CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



THE GENERAL STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF THE HUMAN 

 BODY. 



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Definitions. Tissues and organs. Histology. Zoological posi- 

 tion of man. The vertebrate plan of structure. The mam- 

 malia. Chemical composition of the Body 1 



CHAPTER II. 



THE - FUNDAMENTAL PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIONS. 



The properties of the living Body. Physiological properties. 

 Cells. Cell growth. Cell division. Assimilation and repro 

 duction. Contractility. "Irritability. Conductivity. Spon- 

 taneity. Protoplasm. The fundamental physiological proper- 

 ties. . 15 



CHAPTER III. 



THE DIFFERENTIATION OF THE TISSUES, AND THE PHYSI- 

 . OLOGICAL DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENTS. 



Development. The physiological division of labor. Classifica- 

 tion, of the tissues. Undifferentiated tissues. Supporting 

 tissues. Nutritive tissues. Storage tissues. Irritable tissues. 

 Co-ordinating and automatic tissues. Motor tissues. Conduc- 

 tive tissues. Protective tissues. Reproductive tissues. Or- 

 gans. Physiological mechanisms. Anatomical systems. The 

 Body as a working whole 



