LOLI € MTL, O1 4O ALISHSAINA = a Fats Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2007 with funding from Microsoft Corporation http://www.archive.org/details/anatomicaltechnoOOwilduoft ina = lt Lae — om i a i ANATOMICAL TECHNOLOGY AS APPLIED TO THE. DOMESTIC CAT: AN INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN, VETERINARY. AND COMPARATIVE ANATOMV I tf In preparation by the same authors : ‘‘Microscopical Technology, as applied to the domestic cat, the frog and the Meno-branchus.” “Physiological Technology, the methods of pain- less experimentation (callisection) upon the frog and the domestic cat.” NEW YORK AND CHICAGO: A. S. BARNES AND COMPANY. 1882. = ore parorius otige a if a cae | Ye 12 Brief statement of the objects and methods of the terminological changes TGP IED 6 Ln ore ae DEC cae aad aha dab ciate Sub ele w Lk AS Bsn ZA ge 9 Ts 13 Designation of Orgauns—Organonomy ....... 2. cece ccc ecce eee cee seceewereene 14 General considerations by various authors... ..........-..2eeeeeee eee eee 14 Suaporcaner OF WEOViby con ues an wile SCE I canes acd cheb eee otaen e's 15 Comparison of technical and vernacular terms BEE SOLEMCO NS cig le viola, oe elas 2» 15-17 Fase in acquiring technical terme: soc. 558 665 esi sitters y censceesccnsees 17 Names indicative of relative position............0..eeeeeeeeeceeccneeess 17 The limits of terminological change. .............-20ceeees cesses eeceses dS Priority and etymological appropriateness of technical terms........-..-- 18 Some inconsistencies in the nomenclature here adopted..........++.+++.- 19 Names and abbreviations on the figures .........00.cceeeeeeeee cer eees 20 Vili CONTENTS. PAGE Terms of Position and Direction—Toponomy ......00.--eeeeerecceeeeccceees 20 The normal position of the body... 2.2 ..ccccccscessececccnceccs Pegs 21 Designation of the aspects of animals. .........0....00scceseccceseececs 21 WiGWH OF SSGRGHNy MBC AIGUEES oh ooo 5 sa.0i6lap oo uasin's hens Coos Raw Rave eens e 21-22 PASUDTUIGY OF GOLTOR v5 50's 1c 3 cis ease See Wviks os € beige me pinipe ip pases ees &i'o'sd 22 ag i ae ea eee PPE Tee gery Pe eee Ee See pe a fi ee eee 23 Cephalic and caudal, dorsal, ventral, dextral, sinistral, lateral and mesal— signification and use by various authors ..............222 0 eee eee eee 23-24 Ventrimeson, dorsimeson, intermediate and medial..................006- 25 ‘Designation of the Regions of the Limbs......... 0 cccccesecscveceeeccccencees 25 POLL AUG CAAA OXLTOMICION, oie piccs's, assim = o> bap ting a aicion slays Sd cele Ae kis 25 Cephalic and caudal, dorsal and ventral aspects. ........6.-04---eeeeeeee 25-26 Other names for the extremities and aspects. ..........2..-02+2202 seuss 26 Terms of General Application to the Whole Body... ......000.00enceneccccnees 26 Central and peripheral, ectal and ental... 2... 0.65 c.ieeeesccsioescdeviees 26-27 BRIO LE cade Pans cid Taste is 6056 cursed Vane ee ebiccee iddGneee ct 27 Adjective endings.......... EMA COAL SE eee heehee. 27 Use of the prepositions of and from. ...... cccececccececcceccscecsesees 7 Haimitations OF ACCUTACY: iia cles scales Fok ses ss beets Deitaettn tas meee mone 7 Derivatives, connecting vowels Of. 50: . 8... os Se eae eee eee see ess 28 Compound words—Hybrid words. ............ 0c cee cece ce eee cece een eee 28 Primary Divisions of the Body—Soma and Membra...................-..00 29 Axial portion, soma—Appendicular portion, membra—Truncus or trunk.. 29 Comparison of right and left (dextral and areca in the object and the IEE VOR oo. ors isn h a ack See Eas alee Tateie ei eeecle ne aie > oases owe 29-31 Position and direction onthe soma. 2.5 .6c cw is cases c cee c ees ascsees cess 31 Columna vertebralis, its constitution and location ....................-.. e Canalis neuralis and ccelum or general body cavity...................... 33 Essential characteristic of all vertebrates. ................. cece eceeeeees 3e MN Sr CORED, Ss sins Osean eae asd Pee Tae SOUS eae gee toe aie te sacs} oe 33-34 OT EO icin tarry oe wt ene’ Say crt Se re eee ae 33 Paired or Lateral Organs—Azygous or Mesal Organs ...... 0.0... c cece eee eee 33, 48 SPEeMPURtION Of -FORitiOn AN DiTPCtiODs-.% occas <00c¥onckses ccabecsavvatyeees 34 Ditect tines —Obliqne Nace sic sos 5 eases det akewecchbceens de> sees 24 Designation of direct and oblique lines. .......... 02... .0c eee eee ee eens 34-35 Designation of position on oblique and direct lines ..................44. 30 Designation of diagonal lines..................04. in aii atatiess Sis son ark eee 35 Designation of the relative position of points on diagonal lines............ 36 Designation of Direction and Relative Position on the Limbs........... ..00-- 36 Ental and ectal and their derivatives... .. AER GR eo NNn Pee re ee 36 The soma and its divisions—Head, neck, trunk and tail....... .......... 36 The trunk and its divisions—Thorax, abdomen and pelvis ..........+.-- 36-37 Partition between the abdomen and thorax.............2.-2-0e2 ee ee eee 37 RAR OU WRN ORVIRY CS cds 5 Aadveea maces 45.020 bok 4 oehing races Canal 37 LWIG-O8 4HO CiVImODS Of the body’). oie ccs 6 <5 seen ssaee ven scadbessheuss 39 Normal RIS EE MAE RENO DRI yin ks 5 oS £5 pA ies 10 ald Sie tis'b as nn doe SS SENG 37 Limb Segments and the Arthra or Joints...... 2... .cc ccc cccccccccccccucceece 40 REINS 9 555s SS kaleho lars Gb 4g oS 4d AO EN a O25 ns tee ature pasaien ssa ade 40 REMMI CAIN ess ca tue ciara ce rik LON TES a9 < Piclane ons oO a8 eOF PRE 41 CONTENTS. ix PAGE Frtecmembral Fromagerie 5558 sy PRINS CARS i ole Fels Bet ay wg Seeds 42 Byntropy and antiteopys oss is ccs n cee e tes cee eens bi adg tae are eid waceaes 42 Enumeration of Parts in a Series....... ..... PETE CLER TIVE Re ee 42 Use of Terms of Relative Position in a Physiological Sense................. 44 Blin Gretent Of Notes. feces ck 653 spas TOES SIRE Te LAE eaves segs 45-52 Slips—Size, etc.—Making notes on. .......... eee ceec ence eee e eee eeeeees 45 Library catalogues and catalogue data for specimens..................4. 46 References, extracts, clippings and notes proper.............. 0. .c cece ees 47 Accumulation and elimination of slips ............ 0... ccc cc ecc cece eeeee AY Arrangement and storage of notes. ........ 6. ec cece cece ete e aceon ceeeees » 48 Subdivision of notes, with Table. ......... 0.6 ie cece cee Cepulee eles 48-49 Distribution of- Slips 5. cae vs sees cee eee lubae Ana oahgereetete rede BON Seen ke OCs 50 Mothod of asinot slipatlitos Joye clk FSA ors Hee Ne iT aoe tacteece saat ce ahs 50 Portfolios for slips: and Sheets o.oo ie olse.e. 5 oe ivi kW bier nal we’ eden wale el ovapelblevslare 48-51 Miscellaneous suggestions as to the use of slipS...........0. cece eee eee 51 Oricin-of the:slip «system s' sie oe see Ue ion te litle Melee PEE aeons 52 Rules and Aphorisms of General Application in Biology..................065 52-53 Anatomical Technology—Introductory............. cc csc ccc cseeeeenececcuns 55 Reasons for Selection of the Cat for Anatomical Study. .......c00cccceeeueeeee 55 Importance ofmothodas s2 2 se Seb OE rae Galea ee SUS CI ROE 55 Comparison of the cat-as an anatomical subject with adult human beings, still-born children, horse, rabbit, dog, rat, opossum. ..........-.++-0 55-57 Needs of a standard of comparison for comparative anatomists............ 56 Reasons for treating of only a Part of the Body. .. 1.00. ccc ccc eeecneeeeeeeeees 57 Reusons for giving unusual Prominence to the Viscerd.......600.sceeevececees 58 CHAPTER TI. INSTRUMENTS AND MATERIAL FOR ANATOMICAL TECHNOLOGY, Alphabetical list of instruments and materials needed for anatomical technology, BURN EOS ica a/v sks «als eataaw bkq The ty diate dean PUL ae PRE Ae tM NS aie Ree 59-62 Dealers’ catalogues of instruments and materials. ............-0-++ c+ tee eeeeees 59 General Characteriot Instinments yi 65 jc5 fv kie a sis sieve sin wv 5 ng es Tee Ras cina rare 62 Description of Instruments and Material. 