12 CONTENTS 



CHAPTER VI PAGE 



The Uhogenital System 98 



The Organs of Urination 98 



The Physiology of Urination 101 



The Reproductive Organs of the Stallion 102 



The Reproductive Organs of the Mare 105 



The Physiology of Reproduction 107 



CHAPTER VII 



The Circulatory System 110 



The Organs of Circulation 110 



The Physiology of Circulation 114 



The Properties of Blood and Lymph 116 



CHAPTER VIII 



The Nervous System 119 



The Structure of Nervous Tissue 119 



The Organs of Innervation 120 



The Physiology of the Nerves 123 



CHAPTER IX 



The Ear, the Eye, the Skin, and the Foot 127 



The Ear 127 



The Eye 127 



The Skin 129 



The Foot 131 



PART 11 

 COMMON DISEASES OF THE HORSE 



CHAPTER X 



Disease in General 136 



Definition and Classification of Disease 136 



The Causes of Disease 137 



Natural Resistance Against Disease 140 



The Symptoms of Disease 143 



The Diagnosis of Disease 144 



The Prevention and Control of Disease 149 



The Treatment of Disease 151 



The Termination of Disease 155 



CHAPTER XI 



General Pathologic Changes 157 



The Blood in Disease 157 



Inflammation 159 



Fever 161 



