TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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INTRODUCTION, 9 



CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE BODY, 10 



STRUCTURAL COMPOSITION OF THE BODY, 17 



FOOD, 19 



DIGESTION, 24 



ABSORPTION, 37 



BLOOD, 45 



CIRCULATION OF BLOOD, 51 



RESPIRATION, 59 



ANIMAL HEAT, 67 



SECRETION, t 69 



Mammary Glands, 72 



Vascular or Ductless Glands, 74 



EXCRETION, 76 



Kidneys, 76 



Liver, . 83 



Skin, 88 



NERVOUS SYSTEM, 92 



Properties and Functions of Nerves, 95 



Cranial Nerves, 102 



Spinal Cord, 116 



Spinal Nerves, 118 



Medulla Oblongata, '127 



Pons Varolii, 131 



Crura Cerebri, 131 



Corpora Quadrigemina, 132 



Corpora Striata and Optic Thalami, 133 



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