CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



PAGE 



Introduction. Opinions of the ancients concerning the human 

 body. Summary of general anatomy. Substance of the body or 

 organized matter. Anatomical elements. Nutrition. Fluids. 

 Tissues, I 



CHAPTER II. 



Form of the body. Its beauty. The master-pieces which it has 

 inspired. Description of the skin its functions, 13 



CHAPTER III. 



Structure of the body. Bones, cartilages, joints. Muscles, ten- 

 dons, aponeuroses, 25 



CHAPTER IV. 



Spinal column. -^Thorax. Upper limb; shoulder, arm, fore-arm, 

 hand. Lower limb; hip, thigh, leg, foot, 41 



CHAPTER V. 



Motion. Effort. Locomotion; standing, walking, running, jump- 

 ing, swimming, 57 



CHAPTER VI. 



The head. The skull, bones of the skull, sutures, arch of thc 

 skull, base of the skull. Measurement of the skull; facial angle, 

 angle of Daubenton; comparison of the superficies of the skull 

 and of the face. System of Gall. The face, bones of the face, 

 upper jaw, lower jaw, 67 



CHAPTER VII. 



Digestion. Waste of the organism repaired by alimentation. 

 Hunger. Thirst. Organs of digestion; abdominal cavity, peri- 

 toneum. Digestive apparatus. Mouth, lips, cheeks, teeth, 

 palate, soft palate, tongue. Pharynx. (Esophagus. Stomach. 

 Intestinal canal; small intestine, large intestine, intestinal con- 



