Text book of zoology / by J.E.V. Boas ; translated by J.W. Kirkaldy and E.C. Pollard.

Date:
1896
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Credit: Text book of zoology / by J.E.V. Boas ; translated by J.W. Kirkaldy and E.C. Pollard. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    CONTENTS. GENERAL PART. PAGE I. Cells and Tissues (Histology) 3 n. Organs 13 1. Skin . . . 14 2. Skeleton 15 3. Musculature 16 4. Nervous system 17 5. Sense organs ............ 18 6. Alimentary canal . . . . . • • • . 23 7. Vascular system ' .... 25 8. Respiratory organs 27 9. Excretory or urinary organs ........ 30 10. Reproduction and reproductive organs 31 11. The relations of the organs to one another.—The body cavity . 39 12. Rudimentary organs 40 III- Fundamental Form and External Configuration of the Body . 40 IV. Embryology or Ontogeny 42 V. Affinities of Animals—Classification—The Poctrine of Descent • 53 VI. Biology 58 1. Dispersal of animals 58 2. Different kinds of food and their effect on the form of the body.—Parasitism . . ' 62 3. Different kinds of locomotion.—Their effects xipon the structures of animals.—Sessile forms 65 4. The transforming effects of the environment • . . • 66 6. Stages of life.—Duration of life . _ 68 6. Protective adaptations 70 7. The power of resisting unfavourable conditions 72 VII. Geographical Distribution .... . 73 VIII. Geological Distribution 76 Appendix.—Resemblances and differences between plants and animals . 80
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