CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



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THE GENERAL AND DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERS OF LIVING 



BEINGS, 13 



CHAPTER II. 



CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE HUMAN BODY, ... 18 



CHAPTER III. 



STRUCTURAL COMPOSITION OF THE HUMAN BODY,. . . 26 



CHAPTER IV. 



STRUCTURE OF THE ELEMENTARY TISSUES, .... 34 



Epithelium, 34 



Areolar, Cellular, or Connective Tissue, .... 38 



Adipose Tissue, 40 



Pigment, .......... 42 



Cartilage, 43 



Bones and Teeth, .46 



CHAPTER V. 



THE BLOOD, .55 



Quantity of Blood, 56 



Coagulation of the Blood, ....... 58 



Conditions affecting Coagulation, 62 



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