| ART. | SECT. | | I. | INTRODUCTION. | | | PAGE | | 1. | “ | What Physiology is | 1 | | 2. | “ | Animals move of their own accord | 1 | | 3. | “ | Animals are warm | 3 | | 4. | “ | Why animals are warm and move about—they burn | 4 | | 5. | “ | The need of Oxygen | 5 | | 6. | “ | The waste matters | 5 | | II. | THE PARTS OF WHICH THE BODY IS MADE UP. | | 7. | “ | The Tissues | 7 | | 8. | “ | The cavities of the Thorax and Abdomen | 9 | | 9. | “ | The Vertebral Column | 12 | | 10. | “ | Head and Neck | 15 | | 11. | “ | Nerves | 18 | | 12. | “ | General arrangement of all these parts | 19 | | III. | WHAT TAKES PLACE WHEN WE MOVE. | | 13. | “ | The Bones of the Arm | 21 | | 14. | “ | The structure of the Elbow Joint | 23 | | 15. | “ | Other joints in the body | 25 | | 16. | “ | The arm is bent by the contraction of the Biceps Muscle | 26 | | 17. | “ | How the will makes the Biceps Muscle contract | 32 | | 18. | “ | The power of a muscle to contract depends on its being supplied with blood | 35 | | 19. | “ | It is the food in the blood which gives the muscle strength | 37 | | 20. | “ | The continual need of food | SCIENCE PRIMERS.
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