0.1... cc cece cece cent eeee ne eeeeees 62-73 Arthrotome and beaded bristles. .........cc.eceesnrecneecereceseceesincs 62-68 Supporting blocks, flexible DLOMaPIPAs, rede aered a wrke Was Ben eae Werewie wine ee 2 64 Cats-=P rite; Are, StOrAgo COG. oe nos bi diac viccere ane. e0bn. bts ee sabe pam 64-65 Chain-hooks, small compressor and dissecting gown. .......++++ee++esee: 65 Drawing materials, foot lathe and drills, forcers (coarse and fine), nippers PEPE UN 5 chad cs eRe ete nev Ned akbaee tneiinrer een 67 Dropping-bottle oiler, parchment labels, rubber gloves and tubing, saw... 68 Scales and special weighing pan, scalpels.............000eeeceeee eee eees 69 RPUASTRE ANG: BEVIN D OG are cs «.c hd ss od A Kee Niece MORN Gare Se ee vie aie 70 Syringotome, tags for labels, tools, towels, tracer (seeker or finder), sharp BOO DUDS 1401s bataa SASae aco sie CRE RT ya eee VERES Hehe we 71 x. CONTENTS. PAGE Wetting bottle for 15 per cent. glycerin, waste paper for particles made Ah IRNOCT asks eee eig ons caine eh 5.04 (has 2e3 eae dee 73 Cereot Instriments.... ow elect eae s o's we nee si tia 94 MMR MMUCHE SRTMAINESEED. oa.55 ise a Poss esa ab iasie have vee mas S Tp ld oa Cow wed sons 95-98 Mesal Somatic Landmarks... .....ccccvcccvece coctereccssccscsceccgeeecs 95 Lateral Somatic Landmarks... 2... ccc cccc cee c cece veeseweccecssereseecens 96-97 Mombral LAnQamae ks o.oo oa occ sc veces ns ciccecccnccecctwcae sy seecnce secctees 97--98 MAGOMNING! “PERRSECHION s «5.05 4,000 0.0.05:3.5 000 npc'c sac satgescsecepedeey ee EPEC 98-102 POPUS MNVOLVOU fess ic icc oe veld cise bos os sts'n se maa avila ds b 4.6 ple 00. mo oyls 99 Preservation of the Cephalic Half of the Transected Body.... ..+.++++++0++: 101 Thoracic Transection....... oh dee Ube ages saves. wey mstie es cee Ved mins se ewan 102 . CONTENTS. xi CHAPTER III. PREPARATION AND PRESERVATION OF ANATOMICAL SPECIMENS. PAGE Preparation of Bones... 0... ccc ceed cccecessrecccccsserseesenseccesesceste 103-111 Granaral Givecious hci sie ae Peed wisys sate eres ealen o/ed shold aaeeenen 103 Removing soft parts from alcoholic BPCCIMONA... eens seccedes bavboses 105 Removal of soft parts by ants or De: mestes..........0-6. 00 eee eee eee 105 Putrefactive-maceration in: water. ......56 6. ccc eee e cei w ese see cnens 105 Boiling in liquid: soapy... 0s .ses eee cesceecsecesies Germ bd th eat aR 106 Preparation Of Shull), ..wccecvcdvcdvcdan: decdededesaeeye sae aeeaieis cuban 107 Ooments for Bones Gnd. Teeth. .vescccccecedecccccsccsvececesssseccacccece 107 Preparation of Natwral. Skeletons... ...-ceceesce vecvccccccessereccsecece 108-109 Hlexiblo natural sk elotonsss co’. cd Se de-uie'sn we! etnies avn RROD sik de BUS 6 Aor hE AE 316 Chyle.or iactea) wempele ois hairs asieddan ditwea xa she takes Doon eda gn 816 Comparison of the Lymph and Blood Vascular Systems,......++00000+0 iach 316 SECIS TIROT Eye eee 5 ck SERS k cack in CN ee aw ok aK eh La LOE FAD RL MEL 816, 338 References to the heart and eniks Pelee ms Hote nA A a dm ube Siegert os wares 316 Location of the heart..... ape ofa eae coy orale Pieniaid «cist epic aalsls ele eiaua 317 PICARD aa aA SP e:< cave aeeinalay die bes ale ddsin «00s cas RMAs Le 317 Form and normal position of the heart..............ceeee seen sence ees 318 Designation and recognition of the regions ............2...eeeeeeeeeee 318 EROUNQOGE OF Slit LIME os x05 Si et anh accia bain mies EO Re el Ui atdg Nettle 282 319 Separation of the heart RrO EG ANON ir ted csmisis ons Hise adie Sa eR De 320 xvi . CONTENTS. PAGE Removal of the pericardium and blood..................0 a oeiad PARSE S 321 Tying the vessels, injection of alcohol and hardening 9 ee seletseeis deus de 821-322 Table of the Principal Parts and Features of the Heart..................-. 322 List of abbreviations of cardiac names...............2ee008 cece eee 325 Descriptive list of the parts of the heart, arranged alphabetically........ 325-333 Dissection of the Heart... ......020. ce eense 915.9 ha 6S Sa Casle laughed ess 6.0 337-338 SIeMNEEL UPC CRONIES. OF CME 0 WOLDS 0500.55 555 devs ons siacwiedbactae Rr auk cures ce 338-342 UOMO A NIUE TEMMM yw 5226 a discne O85 0 ab Woe cob oh eho es bes he cem nek 342-362 Table of the systemic and portal veins................. 2.2 cccceeecccee 342-343 Table of the systemic vessels of the trunk and arm............... ...- 343-344 Veins of the Thorax................ Noho Sita pees eerie aca Ss e++ 849-850 Perrovies Of Lhe 2 ROTRS ANG B00 6. ois. sree enans nea¥upes oseehs oe ales 350-355 en Fe ee ne or eee eae ak ape ae pee 355-362 RE SEOUMOD pisnh SE eS eae Wk > wig wm be es i vis wes wir oh bg aa ie ot Bue aa ak ene 355-356 CP AO ROUNEIEE VCMING eo oid cinco o owe a tis bod ona 6c ae see a ones + San hea 356-858 Aorta Abdominalis and Branches. .......2.cccceennnccccccccdacevscscuees 358-362 Divisions of the Aorta Abdominalis.............++4 eee gh irate es ssats ise 361 Structure of the Heart and Blood Vessels. ..........cccceccccesccccscncees 362-863 Thoracic Ducts and Lymphatic Vessels. ...............20.ccceccseccecsess 363-368 WASH ONVILORS-2- INCLORTA Soo on soos ae ous 0 ses ode bn stele vo OO Sees Sah E EE 364 Roceptacultin sob y lis. 56 sis eos ss can snes caoeeSpvawers Dees esse 364 Ductus thoracicus sinister et dexter. ..........ccccescecses cosccseces 364-365 Lymphatics of the arms, legs and face...........+0.2e-ceeeeeeeeeecees 367 Injection of the Lymphatic Vessels and Glands..........0200eeeseeeeee rye 367 CHAPTER IX. NEUROLOGY, THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. | Seen T C, OIMIOTALIONS 5:5 «56, 6c aie oie 22 so ss oe wie ane 7 Table of Zoological Classification...........6 cc seeeceee ee eeeees 9 Table of the Principal Divisions of the body..................... 39 Table illustrating the Subdivision of Notes.................e008 49 List of Anatomical Instruments and Materials .................. 59-62 Table of the Specific Gravities of different Percentages of Alcohol.. 112 Table of the Ratios of Alcohol and Water to produce a given POPOORA LO Seiad va baie saniieis reavesie Ucn eh into) Ghd Salaries 116 Composition of Wickersheimer’s Liquid ...................008-- 124 Table of the Bones of the Skull, showing the Synonyms and An- thropotomical Hgaivalents <2 s.3<5%,<+.< s' H i / : $ Ll s =” y™ Pa AGeY am one ala Bay ger om” ’ : ae # / ? ov? os? 7 £ : : s fae ee pee \ Pl S <= / /uawopqy eS oe li‘ = = % e oS Bs Rey 3 3%. ? ‘ 3 Sets A ie eee a © oOo 2 is wos &S% ee SE © & ected Gg Sy Ba ‘ 4 12, mea in \ ‘ (asay Fw! 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Da sndio) wna w : ‘ — | -2]U0D , A . ho es i SS (9/pprumuhd) aanuzn // 4 \ may Pa, sa 7 aun) wnipausazur’,/ 7 14 apioydnas) aypipos" / 1 \saprozad aug 2) 042Ua0” mnizadnsy , 2, a0DJ pveH pt J Sal4as 704SIp aden ‘aryoud@? Salas jou rxoud Fre. 6—DIAGRAM OF THE DoRsAL As NorM: 39 DIVISIONS OF THE BODY. "Goof) seq ‘(wadoud Ba2) snaa (y5r49) soxayy | (puny) snueyy ‘(wdnawof) wnryoeiqayuy ‘(uto woddn) woiyserg (01) epned *STATIg ‘(Ajag) uewopqy ‘(sayo) xeIO4L ‘(qoeu) wnToD *‘mInIUeIS } 298 J ‘(86a) pury—nooys) SOAT } , ‘(Uonsod wmnopuaddn—sun) BIQUIIN ) ‘(96a quolf—tun0) SINAY J ‘(y™2) YANVD ) ‘(yun.44) SQONNUL * (yoo) INN T109 “(poey) LNdVD J a = + Se jeele one *(uoulod wren) ewos | ‘(fpog) SNAUOD ‘(4poq) SNdUOD AHL AO SNOISIAIG ‘IVdIONINd AHL SO AIEGVL 40 INTRODUCTION. is not easy, with most Mammals, to replace them in the normal position. It may, however, be readily accomplished with an orang, and without much difficulty with the arms of a cat or a child. The student may exemplify the normal position of the arms approxi- mately by getting upon all-fours, placing the palms upon the floor at either side, with the fingers pointed laterad ; the convexities of the elbows should then be made to look dorsad and laterad, upward and outward. If now the arms be extended laterad to their utmost length, still keeping the palms against the floor, and the elbows away from it, the limbs will have nearly the position shown in figures 6 and 7. § 81. Limb Segments.