CONTENTS. xiii 



CHAPTER XI. 

 The Lancelet. Amphioxus lanceolatus. 



PAGE 



External characters Anatomy Dissection Examination of 



transverse sections ' . .187 



CHAPTER XII. 



The Dog-fish. Scyllium canicula. 



External characters The skeleton The abdominal viscera Dis- 

 section of the digestive system Dissection of the respiratory 

 system Dissection of the circulatory system Dissection of 

 the renal and reproductive systems Dissection of the nervous 

 system Dissection of the sense organs . . . .218 



CHAPTER XIII. 



The Skeleton of the Rabbit. The Skull of the Dog. 



The axial skeleton The appendicular skeleton . . . .291 



CHAPTER XIV. 

 Dissection of the Rabbit. Lepue cuniculus. 



External characters The abdominal viscera Dissection of the 

 digestive system The thoracic viscera Dissection of the cir- 

 culatory system Dissection of the renal and reproductive 

 systems Dissection of the neck Dissection of the sympa- 

 thetic nervous system Dissection of the head Dissection of 

 the brain ......... 335 



CHAPTER XV 



The Skeleton of the Fowl. Oallus domesticus. 



The axial skeleton The appendicular skeleton .... 401 



