CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



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COMPOSITION AND GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE BODY ... 11 

 Chemical Constitution of the Body, 11 The Cell, 12 

 The Fundamental Tissues of the Body, 13 Epithelial 

 Tissue, 14 Connective Tissue, 15 Structure of Bone, 

 17 Bone Formation, 18 Chemical Composition of 

 Bone, 18 Classification and Function of Bones, 19 

 Joints, 20 Muscle, 21 Action of the Muscles, 23 

 Physiology of Muscle, 24 Cilia, 27 The Blood, 27 

 Arteries, 27 Veins, 28 Capillaries, 28 Lymphatic 

 System, 29 Lymphatic Vessels, 31 Lymphatic 

 Glands, 32 Lymph, 32 Glands, 35 Ductless Glands, 

 36 Nervous Tissue, 36. 



CHAPTER II. 



THE SKIN, ITS APPENDAGES AND ITS FUNCTION 39 



The Skin, 39 Appendages of the Skin: Nails, 40 Hair, 

 40 Sebaceous Glands, 41 Sweat Glands, 42 Sweat, 

 42 Temperature Regulation, 43 Fever, 45 Sense of 

 Touch, 45 Touch Corpuscles, 46. 



CHAPTER III. 



THE CRANIUM AND FACE 48 



The Cranial Bones, 48 Frontal Bone, 49 Parietal Bones, 

 49 Occipital Bone, 50 Occipito-frontalis Muscle, 

 51 Temporal Bones, 51 Sphenoid or Wedge Bone, 

 52 Ethmoid Bone, 53 Turbinated Bones, 53 

 Ossification of Sutures, 53 Bones of the Face, 53 

 Superior Maxillary Bones, 54 Antrum of Highmore, 

 54 Malar or Cheek Bones, 54 Lachrymal Bones, 54 

 Palate Bones, 54 Nasal Bones, 55 Vomer, 55 In- 

 ferior Turbinated Bones, 55 Inferior Maxillary Bone 

 or Lower Jaw, 55 Sublingual Gland, 56 Submaxil- 

 lary Gland, 56. 



CHAPTER IV. 



THE ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE 57 



The Nose, 57 The Sense of Smell, 58 The Mouth, 

 59 The Hyoid Bone, 60 The Teeth, 60 The Sense 



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