—With the cat, as with most air-breathing Vertebrates, each limb presents at least three divisions or seymenta, con- nected with each other and with the soma by three arthra (joints or articulations). These segments and arthra are thus proximal, intermediate, and distal. As shown upon the right of the diagram, the proximal segments are brachium (upper arm) and meros (thigh). The intermediate segments are antebrachium (forearm) and crus (leg proper). The distal segments are the manus (hand) and pes (foot). The entire limbs are joined with the trunk by the shoulder and hip joints, while the eldow and knee intervene between the brachium and ante- brachium, the meros and crus, and the wrist and ankle between the ante- brachium and manus, the crus and pes respectively. The technical names for the arthra placed in parenthesis are those which were pro- posed in 1873 by the senior author (ZO, 18); but as they have not been generally adopted they are not insisted upon here. Each manus and pes also presents a threefold division, carpus, metacarpus, and digits (thumb and fingers) ; tarsus, metatarsus, and dactyls (toes). The distinctive names for the digits and dactyls are placed under them. The primus (great toe) is represented by a dotted line, in consideration of its absence from the cat. § 82. Limb Bones.—On the left side of the diagram are shown the bones corresponding to the segments already enumerated. The proximal segments have each a single bone, the humerus and femur, which are represented as subcylindrical, with enlarged extremities. The intermediate segments have each two bones, ulna and radius, tibia and fibula, which, in the normal position of the limbs, lie side by side, the radius and tibia on the cephalic aspect of the limbs, and the ulna and fibula on the caudal. These bones are likewise subcylindrical, but the ulna and tibia are larger at their proximal ends, while the radius and fibula increase more or less distad. The patella (knee-pan) and the olecranon and other special features are not shown. _ CARPUS AND TARSUS. 41 § 83. Marsh has proposed (Z) to apply general names to the corresponding bones of the arm and leg. Thus, the bones of the proximal segments are the Ossa propodialia ; the radius and ulna, the tibia and fibula, constitute the epipodialia ; the bones of the carpus and tarsus are mesopodialia ; the metacarpalia and metatarsalia are—as indeed they have previously been called—the metapodialia, and the old term phalanges is retained for the bones of the digits and dactyls. § 84. Carpus and Tarsus.—The carpalia (bones of the carpus), and the ¢arsalia (bones of the tarsus), are variously interpreted by different writers; see Balfour, A, II, 508. The following general description, based chiefly upon the researches of Gegenbaur, is given by Huxley, A, 31 :— ‘‘There is reason to believe that, when least modified, the carpus and the tarsus are composed of skeletal elements which are alike in number and arrangement. _ ‘One of these, primitively situated in the centre of the carpus or tarsus, is termed the centrale ; on the distal side of this are five carpalia, or tarsalia, which articulate with the several metacarpal or metatarsal bones ; while, on its proximal side are three bones—one radiale or tibiale, articulating with the radius or tibia ; one wlnare or fibulare, with the ulna or fibula; and one intermedium, situated between the foregoing. “ Carpal and tarsal bones or cartilages, thus disposed, are to be met with in some Amphibia and Chelonia, but, commonly, the typical arrangement is — disturbed by the suppression of some of these elements, or their coalescence with one another. «Thus, in the carpus of man, the radiale, intermedium, and ulnare are represented by the scaphoides, lunare, and cuneiforme respectively. The pisiforme is a sesamoid bone, developed in the tendon of the M. flexor carpi ulnaris, which has nothing to do with the primitive carpus. The centrale is not represented in a distinct shape, having probably coalesced with one of the other elements of the carpus. The fourth and fifth carpalia have coalesced, and form the single wnciforme. See § 421. ‘In the tarsus of man the astragalus represents the coalesced tibiale and intermedium ; the calcaneum the fibulare. The naviculare (scaphoides of Anthropotomy) is the centrale. Like. the corresponding bones in the carpus, the fourth and fifth tarsalia have coalesced to form the cuboides.” § 85. In the cat, so far as we can judge from the figures and statements of Flower (36, 138), and Mivart (B, 96, Fig. 60), and from our own observations, the condition of things is as follows :— In the tarsus, aside from peculiarities of shape, the tarsalia and their connections are as in man. In the carpus, the same is the case, excepting that the scapho-lunare represents not only the scaphoides and the lunare—the radiale and inter- medium of the primitive carpus—but also the centrale. Flower found 42 INTRODUCTION. this element distinct in a dog; the senior author has observed (19, 301, Fig. 1,) it as a separate center of ossification in a young lion, shown in Figure 47; and it is apparently shown, though not alluded to, by Mivart, (B, Fig. 60.) There are many interesting and important questions connected with the composition of the carpus and tarsus of different Vertebrates, and those interested in the subject may consult Gegenbaur (Lankester), A, 479-481, 487, 488, and the papers of that anato- mist, Morse (18 and Z) Marsh (1), and Wilder (26). § 86. The metapodials are comparatively simple elements. In the diagram, the pollical (first) metacarpal is made shorter than the rest, as is the case in the cat, and the primal (first) metatarsal is represented as a slight rudiment, the remainder of it and the whole dactyl being absent, and hence shown by dotted lines. The ordinary digits and dactyls have each three phalangeal segments, proximal, intermediate, and distal. The pollex has but two, and in those Mammals which have a primus, this usually consists of but two phalanges. § 87. ‘This peculiarity of the pollex and primus has always constituted a main argu- ment in favor of the prevailing view as to the correspondence of the limbs with each other—intermembral homology. According to this view, the cephalic borders of the arm and leg correspond, morphi- cally as well as telically ; the radius is the homologue of the tibia, and the ulna of the fibula ; and the pollex is both the homologue and the analogue of the primus, This, the syntropical idea of intermembral homologies, has been adopted, in one form or another, by nearly all anatomists. The other idea, that of untitropy, has been advocated or accepted by a much smaller number, including the elder Agassiz, Coues, Dana, Foltz, Wyman, and the senior author. According to this view, the two ends of the soma, and thus the cephalic and caudal aspects of the limbs, are reversed or symmetrical repetitions of one another, as are the cor- responding organs upon the right and left sides. The radius thus becomes the homologue of the fibula, and the tibia of the ulna, while the pollex represents the quintus, and the minimus the primus. Fully recognizing the apparent objections to this view, we nevertheless believe it to be correct, and would refer those interested in the subject to the paper (10) by the senior author, where these objections are discussed and the opinions of other writers stated, with a List of Works and Papers treating of the general question. § 88. Enumeration of Parts in a Series.