CONTENTS 





 CHAP. PAGE 



I. INTRODUCTORY, ...... xi 



PART I. 



VERTEBRATE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY. 



As exemplified by the Frog, the Pigeon or Fowl, and the 



Rabbit, with occasional Reference to other Types. 



II. Natural History and External Characters, . . 1 



III. General Anatomy, . . . . . .21 



IV. General Physiology, . .... 55 

 V. General Histology, ...... 63 



VI. General Embryology, ... 86 



VII. The Genesis of Tissues and Organs, . . .117 



VIII. The Skeleton, . 139 



IX. Nutrition and Metabolism, . . . . .177 



X. The Heart and Circulation, . . . .194 



XI. The Brain and Nerves, . . . . .215 



