CONTENTS 



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INTRODUCTION . . . . . . .1-15 



CHAPTER I. 

 The Common Frog External Features ; Muscles ; Skeleton . 16-37 



CHAPTER II. 



The Frog (continued) Internal Anatomy ; Coelom ; Lymph ; 



Gut ; Lungs ; Spleen ; Kidneys ; Reproductive Organs ; 



meart ; Arteries ; Veins ; Capillaries ; Circulation of Blood ; 



Nervous System ; Spinal Cord ; Brain ; Cranial and Spinal 



Nerves; Sympathetic System ; Organs of Special Sense . 38-72 



CHAPTER III. 



Histology ; Blood ; Protoplasm and Cells ; Structure of Cell ; 

 Epithelia ; Nerve Cells and Fibres ; Muscular Tissue ; Con- 

 nective Tissue ; Cartilage ; Bone ; Adipose Tissue ; the Cell 

 Theory ; Mitosis ; Maturation of Ovum ; Spermatogenesis ; 

 Fertilisation ; Segmentation of Ovum ; Early Stages of 

 Development ...... 73-128 



CHAPTER IV. 



The Rhizopoda, Amoeba proteus ; Structure of Amoeba ; Structure 

 of Protoplasm ; Pseudopodial Movement ; Life Conditions 

 of Amoeba ; Reproduction of Amoeba ; Groups of Rhizo- 

 poda ; Formation of Chalk . . . . . 129-144 



CHAPTER V. 



The Sun-Animalcule ; Actinosphcerium Eichornii ; Structure x>f 



Actinosphaerium ; Reproduction; Mitosis* Encystment . 145-153 



CHAPTER VI. 



The Mycetozoa, Badhamiautricularis ; Plasmodium ; Sclerotium ; 

 Spore Formation ; Flagellvibe ; Amcebulne ; Affinities to 

 Plants. ...... 154-160 



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