xii CONTENTS 



CHAPTER XX 



THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM 



PAOB 



Physiology of muscle— Cutaneous muscles — Muscles of the head — Anterior maxillary 

 region — Muscles whose office it is to move the lower jaw — Muscles of the external 

 ear — External muscles of the eyelids— Ocular region — Muscles of the tongue — 

 Muscles of the pharynx — Larj-ngeal region — Palatine region — Superficial muscles 

 of the neck and trunk — Lateral cervical region — Inferior cervical region— Superior 

 cervico-occipital region — Inferior cervico-occipital region— Muscles connecting 

 the scapula with the head, neck, and chest — Muscles of the thorax— Dorsal 

 region — Muscles of the abdomen — Superficial abdominal region — Deep abdominal 

 region — Pelvic region — Muscles of the fore extremity — External scapular region 

 — Antero-inferior scapular region — The internal scapular region — Postero-external 

 scapular region — The antero-external humeral region — The postero-internal 

 humeral region — ISIuscles of the arm and fore-leg — Muscles of the haunch — 

 Gluteal region — External ilio-femoral region — Anterior ilio-femoral region — 

 Internal ilio-femoral region — The deep muscles of the ilio-femoral region — 

 Anterior femoro-crural region — Posterior femoro-crural region .... 429 



CHAPTER XXI 



THE THORACIC ORGANS AND THEIR APPENDAGES 



Contents of the thorax — The blood — General plan of the circulation — The heart and 

 arteries — The veins — Physiology of respiration — Mechanism of the pulmonary 

 apparatus — The nasal orifices and cavities — The larynx — The trachea and bronchi 

 — The lungs — Pulmonai-y glands, etc 456 



CHAPTER XXII 



THE ABDOMEN AND PELVIC VISCERA 



The abdomen and its contents — Physiology of digestion — Structure of glands and 

 physiology of secretion — Depuration, and its office in the animal economy — 

 Anatomy of the salivary glands, pharynx, cesophagus, and stomach — The 

 intestines — The liver — The spleen — The pancreas — The kidneys — The pelvis — 

 The bladder — The organs of generation, male and female ..... 474 



CHAPTER XXIII 



THE NERVOUS SYSTEM 



Physiology of the nervous system — Chief divisions of the nervous system — The 

 spinal cord— The medulla oblongata — The encephalon — The sympathetic system 490 



CHAPTER XXIV 



SPECIAL ORGANS 



The organ of smell — The eye— The ear — The organ of touch — The foot . . . 496 



THE DISEASES OF THE HOESE 

 CHAPTER XXV 



THE DISEASES AND INJURIES OF BONE 



General remarks— Splints— Ringbone and sidebone— Bone spavin— Exostosis of the 

 humerus and scapula — Fistula — Poll evil — Caries of the jaw — Osteo sarcoma — 

 Fractures — Split pasterns 



