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CHAPTER I.

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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.

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.

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.

57

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