CONTENTS. 



Page 



Introduction , 7 



Part I. A GENERAL CONSIDERATION OF THE 

 STRUCTURE OF THE RABBIT. 



Divisions and Methods 9 



Interpretation of Structure 10 



Zoological Position '. 14 



General Anatomy. 19 



The Tissues-^ 



Epithelial Tissues 21 



Connective Tissues 24 



Muscular Tissues 33 



Nervous Tissues / ; 37 



Blood and Lymph 39 



Terminology * 40 



The General Features and Ground Plan of the Org^n Systems. . . 43 



Classification 44 



General Organization 46 



Embryonic Plan of the Systems 48 



The Skeletal System 51 



The Muscular System 62 



The Nervous System 66 



The Digestive System 77 



The Respiratory System 84 



The Vascular System 87 



The Lymphatic System j . 90 



The Urinogenital System 92 



The Serous Cavities 98 



Regional Sections loi 



Part II. OSTEOLOGY OF THE RABBIT. 



General Divisions of the Skeleton 1 18 



The Vertebral Column 118 



The Ribs 125 



The Sternum 127 



The Skeleton of the Head ' 127 



The Skull as a Whole ■. 127 



The Bones of the Skull I40 



The Hyoid Apparatus 158 



The Skeleton of the Anterior Limb 159 



The Skeleton of the Posterior Limb 165 



Part III. DISSECTION OF THE RABBIT. 



1. External Features 176 



2. The Abdominal Wall 178 



3. The Stomach and Spleen 181 



4. The Liver :. . 186 



5. The Intestines 188 



6. The Urinogenital System 194 



7. The Abdominal Aorta, Inferior Vena Cava, and Sympathetic 



Trunks 202 



8. The Anterior Limb 205 



9. The Posterior Limb .' 217 



10. The Head and Neck , 235 



11. The Thorax 255 



12. The Vertebral and Occipital Musculature 265 



13. The Central Nervous System 270 



Appendix. Directions for the Preservation of Material 283 



