PREFACE. 



THE work, which is now brought to a conclusion, was 

 commenced in the year 1843, having been designed as 

 a text-book for the lectures on General Anatomy and 

 Physiology, given in King's College, London. 



In its title, we adopted the term Physiological Anatomy, 

 in preference to the older one of General, or the later one 

 of Histological, as being more comprehensive than either, 

 and as denoting precisely that kind of anatomy, a know- 

 ledge of which is especially required for the investigation 

 of those subjects which ought to come under consideration 

 in a Physiological course. 



We proposed to ourselves to give such a view of the 

 main facts and doctrines of Anatomy and Physiology, 

 particularly of those bearing on practical Medicine and 

 Surgery, as might suffice for the wants of the student and 



