CONTENTS 



CHAP. PACK 



1. Introduction Chemical preliminaries Physical pre- 



liminaries . . . . . . . I 



2. Oxidation Waste and renewal Physiology defined Plants 



and animals compared . . . . . . 8 



3. General strvicture of the body as seen in the rabbit The 



walls of the abdomen and thorax and the situation of the 

 alKlominal and thoracic organs in man . . .13 



4. The blood The red corpuscles The colourless corpuscles 



Clotting of the blood Composition of serum Com- 

 position of plasma The salts of the blood Observation 

 of the circulation of the blood . . . .26 



5. The skeleton The vertebral column The ribs and sternum 



-The pelvic girdle The pectoral girdle The Ixines of 

 the limbs The bones of the head . . .36 



6. Joints The shoulder joint The hip joint The knee joint 



The elbow joint Pronation and supination of the fore- 

 arm Joints of the wrist and hand .- . . . 47 



7. The supporting tissues Structure of cartilage Varieties of 



cartilage Purposes fulfilled by cartilage Connective 

 tissue Tendons Ligaments Fatty tissue A fresh bone 

 A dry bone A decalcified bone A burnt bone . 54 



S. Muscle Structure of striated muscle Structure of plain 

 muscle Structure of cardiac muscle Muscular move- 

 ment Living muscle and dead muscle Relation of 

 muscles to nerves The mechanism of movement Levers 

 Flexion of the forearm Extension of the forearm 

 Fk-\inn of the leg F.xu-n-ion of the leg Movements at 

 the ankle joint Walking Running The erect posture 64 