—As has been stated (§ 30, 79), two or more similar parts which form a series are enumerated in order, beginning with the one nearest the head, or the meson, or the proximal end of the more comprehensive part of which they are subdivisions. On the diagram (Fig. 6) are given some illustrations of this method. The vertebre have been referred to already. Of the digits and dactyls, the most cephalic in each series may be designated as the first; but it is evident that this might cause confusion in the case of animals having only four or a less number of fingers or toes. TRANSECTION OF A MAMMAL. 43 It is often desirable to describe the place of origin or insertion of muscles as from or upon a given fraction of the entire length of a long bone. When the area extends over a third of the whole length the thirds would be designated usually as proximal, middle or distal; but when fourths or smaller subdivisions are employed, they may be designated as jirst, second, etc., as shown upon the femur in Fig. 6. Dorsal aspect canaNis neuralts 2. < ss Ste D r “es _L--trachea .-pulmo (lung) dexter 2 elbow. cf ‘metacarpale ‘phalanges Ventral aspect 4 Fie. 7.—DIAGRAM OF AN IDEAL TRANSECTION OF THE THORAX OF THE CAT, WITH THE ARMS IN AN APPROXIMATELY NORMAL POSITION, AND SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE PRINCIPAL VISCERA. § 89. In Fig. 7, the cut surface is viewed from the caudal aspect, so that the right and left parts are as in the other diagram (Fig. 6). As a whole, the body is symmetrical, the two halves being reversed repe- titions of one another on opposite sides of the meson. No definite separation exists between the dorsal and the ventral regions. We may, however, speak of the dorsal and the ventral aspects, and the vertebral column, or main axis of the soma, intervenes between the dorsal cavity, or Canalis neuralis, and the ventral cavity, the celum, whose more cephalic division or thoraz is here transected. The Canalis neuralis contains the myelon, and the celum the organs of organic life, the thoracie, abdominal and pelvic viscera. The following parts and organs are mesal or approximately so, at least in the embryo: nose, tongue, myelon, centra vertebrarum, aorta, esophagus, trachea, heart, sternum. The following are in pairs: eyes, ears, kidneys, costw, costicartilagines (costal cartilages), pudmones (lungs), pleura, limbs. The right lung is shown as a single and simple sack, communicating 44 INTRODUCTION. with the trachea. The left lung is reduced to give place for the names of the cavity. Each pleura is seen to be a closed sack, which lines the corresponding side of the thorax to form the ectal or parietal lamina, and is reflected upon the viscera to form the ental or visceral lamina. Between the heart and the sternum, on the meson, the two pleure are in contact, and form the septum mediastinale. For the sake of simplicity, the pericardium is omitted, and the heart shown as a single cavity with regular walls. The single vessel emerging from the heart will be referred to in § 91. , The spaces on either side, between the skin and the osseous walls of the celum and Canalis neuralis are occupied by the muscles, etc. The arms have their elbows directed dorsad, and the palms ventrad. The caudal aspect is seen, the bones including the ulna and the ulnare (un- ciforme), and the minimal metacarpal and phalanges. § 90. Relative Positions.—The letters A-L are introduced into the diagram for the sake of illustrating certain common cases of designation of relative position. The point A is at the meson on the dorsal aspect of the body ; its posi- tion may be described as dorsimesal. B, C, and D are lateral in position, or, to be more specific, sinistral. Relatively, B is laterad of A, while C is dorsad of D. Since they are upon a curved surface, B may be described as either dorsad or mesad of O ; while C may be said to lie either ventrad or laterad of B. Which expres- sion should be employed would depend upon the context; in either case, practically, there is no room for ambiguity. Ectal and Ental.—Of the three planes represented by C, E, F, the former is relatively ectal, the last is ental, and the third intermediate. Proximal and Distal.—G is at the proximal end of the humerus, and H at the distal end. G is thus proximad of H, and H distad of G. Central and Peripheral. —On the artery, I is centrad a K, and K is peripheral in comparison with I, but centrad of L. On the nerve which leaves the myelon, M and N are relatively central and peripheral. § 91. Use of some Terms of Relative Position in a Physiological Sense.—Central and peripheral, and sometimes other terms are employed in a physiological rather than in a strictly topographical sense. For example, on the nerve the ventral curve is really, that is topographi- cally, nearer the myelon and the meson than N ; but N would nevertheless commonly be described as centrad of the curve. A striking case of this sort is furnished by the recurrent laryngeal branch of the NV. vagus. In a part of its course, it curves around one of the great arteries near the heart, and then passes cephalad to the Jarynz. Now the larynx is much nearer the brain, where THE SLIP-SYSTEM. 45 the WV. vagus arises, than is the heart ; topographically, therefore, the termination of the nerve is nearer the brain than part of its trunk ; yet the termination would be described as the peripheral portion. On the artery shown in Fig. 7, ventrad of the bones of the left arm, K is peripherad of I, and Lof K. If the arm should be so flexed as to bring the artery into the position of the dotted lines, L’ would be topographically nearer the heart than K, but would nevertheless be a peripheral point on the vessel. . A somewhat similar case is offered by the abdominal portion of the ali- mentary canal as shown on Fig. 6. In the strict topographical sense, the cecum and contiguous portion of the small intestine lie caudad of the colon. In some cases, a description would refer to this fact, but it would be never- theless understood that, physiologically and in respect to the course of the contents of the canal, the cecum is intermediate between the small intes- tine and the colon, and is therefore caudad of the one and cephalad of the other. The relation in the one case is merely of contiguity ; in the other, of structural and functional continuity. V.—THE SLIP-SYSTEM OF NOTES. § 92. The following suggestions as to “notes” are here introduced not because, like the foregoing matters, they render what follows more intelligible or available, but because, taking for granted that none will have got so far in the volume without the intention to do some serious scientific or literary work, we desire to put them in possession of a method which has proved most useful to us, and which we shall be glad to have adopted by our readers even if their only employment of it is in recording criticisms of our statements and ideas. § 93. The essential feature of a ‘‘slip-system” is the use of separate slips of uniform and convenient size. Accessory features concern the precise size and form of the slips, the way of writing upon them, and the manner of their filing and distribution for reference. § 94. After constant use of the slips for fifteen and seven years respec- tively, we make the following specific recommendations :— § 95. The Slips.—Excluding those used in the Catalogues of Libraries and Museums (which will be referred to farther on) the note-slips should be of wnruled paper ; white, blue, light brown or yellow in color ; slightly sized, so as to take either the pencil or the pen ; moderately stiff, but not thick ; and of the size of the U. S. Postal Card, at present 13x7.7 cm. § 96. Making Notes.—Some of these slips should be carried in the pocket at all times, preferably in the pocket-book, which is usually large enough for folded letters. 46 INTRODUCTION. Temporary memoranda may be made across the slip, but all other notes should be written lengthwise, and preferably on one side only. § 97. Slip notes are of the following kinds: museum catalogues; library catalogues ; references ; extracts; clippings; statements of observations or ideas, original or otherwise, with or without drawings. § 98. Library Catalogues.