CONTENTS. 



INTODUCTION , i 



GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE ANIMAL BODY 3 



CHEMIC COMPOSITION OF THE HUMAN BODY 8 



PHYSIOLOGY OF THE CELL 29 



HISTOLOGY OF THE EPITHELIAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUES 35 



MECHANISM OF THE SKELETON 43 



GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY OF MUSCULAR TISSUE }8 



SPECIAL PHYSIOLOGY OF MUSCLES 61 



PHYSIOLOGY OF NERVE TISSUE 68 



FOODS AND DIETETICS 86 



DIGESTION 96 



ABSORPTION 114 



BLOOD 123 



CIRCULATION OF THE BLOOD 129 



RESPIRATION 1 42 



ANIMAL HEAT 150 



SECRETION 153 



Mammary Glands 155 



Vascular Glands 158 



EXCRETION 164 



Kidneys 164 



Liver 162 



Skin 177 



THE CENTRAL ORGANS OF THE NERVE SYSTEM 180 



SPINAL CORD 1 82 



MEDULLA OBLONGATA 193 



PONS VAROLII 197 



CRURA CEREBRI 197 



CORPORA QUADRIGEMINA 198 



CORPORA STRIATA AND OPTIC THALAMI 199 



CEREBELLUM 201 



CEREBRUM 201 



SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM 215 



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