TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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INTRODUCTION 9 



CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE BODY .'. 10 



STRUCTURAL COMPOSITION OF THE BODY 15 



FOOD 1 8 



DIGESTION 23 



ABSORPTION 36 



BLOOD 4 1 



CIRCULATION OF BLOOD 47 



RESPIRATION 54 



ANIMAL HEAT : 61 



SECRETION 63 



Mammary Glands 66 



Vascular or Ductless Glands 68 



EXCRETION , 69 



Kidneys 70 



Liver 76 



Skin 79 



NERVOUS SYSTEM 83 



Spinal Nerves 85 



Properties and Functions of Nerves 87 



Cranial Nerves 91 



Spinal Cord 106 



M edulla Oblongata . . .*. 114 



Pons Varolii 117 



Crura Cerebri 118 



Corpora Quadrigemina 118 



Corpora Striata and Optic Thalami 119 



