plants , 29 



CHAPTER IV 



THE SUPPORTING TISSUES 



Connective tissue. Cartilage. Bone. Hormones of the supporting 

 system. Hygienic remarks 43 



CHAPTER V 



THE SKELETON 



Exoskeleton and endoskeleton. The bony skeleton. Peculiarities of the 

 human skeleton. Hygiene of the bony skeleton. Articulations. Joints. 



Hygiene 6f the joints 53 



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