CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I. 



THE OBJECTS OF PHYSIOLOGY. 



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Introductory Definitions, 25 



Structural and Physical Properties of Organisms, 29 



Chemical Composition, 29 



Vital Phenomena, 32 



CHAPTER II. 



GENERAL VIEW OF THE STRUCTURE OF ANIMAL ORGANISMS. 



/Cells, 33 



x Protoplasm, Nucleus, Cell Wall, 35 



x- Cell Contents, 37 



^Varieties of Cells, 38 



Modifications of Original Cell Tissues, 39 



I. Epithelial Tissues, 43 



II. Nerve Tissues, 47 



III. Muscles or Contractile Tissues, 50 



IV. Connective Tissues, 53 



CHAPTER III. 



CHEMICAL BASIS OF THE BODY. 



Elements in the Body, 62 



Classification of Ingredients found in the Tissues, 64 



Plasmata, 65 



^s* Albuminous Bodies, 67 



Classification of Albumins, 68 



Albuminoids, 72 



