2 INTRODUCTION 



general structures of the body and is purely descriptive 

 in character. It has been most extensively developed in 

 connection with the human organism where the accurate 

 knowledge of the muscles, arteries, nerves and various 

 organs of the body is of the greatest importance to medical 



ANIMAL 



PLANT 



FIG. i. Diagram to show the relation of General Biology to the biological 



sciences. 



men. Comparative anatomy has also been developed as 

 an aid primarily, to the understanding of the various 

 organs in man. Embryology, too, is an important ad- 

 junct to anatomy for it deals with the development of 

 organs in the individual. It also has a broader purpose 

 in general biology and has grown into a science quite apart 



