VI PREFACE. 



tion constitutes the Anatomical Language, or the various 

 organs composing the General System. 



The second part begins with the Head, and describes its 

 organs, as far as possible, in their functional order and 

 dependency; thus combining the Anatomy and Physiology 

 of the several organs, however various, concerned in any 

 particular function a plan found to be most interesting? 

 and, it is believed, at the same time most practical and 

 useful. This part is then made complete by showing the 

 Anatomical and Physiological relations of the Mouth with 

 the different parts of the Head. 



The third part,, embracing the Trunk, is examined in 

 the same physiological order, and completed in the same 

 manner, by demonstrating the Eelations of the Mouth with 

 its several organs, viscera and functions. 



The fourth part comprises the Extremities, which do not 

 admit of the same kind of arrangement so readily, and are 

 demonstrated in the ordinary way. 



The author has freely consulted the best sources of 

 authority, and here desires to make his acknowledgments 

 to the works of Wistar by Pancoast, Homer, Smith's Ana- 

 tomical Atlas, Bell by Godman, Quain, Wilson, Sharpy 

 and Quain by Leidy, Cloquet, Cruveilheir by Pattison, Von 

 Behr's Hand Book of Human Anatomy, The Dublin Dis- 

 sector, Solly on the Human Brain, Knox's Manual of 

 Anatomy, Holden's Manual of Dissections, Morton's Hu- 

 man Anatomy, Nasmyth, Goodsir, Owen, Harris, Tomes, 

 Carpenter's Human Physiology, Carpenter's Principles of 

 General and Comparative Physiology, Muller by Bell, 

 Magendie; and most especially does he return his thanks 

 to Professors Harris and Piggot for their kind assistance 

 and valuable suggestions, while the work was passing 

 through the press. 



