CONTENTS. 



PASE 



Preface, - 3 



Remarks regarding the composition of the work, ---------- 5 



Remarks on the osseous, cartilaginous, and ligamentous structures, ------ H 



Tegumentaey System. — On the hair of horses ; examinations on the common integument; physiol- 

 ogy of the skin, of the cellular membrane, of the adipose tissue ; examinations on the same, 14-17 

 Of tiie External Parts. — The hoof; its form, spread, color, magnitude ; the wall; its situation and 

 relation, connection, figure, division, solar border, laminse, quarters, heels, coronary border and 

 bars, __>_-_---------- 17-23 



The Sole. — Situation and connection, figure, arch, division, surfaces, and thickness, - - 23-25 



The Frog. — Its situation and connection, figure, division, surfaces ; the cleft of the frog, its supe- 

 rior surface, the sides, the commissures, toe, heels or bulb, coronary frog band ; development of 

 hoof; structure of the hoof ; production of the hoof; properties of horn, - _ - - 25-30 



Internal Parts of the Hoof. — The coronary substance ; its situation, connection, structure, and 



organization, ____--__------- 30-31 



The Cartilages. — Their situation, attachment, and form ; the false cartilages, and their use ; the 

 sensitive laminae ; division of the same ; elasticity, number, dimensions, and organization ; the 

 sensitive sole ; its structure, connection, thickness, and organization ; the sensitive frog ; its 

 situation, division, structure, and organization, --------- 31-34 



A tabular view of the bones of the horse, ---------- 35 



Anatomy of the skeleton, introduced in the form of questions and answers, embracing a complete 



system of osteology, -------------- 36-54 



Remarks on the changes which horses' teeth undergo, with examinations on the same, - - 54-56 



Myology. — A table of the names and number of muscles, divided into regions, - . - 57-60 



A tabular synopsis of the number, name, region, situation, insertion, and action of all the 



muscles, ---------------- 61-78 



On Dissection. — Dissecting instruments; subjects suitable for dissection; rules in reference to 



dissection of muscles, _-------__-.-- 79-80 



Anatomical Preparations. — Injecting instruments; directions for using the syringe, - 80-81 



On the Different kinds of Injections. — Formulae for coarse warm injections ; fine injections; 

 minute do; plaster injection; cold injection; as regards the course of injections ; quicksilver 

 injections; mode of injecting the lymphatics with quicksilver; method of injecting the lac- 

 teals, and parotid gland ; wet preparations ; preparations by distension ; method of preparing 

 and distending the lungs ; menstrua for preserving specimens ; method of preserving the brain 

 and lungs ; method of macerating and cleaning bones ; to render bones flexible and transpa- 

 rent; method of cleaning and separating the bones of the cranium; exposition of Mr. Swan's 

 new method of making dry anatomical preparations, *------- 81-87 



Digesti\^ System. — The mouth, lips, cheeks, gums, palate, tongue, salivaiy glands, pharynx, 

 oesophagus, and nasal fossa ; cavity of the cranium ; tlie orbits and cavities of the nose ; the 

 mouth, peritoneum, stomach, intestines ; the vessels, nerves, and lymphatics of the intestines ; 

 the spleen, liver, pancreas, kidneys, supra, renal capsules, vu-eters, bladder, urethra, - - 87-119 

 Generative Organs of the Male. — Vasa deferentia, vesiculse seminales, ejaculatory ducts, pros- 

 trate gland, Cowper's glands, --- ..-. 119-121 



Organs of Generation Contdjued. — Testicles and scrotum, spermatic cord, epididymis, penis, 



and urethra, __--..- 121-125 



Female Organs of Generation, 125-128 



Physiological considerations on the reproduction of organized beings, 128-136 



Examination on the digestive system, -...------- 136-138 



Remarks and examinations on the eye, 139-143 



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