—The titles of books and papers should comprise at least the following data: the author’s name and surname or initials ; the title and subtitle of the book or paper. With a book, the edi- tion, size, number of pages and illustrations ; the place and date of publica- tion. With a paper, the Periodical in which it was first published, dates of presentation and publication, the volume, part, pages and illustrations. With both, references to Translations and Abstracts. The foregoing data are entered in various orders, and with different kinds of abbreviation. ‘Those who desire to adopt some standard method of writ- ing titles should consult the ‘‘ Catalogue of Scientific Papers” published by the Royal Society of London, the publications of “'The American Library Association,” and the “List of Periodicals taken by the Public Libraries near Boston.” A. One of the valuable suggestions of the Library Association is that the more com- mon given names should always be indicated by the initial, this initial being distinguished from the same letters used elsewhere by a colon following: For example, E. might stand for Edwin, Egbert, Edmund, etc., but E: would always signify Edward. . B. Another suggestion, that the sizes of books should be indicated not by numbers but by the initials of the words signified by the numbers, as O. for octavo, etc., is carried out in the “ List” just mentioned, and is made more available by the use of the “ Book Size Rule,” provided by the Readers and Writers Economy Company, being a metric rule, 30 cm. (1 ft.) long ; this is also a convenient desk rule. § 99. Catalogue Data.—On the face of the Museum Catalogue Card should be noted the following : Museum number, original number, class (of animals), series (of specimens or preparations), genus, species, common name, locality, sex, age, dates of collection, death, and reception (which do not always coincide). This should leave the lower half of the face for a brief description of the preparation ; purpose for which it was made ; reference to any original list, to publications, ete. On the reverse of the slip should be, after a repetition of the museum number: the original weight of the brain, and of the body, and the ratio in decimals; the present (usually alcoholic) weight of the brain and body; the capacity (of an inflated preparation); the length from vertex to anus (of an entire example); by whom collected; when and by whom prepared ; donor or seller; his address; original cost, expressage, etc., hours’ work; estimated present value; museum numbers of other specimens from the same indi- vidual ; numbers of other preparations from members of the same litter ; numbers of other specimens with which this may be instructively compared. HOW TO TAKE NOTES. 47 With care in the arrangement and abbreviation of these points, all may be entered, together with others not here specified. We have not yet fully determined upon the best form for the Catalogue slip, and hope others will offer the results of their experience. For library and museum catalogues, the slips should be of heavier and stiffer paper than for ordinary notes, and the surface should be well-sized, since ink is commonly employed. ° § 100. References.—The slips may be used for brief references to works, papers, persons, addresses, localities, museums, etc., constituting, in fact, permanent memoranda, which may be filed with more elaborate or extended materials upon the same subjects. § 101. Extracts.—Upon one side of the slip may be written from 40 to 50 words, either by hand, or with the type-writer when the lines are at medium distance, 1 cm. apart. At short distance, the number is just doubled, and, if necessary, both sides may be written on, or two or more slips may be used, or a sheet may be used, and then folded to the slip size. § 102. Clippings.—Clippings from periodicals and newspapers ‘may often be accommodated upon the slip. When no longer than the slip is wide, they may be pasted at either end, with the lines always lengthwise of the slip. When the length is greater than the width of the slip, the columns, if narrow, may be pasted side by side; but usually so much as exceeds the width must be pasted on the remaining space so that the lines run across the slip. By thus covering both sides, a single slip may receive an entire column of “The Medical Record,” or “‘Science;” more than half a column of “The Nation,” and nearly half a column of the ‘‘ New York Daily Tribune.” Even when unaccompanied by the signature of some well-established authority, such clippings serve as memoranda which may aid in looking up the matter farther, and as more or less valuable confirmatory evidence. § 103. Notes Proper.—The most common and most important use of the slips is as a ready and convenient vehicle for the many kinds of informa- tion which the scientific or literary worker desires to record and to use. The Slip is Always at Hand.—\t may be written upon without parade, and under almost any circumstances, whether sitting at the table, or riding in the cars, or even on horseback; whether engaged in regular work, or conversing with friends, or even at night and in the darkness. Under all these conditions, more or less favorable, the essence or “pith” of a fact or idea may be recorded, though sometimes in a shape quite unintel- ligible to others and well-nigh so to the writer, unless an early opportunity is taken for putting it in better form. § 104. Accumulation and Elimination of Slips.—The beginner’s object is to accumulate the brief records of what he has learned, but is not sure of remembering when wanted. After the first year, however, many of the things thus recorded become familiar as the alphabet, and much also that is supposed true to-day may be >» 48 INTRODUCTION. disproved to-morrow, or superseded by more accurate descriptions, more perfect drawings, and more logical discussions. With the ordinary note-book, or Index Rerum, all these untruths, half-truths, or truisms must forever remain where they were placed. From being merely superfluous, they soon become burdensome, then confusing, and finally a source of loss and exasperation. Not so the slip; the instant its usefulness is at an end, into the waste- basket it goes, making room for more desirable successors. § 105. Arrangement and Storage of Notes.—After trying many different plans, we make the following practical suggestions :— § 106. Slip-Portfolios.*—The slip-portfolio is for holding the notes upon a given subject. It is made from a piece of stiff Manilla paper, 16 x 13 em., and folded over a pencil so that the folded edge is left rounded. The slips are introduced, the title of the subject is written along the top, and the whole is bound together by arubber band 7 cm. long by 1 mm. thick, like No. 372 of the Price-list of the R. and W. Ec. Co. Such a portfolio will hold 50 slips, but usually when there are more than 25 they should be subdivided. § 107. Subdivision of Notes.—Let us suppose that the student is collecting information respecting the heart of the cat. While his notes are few, all may be contained in a single portfolio. As they multiply, they naturally fall into four categories relating respectively to the structure of the organ, its functions, its development, and the titles of works and papers treating of it. As the notes increase under each of these heads, anatomical notes may be divided naturally into sets relating respectively to the appear- ances which are visible to the eye, those which require the aid of the micro- scope, and those which involve special kinds of manipulation, as boiling, etc., in order to display the arrangement of the fibers. The macroscopic anatomy may refer to the auricles, the ventricles or the valves, and each of these headings may be still further subdivided. We see, therefore, that without the subdivision of the notes upon five quite extensive topics, the heart might require the use of a dozen separate portfolios. Since all of these concern the heart, they may all be bound together by a stronger band, say No. 385, 8 cm. long and 3 mm. wide; or, they might be bound in two sets, the one including all the divisions of the gross anatomy, and the other the rest. Such a plan of subdivision is not only convenient for reference, but furnishes an exercise in Natural Classification ; see p. 49, § 108. § 109. Distribution.