Excerpt from A Course of Elementary Practical Physiology I presuppose the student to have gone through a course of Elementary Biology, in which he has worked out the Lessons of Prof. Huxley and Dr Martin. He will thus have acquired a knowledge of the fundamental principles of Histo logy and Physiology, know how to use his microscope and possess a good acquaintance with the Anatomy of the Frog. The dissection of the dog and the rabbit as directed in Lesson I., in which attention is paid only to details of physiological importance, will at once put him in a position for the study of Physiology, strictly so called. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.