CONTENTS. 





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INTRODUCTION i 



GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE ANIMAL BODY 3 



CHEMIC COMPOSITION OF THE HUMAN BODY 7 



PHYSIOLOGY OF THE CELL 25 



HISTOLOGY OF THE EPITHELIAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUES 31 



PHYSIOLOGY OF THE SKELETON 38 



GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY OF MUSCULAR TISSUE 42 



SPECIAL PHYSIOLOGY OF MUSCLES 54 



PHYSIOLOGY OF NERVE TISSUE 60 



FOODS AND DIETETICS 77 



DIGESTION - 86 



ABSORPTION 102 



BLOOD no 



CIRCULATION OF THE BLOOD 116 



RESPIRATION 127 



ANIMAL HEAT 135 



SECRETION 137 



Mammary Glands 140 



Vascular Glands 142 



EXCRETION 148 



Kidneys 148 



Liver 155 



Skin 159 



THE CENTRAL ORGANS OF THE NERVE SYSTEM 162 



SPINAL CORD 164 



MEDULLA OBLONGATA 174 



PONS VAROLII 178 



CRURA CEREBRI 178 



CORPORA QUADRIGEMINA 179 



CORPORA STRIATA AND OPTIC THALAMI 180 



CEREBELLUM 181 



CEREBRUM 183 



SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM 193 



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