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ber" of whales), between the ranscles (as in "streaky" 

 meat), or in the. abdominal cavity, in the omentum, mes- 

 entery, or about the kidneys. The marrow of bones is an 

 example. Globules of fat occur in many Molluscs and 

 Insects ; but true adipose tissue is found only in back- 

 boned animals, particularly the herbivorous. In the aver- 

 age Man, it constitutes about tjV part of his weight, and a 

 single Whale has yielded 120 tons of oil. The fat of 

 animals has the different names of oil, lard, tallow, suet, 

 spermaceti, etc. It is a reserve of nutriment in excess of 

 consumption, serving also as a packing material, and as 

 a protection against cold. 



(7) Muscular Tissue, — If we examine a piece of lean meat, 

 we find it is made up of a number oi fasciculi, or bundles 

 of ' fibres, placed side by 

 side, and bound together 

 by connective tissue. Tlie 

 microscope informs us 

 that each fibre is itself a 

 bundle of smaller fibi-es ; 

 and when one of these is 

 more closely examined, it 

 is found to be enclosed in 

 a delicate, smooth tube, 

 called the sarcolemma. 

 This tube is filled with 



,, , Fio. 11.— Striated Muscular PibT-e (of the Pig), 

 very mmnte, paralJel x 200. The coimtituent fibres are seen at a; 

 fibrils, averaging -n^^ <= is a fasciculua, or bundle. 



of an inch in diameter, and having a striated aspect. 

 Tissue of this description constitutes all ordinary muscle, 

 or " lean meat," and is marked by regular cross-lines, or 

 strioe. 



Besides this striated muscnlar tissue, there exist, in the 

 coats of the stomach, intestines, blood-vessels, and some oth- 

 er parts of "Vertebrates, smooth muscular fibres, or mem- 