—Since it is not always convenient to assign the * The employment of the portfolios was suggested to us by Wm. Nichols, M.D., of Boston, Mass. 49 OF NOTES. SUBDIVISION °(g) Areuowypng } (9) prdsnorg - “MD)NILAUIA-OINNIN ‘(z) prdsnowy, ' ‘SHATVA * sounpuuay (6) 9140y (COT) 92ny WoT } f ‘SHIOINAY (IT) apwny gybray (BT) 920uquad yforT } ‘SHIOIUINAA | (81) anuguag abn ‘(#) XDOTOLSIN ) \ + (Il) AHdVUYDOINAIA ) (@) LNANWdOTSAaG (8) ADOIOISAHd r’LVD dO LUVaAH (¢) sn0uaIa rs + * * “KWOLVWNY J "BSOaD ‘SHLON JO NOISIAIGGNG AHL ONILVULSATTI AIaAvy, ‘sor § 50 ; INTRODUCTION. notes to their proper places at the time they are made, it is well to have an extra portfolio, which, in this case, would be marked, ‘‘ Heart of Cat; - Distribution.” . When its contents are to be distributed, the other portfolios are arranged upon the table in some natural order; the removal of their bands will permit the upspringing of the side so as to expose the heading, and facilitate the introduction of slips. § 110. Slip-box.—This should be of stout tin, preferably Japanned. The inside measures of length and width should be 22 cm. x14 em. (about 9 x 5.5 in.), which is nearly the size of the ordinary sheet of note paper. The depth is less simply stated. If the box has a folding lid, like the *‘ Japanned tray, postal size,” here figured (Fig. 8), a depth of 8 cm. will be needed. But the scientific student has such abundant need for shallow trays, that he will usually find it more convenient to have, in place of the folding lid, a single cover, 2 cm. deep. This should overlap the edge of . the box for 1 cm., resting on a welt. The depth of the box itself will then be only 7 cm. If the slips are kept in envelopes instead of portfolios, the box and cover together should have a depth of 9cm. The Japanned tray, “standard size,” is only 5cm. deep, and if the “ postal size ” is ordered, care should be taken that it is of the actual width required for the postal card, since some the of so-called ‘‘ postal slips” are only 12.5 em. long. The free edges of the box and cover should be turned, and the latter should be ‘‘ wired.” § 111. Cost of Materials.—The tin box may be had for from 50 cents to $1.00. A tin cash-box, with lock, costs $1.50. The Japanned tray, postal size, with slips, blocks and guides, is $2.65. “Roll Manilla,” 40 inches wide, is 8 cts. per yard; including the cutting, the slip- folios cost at the rate of 10 cts. for 25-35. The bands are rated at $2.20 per M. for No. 872, and $5.85 for No. 385. By the hun- dred they cost proportionally a little more. The slips may be cut by hand, but it is “usually cheaper to have the cutting done by the stationer. They cost from 50 cts. to $1.00 per M. $112. Other Methods.—The slips may be placed in envelopes, sealed at the side, and with the right end cut off. If this plan is adopted, it is true economy to use stout envelopes which will not readily fray and tear. Cloth-lined envelopes of the proper width, 9 cm. (three and one-half inches), may be had for about $2.50 per hundred, and are practically indestructible. Another way is to write the heading upon a card the size of the slips, and put Fic. 8.—THE JAPANNED TRAY, FOR CATA- LOGUE Sires. READERS AND WRITERS EconoMy COMPANY. PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPT. 51 the band over all. Finally, there is the method exemplified by the accompanying figure (Fig. 8), which seems, however, better adapted for museum and library catalogues. § 113. Using the Slips.—For ordinary reference, the portfolio is held in the left hand, the band removed, and the slips turned until the desired one is found. As a basis for manuscript or lecture-notes, they may be arranged in the proper order by spreading them out upon the table; more or less condensa- tion and elimination will then occur. The selected or condensed notes may be used as lecture-notes, or their substance transcribed to sheets: § 114. For carefully prepared manuscript, the following stages of com- position are recommended :— - 1. Slips, hand-written. 2. Slips, selected, condensed, and, if possible, type-written. 3. Sheets, hand or type-written, into which the type-written slips may sometimes be incorporated by pasting. 4. Sheets, carefully type- written, a corrected copy of the first set. Manuscript so prepared, especially if in addition an interval of at least one week elapses between the first and the second copies, will usually need few changes in proof. § 115. Sheet-Portfolios.—The sheets referred to are of the standard note size, about 21 x 12.5 cm. Such sheets and drawings of similar size may be conveniently kept in sheet-portfolios of the Manilla paper, double the size of the sheet, say about 21 x 27 cm. Portfolios of sheets, or the sheets themselves, may be conveniently kept in the “Pigeon Hole Case,” “ pamphlet size,” supplied at $1.50 by the R. & W. Ee. Co. The case shown in the figure dua Pisco Hoke Oakes} oer is known as the “Billet size.” For ied Shaken ee Wapediin TOG. “note sheets,” there are only two tiers of nomy Co., (A.) holes. Fie. 9.—UNIFORM, INTERCHANGE- $116. Miscellaneous Suggestions.—A. By writing the portfolio headings with pencil, they may be changed as desired, and to any extent. Even if written with ink or printed, however, each portfolio presents four surfaces which may be used in turn. §117. B. The type-writer or calligraph can be adjusted to any width of paper. Of course, the longer the line the fewer the shiftings ; but the narrower sheet is more easily manipulated, especially when changes or divisions are required, and it is often a real ad- vantage to be able, without delay, to write alternately upon the sheets and the slips. $118. C. While assorting a large number of slips for which portfolios have not been prepared, it is sometimes desirable to remove them all without mixing the separated piles. This may be accomplished, either by interposing a blank slip between the successive piles, or by placing them crosswise, and carrying a band over them diagonally. 52 INTRODUCTION. § 119. Origin of the Slip-system.—It is probable that the slip-system has been devised independently by many individuals, and we are informed that Mr. Folsom, the Librarian of the Boston Atheneum, proposed the use of slips in Card Catalogues at the Librarian’s Convention in New York in 1852. Asa means of recording and arranging scientific information, how- ever, the first published notice known to us is the following by the senior author (177), communicated to the Boston Society of Natural History, May 15, 1867 :— § 120. “It consists in the brief statement of facts, ideas, or references to books, written upon one side of a slip of paper equal to the sixth part of a sheet of note paper. “A few of these blanks are carried in the pocket, and advantage is thus taken of op- portunities for recording and preserving information which the time, place, or state of mind would not permit to be written out in full, or which might be forgotten before a fitting opportunity should occur. “ These slips are distributed at leisure into envelopes bearing the title of the subject. “ By keeping the slips separate, it is evident that an indefinite subdivision of each general subject can be made by simply increasing the number of envelopes and redistri- buting the slips. “The slips may be used either for simple reference, or, if in preparation of a lecture or communication, by arranging them on the table in any desired order, and transcribing parts of them in the form of notes; while for a written paper they serve to indicate the general order of discussing a subject. “The method proposed makes sure of the essential fact or idea in a brief form, and the slips, being kept separate and of uniform size, may easily be arranged, carried and arranged, or rearranged in any order at any time.” This plan was presented in a lecture at the session of the Anderson School of Natural History on Penikese Island, in July 1873, and, according to a report in the N. Y. Tribune, “was almost universally and immediately adopted.” § 121. Rules and Aphorisms of General Application. “In the order of Nature, doing comes before thinking; Art before Science ”—Joseph Henry (Mayer, 1, 95). ** Personal familiarity alone makes knowledge alive.”