The Anatomy of the Frog

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Author

Ecker, Alexander, 1816-1887

Title

The anatomy of the frog

Original Publication

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1889.

Credits

Thiers Halliwell, Brian Wilson, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Language

English

LoC Class

QL: Science: Zoology

Subject

Frogs -- Anatomy

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 77560

Release Date

December 29, 2025

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE ANATOMY OF THE FROG
2. 2.TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE.
3. 3.PREFACE TO THE FIRST PART.
4. 4.PREFACE TO THE SECOND PART.
5. 5.CONTENTS.
6. 6.ILLUSTRATIONS.
7. 7.INTRODUCTION. — SECTION I. THE BONES AND JOINTS.
8. 8.Untitled
9. 9.Untitled
10. 10.I. THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN. — I. General Description of the nine Vertebrae. — II. Description of Particular Vertebrae. — III. Articulations of the Vertebrae. — IV. Structure of the Vertebrae ‍ 28 (Figs. 6 and 7). — V. The Urostyle (Figs. 8 and 9). — II. THE SKULL. — A. The Cranium. — B. The Bones of the Face.
11. 11.III. THE STERNUM ( Fig. 24 es , hs ).
12. 12.IV. THE BONES OF THE ANTERIOR EXTREMITY. — A. Bones of the Shoulder-girdle. — B. Bones of the Fore Limb.
13. 13.V. THE BONES OF THE HINDER EXTREMITY. — A. Bones of the Pelvic Girdle (Fig. 41). — B. Bones of the Hind-Limb.
14. 14.SECTION II. THE MUSCLES.
15. 15.Untitled
16. 16.I. MUSCLES OF THE HEAD. — I. Muscles of the Eye. — II. Muscles of the Face. — III. Muscles of the Lower Jaw. — IV. Muscles of the Hyoid Bone and the Tongue. — II. MUSCLES OF THE TRUNK. — I. Muscles of the Abdomen. — II. Muscles of the Back. — III. MUSCLES OF THE ANTERIOR EXTREMITY. — I. Muscles of the Shoulder-girdle. — II. Muscles of the Fore-limb. — C. Muscles Of the Hand. — IV. MUSCLES OF THE HINDER LIMB. — II. Muscles of the Leg. — III. Muscles of the Foot. — V. MUSCLES OF THE SKIN.
17. 17.SECTION III. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
18. 18.Untitled
19. 19.I. THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. — A. The Spinal Cord (Fig. 97 ). — B. The Brain (Figs. 98 , 102 , 103 , and 105 ). — C. The Coverings of the Brain and Spinal Cord. — D. The Vessels of the Brain and Spinal Cord. (Fig. 110 .) — II. THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. — E. The Cranial Nerves. — F. The Spinal Nerves. — G. The Sympathetic System ( Sympathicus ). — H. Histological Notes on the Nervous System.
20. 20.SECTION IV. THE VASCULAR SYSTEM.
21. 21.Untitled
22. 22.PART 1. THE HEART AND BLOOD-VESSELS. — I. THE HEART. — II. THE ARTERIES. — III. THE VEINS.
23. 23.PART II. THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM.
24. 24.PART III. THE BLOOD, LYMPH, AND HISTOLOGY OF THE VESSELS.
25. 25.SECTION V. THE ALIMENTARY TRACT WITH ITS APPENDAGES, THE SPLEEN, AND THE PERITONEUM.
26. 26.Untitled
27. 27.THE ALIMENTARY TRACT, ETC. — I. THE ALIMENTARY TRACT.
28. 28.II. THE GLANDS CONNECTED WITH THE INTESTINAL CANAL. — III. THE SPLEEN. — IV. THE PERITONEUM.
29. 29.SECTION VI. THE LARYNX, LUNGS, VOCAL SACS, THYMUS AND THYROID GLANDS, AND THE LYMPHATIC GLANDS (TONSILS?) OF THE HYOID REGION.
30. 30.Untitled
31. 31.THE LARYNX, LUNGS, VOCAL SACS, ETC. — I. THE LARYNX. — II. THE LUNGS. — III. THE VOCAL SACS. — IV. THE THYMUS GLAND. — V. THE THYROID GLAND. — VI. THE LYMPHATIC GLANDS OF THE HYOID REGION (TONSILS?).
32. 32.SECTION VII. THE URINO-GENITAL SYSTEM, THE ADRENALS, AND THE FAT-BODIES.
33. 33.Untitled
34. 34.THE URINO-GENITAL SYSTEM, THE ADRENALS, ETC. — THE URINO-GENITAL SYSTEM. — I. THE URINARY ORGANS. — II. THE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS. — III. THE ADRENALS. — IV. THE FAT-BODIES.
35. 35.SECTION VIII. THE SKIN AND THE SENSE-ORGANS.
36. 36.Untitled
37. 37.I. THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES. — II. THE ORGANS OF TACTILE SENSATION. — III. THE ORGANS OF TASTE. — IV. THE NOSE. — V. THE EAR. — VI. THE EYE.
38. 38.ADDENDA.
39. 39.HISTOLOGY OF MUSCLE, CARTILAGE, BONE, AND THE CONNECTIVE TISSUES.
40. 40.NOTE BY THE TRANSLATOR.
41. 41.Untitled
42. 42.APPENDIX. — I. WORKS WHICH DESCRIBE ORGANS OR SETS OF ORGANS IN THE FROG. — II. WORKS RELATING TO THE EMBRYOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE FROG. — III. ADDITIONS TO THE LISTS GIVEN AT THE HEADS OF THE SECTIONS.
43. 43.INDEX.
44. 44.FOOTNOTES:

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