TO VOLUME I. 



CHAPTER I. 



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THE GENERAL AND DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERS OF LIVING BEINGS 1 



CHAPTER II. 



STRUCTURAL BASIS OF THE HUMAN BODY 5 



Cells 5 



Protoplasm 6 



Nucleus ............. 10 



Intercellular Substance . ... . . . . . . .17 



Fibres 17 



Tubules 17 



CHAPTER III. 



STRUCTURE OF THE ELEMENTARY TISSUES 19 



Epithelium 19 



Connective Tissues ........... 28 



Areolar Tissue ........... 31 



White Fibrous Tissue 31 



Yellow Elastic Tissue 32 



Gelatinous 33 



Retiform or Adenoid 34 



Xeuroglia 34 



Adipose . 35 



Cartilage 38 



Bone ... 42 



Teeth 05 



CHAPTER IV. 



THE BLOOD 63 



Quantity of Blood 63 



Coagulation of the Blood .......... 65 



Conditions affecting Coagulation ......... 71 



The Blood Corpuscles 74 