—Philip Gilbert Hamerton. ** Practice the utmost rigidity and thoroughness in research, without regard to time consumed, or value of results.” — Henry James Clark (Pack- ard, 1). “ Lenteur dans la marche; aridité dans Vétude; solidité dans les prin- cipes ; stireté dans les résultats; ce sont ld les attributs des sciences d’ob- servation.” —Bichat, A, i, p. v. Correct methods are the keys of knowledge. Whoever has learned how to work has taken a long step toward indepen- dence of teachers and books. APHORISMS OF GENERAL APPLICATION. 53 «The method may determine the result.” —Louwis Agassiz. * * ‘gee » Tacha » . 2 ks “a ae A iinl ts © 7) Say oe - aS re + | ; Ws + : ae am witiedh Pt go ss L is . i Kg hal = << jee py A if is JP Ls (hbo rats smtinee Set is, 1 Ts it bk LO leit ot Me rd i. = Sa a Nee FEY arte ‘ ya : ye . 4 ry pitting oa 7) ' as a) ee ere 7 are aad te «* eaere fing « cas ae ‘ge da are say © yak “fe: ‘Ss wah oy ue Sst si bigk pee i. Bis bad 1s eas ar = : gare : - > rage “4 ’ - y , ~ bs ¥ ‘ ; VS? a a) Le iP) Re ois ae rete BAT he i eg i ‘ Mal sete 3 ths ah a oa : TS cl i, «fay sir ‘t ANATOMICAL TECHNOLOGY. INTRODUCTORY. § 123. This work treats mainly of the Gross Anatomy of certain : portions of the Domestic Cat, and of the Methods of their Examina- tion and Preservation. Reasons for Selection and Preference.—There shall be given here a condensed statement of the reasons for selecting the Cat, for giving almost exclusive attention to the Cephalic region of the body, and for devoting to the Brain and other Viscera a relatively large amount of space. § 124. For Selecting the Cat.—Three things are to be learned by — the student of Anatomy and Physiology, whether Human, Veteri- nary or Comparative: methods of manipulation; fundamental facts of structure and function ; and terms of expression. Most of the methods might be learned upon any mammal, but convenience and economy are consulted by the use of one which is at the same time widely distributed, common, easily kept in con- finement, and of moderate size so as to be readily manipulated and cheaply preserved. Methods cannot be practised without some knowledge of the nature, location, and uses of the parts concerned ; and the record or communication of results involves the use of terms; hence there is effected a substantial saving of time, mental effort and expense by employing, in the acquisition of methods, a form anatomically and physiologically comparable with those which the student is pre- paring himself to investigate. The adult human subject is inconveniently large, not always easy to obtain, and often expensive when all things are considered. The immature individuals (still-births) which 56 INTRODUCTORY. may sometimes be had, lack the firmness of texture which is desirable for the examination of certain parts. The veterinarian is especially interested in the horse and the cow; but these are too large and costly for elementary work ; in less degree, the sheep and the pig are open to the same objection. The needs of the comparative anatomist were well expressed in the course of a “ Labora- tory talk,” by the late Prof. Jeffries Wyman, as recorded by the senior author (2, 5):— “Tn commenting upon the unsatisfactory nature of some published notes of dissec- tions, he said : ‘Much of this is due to the lack of suitable standards for comparison. The human body is not a suitable standard for the lower vertebrates. The best thing any anatomist can do is to prepare complete accounts of the structure of a few forms, each typical of some large group. The fowl] could represent the birds, and the cat the mammals. The cat’s anatomy should be done first, because it would also serve as an introduction to Human Anatomy, and thus become an important aid to Medical Education.’ ” Theoretically, among known forms, the wants of the comparative anatomist might be more fully met by the more generalized opossum or raccoon. The tiny musk-deer of Java could be more easily dissected and preserved than most of our hoofed quadrupeds ; while a medium sized monkey, especially after some confinement, is the best possible substitute for the human subject. Unfortunately, however, none of these animals is sufficiently abundant in all parts of © the civilized world, and we must select such as are to be had. The rat is certainly too small for most purposes, and not easy to obtain unmutilated. The rabbit, like the rat, belongs to a group of peculiar mammals, the Rodents, with no special advantages in respect to either human or veterinary anatomy. Dogs vary greatly in size and mode of life, so that no one of the many breeds can be fairly spoken of as the dog, and although, as stated by the senior author (21, 308), the pectoral muscles present less variation than might be expected, few comparisons have been made of the other soft parts except- ing the brain, where, as regards the disposition of the cerebral fissures, the variation is considerable and perplexing (Wilder, 12, 242). So far as we can judge from published records and our own observations, cats are much less subject to variation than dogs. They are both walkers and climbers, and therefore comparable with the domestic quadrupeds on the one hand, and with the monkeys, and through them with man, on the other. They are common in most civilized lands, fertile, easily reared, and may be kept in confinement, even in considerable numbers, without difficulty. They quickly succumb to anesthetics, and their size is such as to facilitate both dissection and preservation in alcohol. They are quiet, while dogs are noisy. § 125. Of aless practical nature, yet well worth mention, is the remarkable combination in the cat’s organization, of delicacy, agility and strength ; a combination which seems almost perfectly adapted to the prolongation of individual life and the perpetuation of the species. Indeed, as well remarked by Mivart (B, 493,) ‘‘Something may be said in favor of cats being the highest of mammals, if man is considered merely in his animal capacity, in which alone he can be brought into comparison with other organisms.” See also Minot, 7, and Dana, 123, 160. This idea will be acceptable to those who prefer the purely teleological aspect of Nature. Others, however, may find ample ground for discussion respecting the universal operation of the doctrine of Final Causes, at least in the present state of our knowledge. Teleology has not yet explained the existence of the insignificant clavicle, the rudimentary primal metacarpal, the little pocket at the border of the ear, or the cusps on the deciduous map- dibular canine teeth. § 126. In short, while freely conceding the advantages which might be presented by INTRODUCTORY. 