CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



THE GENERAL STRUCTURE AND ARRANGEMENT OF THE HUMAN 



BODY. 



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Human Physiology Hygiene Anatomy Histology Tissues 

 Organs The general plan on which the body is constructed 

 Man is a vertebrate animal The two chief cavities of the 

 body The limbs Man's place among vertebrates Sum- 

 mary 1 



CHAPTER II. 



THE MICROSCOPICAL AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE BODY. 



What the tissues are like Cells and fibres The physiological 

 division of labor and its results The chemical composition 

 of the body Albumens, fats, and carbohydrates 15 



CHAPTER III. 



THE SKELETON. 



Bone, cartilage, and connective tissue Articulations and joints 

 The bony skeleton Uses of the mode of structure of the 

 spinal column Comparison of the skeletons of the upper 

 and lower limbs Peculiarities of the human skeleton 23 



CHAPTER IV. 



THE STRUCTURE, COMPOSITION, AND HYGIENE OF BONES. 



Gross structure of bones The humerus Why many bones are 

 hollow Histology of bone Chemical composition of bone 

 Hygiene of the bony skeleton Fractures. 47 



