CONTENTS 



PART I 



ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF ANIMALS 



CHAPTER I 



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Characteeistics of Animals. ...... 17 



The Place of Animals in Nature .17 



The Chemical Constitution of the Animal Body . . . 18 



The Cells of the Animal Body ... 22 



The Tissues of the Animal Body . .... 27 



The Organs and Systems of the Animal Body . . 33 



CHAPTER II 



The Skeletal System. . . . . . . 35 



The Skeleton of the Horse . . 35 



Bones of the Axial Skeleton . . 36 



Bones of the Appendicular Skeleton . 41 



The Skeleton of the Ox 49 



The Construction and Work of the Joints . ... 50 



Descriptions of Important Joints. . 52 



CHAPTER III 



The Muscular System 53 



Kinds of Muscles • 53 



The Voluntary Muscles . • • 54 



The Involuntary Muscles 58 



The Heart Muscle ... . . 58 



The Physiology of Muscles 59 



The Chemical Composition of Muscles 61 



The Chemical Changes of Muscles . .... 62 



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