CONTENTS. 



Page 



Introduction 7 



Part I. A GENERAL CONSIDERATION OF THE 

 STRUCTURE OF THE RABBIT. 



Divisions and Methods '. 9 



Interpretation of Structure 10 



Zoological Position 14 



General Anatomy 19 



The Tissues — 



Epithelial Tissues 21 



Connective Tissues 24 



V Muscular Tissues 33 



Nervous Tissues 37 



Blood and Lymph 39 



Terminology 40 



The ( General Features and Ground Plan of the Organ Systems. . . 43 



Classification 44 



General Organization 46 



Embrvonic Plan of the Systems 48 



%The Skeletal System. 51 



• The Muscular System ''2 



I The Nervous System 66 



The Digestive System 77 



The Respiratory System 84 



The Vascular System 87 



The Lymphatic System 90 



The Urinogenital System 92 



The Serous Cavities 98 



Regional Sections 101 



Part II. OSTEOLOGY OF THE RABBIT. 



General Divisions of the Skeleton 118 



The Vertebral Column 118 



The Ribs 125 



The Sternum 127 



The Skeleton of the Head 127 



The Skull as a Whole 127 



The Bones of the Skull 140 



The Hyoid Apparatus 158 



The Skeleton of the Anterior Limb 159 



The Skeleton of the Posterior Limb 165 



Part III. DISSECTION OF THE RABBIT. 



1. External Features 176 



2. The Abdominal Wall 178 



3. The Stomach and Spleen • 181 



4. The Liver 186 



5. The Intestines 188 



6. The Urinogenital System 194 



7. The Abdominal Aorta, Inferior Vena Cava, and Sympathetic 



Trunks 202 



8. The Anterior Limb 205 



9. The Posterior Limb 217 



10. The Head and Neck : 235 



1 1 . The Thorax 255 



12. The Vertebral and Occipital Musculature 265 



13. The Central Nervous System 270 



Appendix. Directions for the Preservation of Material 283 



