ANATOMICAL TECHNOLOGY. 



INTRODUCTORY. 



§ 123. TMs work treats mainly of tlie Gross Anatomy of certain 

 portions of the Domestic Cat, and of the Methods of their Examina- 

 tion and Preservation. 



Reasons for Selection and Preference. — There shall l)e given 

 here a condensed statement of the reasons for selecting the Cat, for 

 giving almost exclusive attention to the Cephalic region of the "body, 

 and for devoting to the Brain and other Viscera a relatively large 

 amount of space. 



§ 124. For Selecting the Cat.— Three things are to 'be learned ty 

 the student of Anatomy and Physiology, whether Human, Veteri- 

 nary or Comparative : methods of manipulation ; fundamental /ac^* 

 of structure and function ; and terms of expression. 



Most of the methods might te learned upon any mammal, hnt 

 convenience and economy are consulted loj the use of one which is 

 at the same time widely distributed, common, easily kept in con- 

 finement, and of moderate size so as to be readily manipulated and 

 cheaply preserved. 



Methods cannot be practised without some knowledge of the 

 nature, location, and uses of the parts concerned ; and the record or 

 communication of results involves the use of terms ; hence there is 

 effected a substantial saving of time, mental effort and expense by 

 employing, in the acquisition of methods, a form anatomically and 

 physiologically comparable with those which the student is pre- 

 paring himself to investigate. 



The adult human subject ia inconveniently large, not always easy to obtain, and often 

 expensive when all things are considered. The immature individuals (still-births) which 



