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CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

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Composition and General Structure of the Body 11

Chemical Constitution of the Body, 11—The Cell, 12—The
Fundamental Tissues of the Body, 13—Epithelial
Tissue, 14—Connective Tissue, 15—Structure of Bone,
17—Bone Formation, 18—Chemical Composition of
Bone, 18—Classification and Function of Bones, 19—Joints,
20—Muscle, 21—Action of the Muscles, 23—Physiology
of Muscle, 24—Cilia, 27—The Blood, 27—Arteries,
27—Veins, 28—Capillaries, 28—Lymphatic
System, 29—Lymphatic Vessels, 31—Lymphatic
Glands, 32—Lymph, 32—Glands, 35—Ductless Glands,
36—Nervous Tissue, 36.


CHAPTER II.

The Skin, Its Appendages and Its Function 39

The Skin, 39—Appendages of the Skin: Nails, 40—Hair,
40—Sebaceous Glands, 41—Sweat Glands, 42—Sweat,
42—Temperature Regulation, 43—Fever, 45—Sense of
Touch, 45—Touch Corpuscles, 46.


CHAPTER III.

The Cranium and Face 48

The Cranial Bones, 48—Frontal Bone, 49—Parietal Bones,
49—Occipital Bone, 50—Occipito-frontalis Muscle,
51—Temporal Bones, 51—Sphenoid or Wedge Bone,
52—Ethmoid Bone, 53—Turbinated Bones, 53—Ossification
of Sutures, 53—Bones of the Face, 53—Superior
Maxillary Bones, 54—Antrum of Highmore,
54—Malar or Cheek Bones, 54—Lachrymal Bones, 54—Palate
Bones, 54—Nasal Bones, 55—Vomer, 55—Inferior
Turbinated Bones, 55—Inferior Maxillary Bone
or Lower Jaw, 55—Sublingual Gland, 56—Submaxillary
Gland, 56.


CHAPTER IV.

The Organs of Special Sense 57

The Nose, 57—The Sense of Smell, 58—The Mouth,
59—The Hyoid Bone, 60—The Teeth, 60—The Sense