Mammalian Anatomy 



Special Reference to tKe Cat 



By .Alvin. Davison, PH. D. 



Professor of Biology in Lafayette College. 



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VENTRAL ASPECT OF THE BRAIN. 



With over 100 Illustrations made by 

 W. H. REESE, A. M., from the 

 author's dissections. i2mo; 250 

 pages. Cloth, $1.50 net. 



"HIS work is intended to acquaint 

 the student with the general 

 structure of the cat, and at the 

 same time introduce him to some of 

 the most important morphologic fea- 

 tures of the Mammalian. All eminent 

 zoologists agree on the desirability of 

 beginning zoological work by studying 

 one of the higher animals. Again, 

 since the majority of college students 

 have not time for the acquisition of a 

 fruitful knowledge of both vertebrates 

 and invertebrates, the study of the 

 former is a matter of vital importance, 

 as it enables the student to become 

 familiar with the anatomy and physi- 

 ology of his own body. It also has 

 the advantage of throwing light on the 

 significant problem of organic evolu- 

 tion, such as is not to be derived from 

 the study of invertebrate forms.. Pro- 

 fessor Davison's work has a distinct 

 place in biological study. 



Synopsis of Contents : The Bio- 

 logical Sciences Classification of the 

 Animal Kingdom Preparation and 

 Preservation of Material General 

 Structure of a Vertebrate The Skel- 

 eton The Joints The Muscles Or- 

 gans of Digestion The Vascular 

 System Respiratory System Excre- 

 tory and Reproductive Systems 

 Nervous System Index. 



" It is designed to fill the gap between the more detailed works and those 

 which are merely laboratory guides, and to afford the student who cannot 

 pursue a lengthy course of zoological study, a general idea of the structure 

 of a mammal and of the principles of mammalian anatomy. The book 

 furnishes an excellent idea of the structure of the cat, free from a superfluity 

 of detail. Throughout the book are frequent remarks of a comparative 

 nature, and at the close of each chapter is a list of questions or suggestions, 

 for the most part of a general nature, which will serve as excellent topics for 

 comment by the teacher or for collateral investigation under his direction by 

 the student. An introductory chapter is devoted to an account of useful 

 methods by which the dissection may be facilitated, and the text is illustrated 

 by numerous figures and diagrams." Science. 