57 other forms, especially if it were practicable to supply a separate standard for the anthro- potomist, the zoologist and the veterinarian, we nevertheless believe that even then these three might be advantageously compared with the cat as a fourth and intermediate form, and that, when all points are considered—size, habit, distribution, physical endow- ment and zoological position—the cat should be chosen over all others, both as a single standard for comparison, and as a subject of elementary and preliminary anatomical and physiological work. § 127. Nor is this choice wholly without precedent. It is true that descriptive and practical works upon Mammals have been more often based upon others than the cat. For obvious reasons, the horse has been the subject of many publications ; the rabbit is selected by Krause (A), the rabbit and the dog by Foster and Langley (A), the rat by Rolleston (A) and Morrell (A), while Coues has described (47) the skeleton and muscles of the opossum. Yet Straus-Durckheim devoted a magnificent monograph to the bones, ligaments and muscles of the cat ; and reduced copies of his outline plates, with a translation of the “ Explanations,” have been published by our colleague, Prof. Henry 8. Williams. The skeleton is delineated and named, in connection with those of the Duck and the Codfish, by E. Tulley Newton (A), and as the work was “prepared under the supervision of Prof. Huxley,” the usefulness of the cat has probably been appreciated by that zoologist. Finally, the recent volume by Mivart (B) purports to describe the entire structure of the cat, although no practical directions are given, and, according to notices in The Nation for June 2, 1881, and in Science, and The Athenwum for June 4, the author seems to have made somewhat frequent and wholly unspecified substitutions of human anatomy for that of the cat. The junior author has published two papers (7, 3) upon the anatomy of the cat ; and the desire: for a complete account of its brain, expressed by the senior author in 1873 (11, 229), has been recently, in part, fulfilled in the papers numbered 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,9, 12, 13 and 14. § 128. Reasons for Treating of only Part of the Body.—This work is primarily an explanation of methods, and the descriptions of organs are mainly in illustration thereof. The account of only forty muscles covers an equal number of pages. To devote a pro- portionate space to the 150 or more other muscles, and to all the arteries, veins and nerves would swell the volume to undesirable dimensions. Some selection was therefore neces- sary. Of the two general regions of the body, the cephalic is certainly more familiar to most persons, more interesting, more employed in art, more often used in experiment, and more subject to injury and disease. To obtain and prepare the heart and the brain involves some manipulation of the thorax and head. The arm of the cat is more complete than the leg, since it has all five of the digits, and presents the interesting and important provision for the rotation of one of the epipodial bones about the other. Notwithstanding our doubts respecting the homologies of the M. clavo-trapezius and some of the antebrachial muscles, the myology of the arm is in a more satisfactory state than that of the leg, where the great ‘‘adductors” are likely to puzzle anatomists for some time to come. In short, the same practical considerations which have led most anatomists to describe the muscles of the antebrachium with more fullness than those of the back, have induced us to select the arm rather than the leg for the more detailed descriptions. 58 INTRODUCTORY. § 129. Reasons for Giving Unusual Prominence to the Vis- cera.—It is stated by Macalister (British Association Report, 1877, p. 94), that ‘‘at least 600 bodies are annually examined in tlie dis- secting rooms of Great Britain and Ireland;” yet how few are the published observations respecting the characters, constant or variable, of any parts other than the bones and the muscles. In this country the case is still worse, and we have no journal espe- cially devoted to Anatomy and Physiology. This comparative neglect of the internal organs is probably due, in great part, to the fact that, as remarked by the senior author, (2, 9), the average “ human subject is rarely available for the study of viscera. Usually some of them are diseased. The heart is apt to be full of injection-mass. The brain and abdominal viscera decay so rapidly that some of their important features are soon obliterated ; and when, as is customary, their removal is postponed until after the examination of the overlying muscles, their condition is often such as to render them unfit for preservation. How many students have gained a good view of the thoracic duct, or the sympathetic ganglia? How often has it been ascertained whether a subject has two pancreatic ducts or only one? Is a satisfactory examination of the brain made by the majority of dissectors?” In short, do not the larger number of medical students regard the viscera, even the heart, as simply a mass of ill smelling material, difficult to examine, not very instructive, and worthy only of the waste pail? Whatever be the cause of this inattention to the viscera, the fact leads us to give ample space and illustration to these organs as they exist in an animal peculiarly adapted for their study and preservation. Moreover, although a predilection for surgery prevails among medical students, most of the diseases they will have to treat affect the viscera rather than the skeleton and its muscles; physiology, too, is largely splanchnological, and a correct knowledge of the brain is yearly more desirable in connection with the pro- gress of rational Psychology. Lastly, notwithstanding the general preference of. systematic zoologists for skeletal characters—a preference certainly based upon convenience, and, in respect to fossil forms, upon absolute necessity—we are disposed to think, as suggested by Gill (J, p. xxvii) and the senior author (22, 189), that the more comprehensive vertebrate divisions should be founded upon cerebral and cardiac characters. CHAPTER’ TI. LIST OF INSTRUMENTS AND MATERIAL FOR ANATOMICAL TECHNOLOGY—DESCRIPTION OF INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS—CARE, POLISHING AND SHARPENING OF INSTRU- MENTS—METHODS OF KILLING ANIMALS—PRECAUTIONS FOR CLEANLINESS—DEO- DORIZERS. / § 130. Anatomical Instruments and Material—tThe follow- ing is a General List of the Supplies required for anatomical work. A Special List will be given in connection with each kind of manipu- lation. : The names are arranged in alphabetical order. Common letters are used for the names of instruments and materials which are desirable, especially in a large laboratory. The names in black letter are of articles which are regarded by us as indispensable to the performance of the best kind of work. : Several articles are not marked indispensable because for them may be substituted others which, although less perfect and satisfactory, may be cheaper or more easily obtained. For example, ordinary cotton may be used instead of the absorbent, a pail or box in place of the anzsthetic-box, crockery instead of glass, etc. Of the two syringes, the cheaper is marked indispensable, but the more expensive will answer the purpose more conveniently. In the first column are given the numbers of the figures of the instruments and appa- ratus in this work. In the second column, the sections are named when possible. Usually these sections occur within the present chapter, but in some cases, as with Alcohol, Jars, etc., the articles are treated of elsewhere, as may be ascertained from the Index. In the last column are given the maximum prices of the less familiar articles. They are usually taken from dealers’ lists, and are therefore based upon the ordinary weights and measures. It will be understood that prices vary according to the quality of the goods, the state of the market, and the distance of the dealer from the place of manufacture. 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