CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



THE GENERAL STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF THE 

 HUMAN BODY. 



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Definitions. Tissues and organs. Histology. ZoSlogical position of 

 man. The vertebrate plan of structure. The mammalia. 

 Chemical composition of the Body 1 



CHAPTER II. 

 THE FUNDAMENTAL PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIONS, 



The properties of the living Body. Physiological properties. Cells. 

 Cell division. Indirect, karyokinetic or mitotic cell division. 

 Assimilation ; reproduction. Contractility. Irritability. Con- 

 ductivity. Spontaneity. Protoplasm. The fundamental physi- 

 ological properties 15 



C CHAPTER III. 



THE DIFFERENTIATION OF THE TISSUES AND THE 

 PHYSIOLOGICAL DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENTS. 



Development. The physiological division of labor. Classification 

 of the tissues. Undifferentiated tissues. Supporting tissues. 

 Nutritive tissues. Storage tissues. Irritable tissues. Coordi- 

 nating and automatic tissues. Motor tissues. Conductive 

 tissues. Protective tissues. Reproductive tissues. Organs. 

 Physiological mechanisms. Anatomical systems. The Body 

 as a working whole . 29 



CHAPTER IV. 

 THE INTERNAL MEDIUM. 



The external medium. The internal medium. The blood. The 

 lymph. Histology of blood. Blood crystals. Histology of 



lymph 40 



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