. Biology. Biology. 2 INTRODUCTION general structures of the body and is purely descriptive in character. It has been most extensively developed in con- nection with the human organism where an accurate knowl- edge of the muscles, arteries, nerves and various organs of the body is of the greatest importance to medical men. ANIMAL. PLANT FIG. i.—Diagram to show the relation of General Biology to the biological sciences. Comparative anatomy has also been developed as an aid primarily, to the understanding of the various organs in man. Embryology, too, is an important adjunct to anat- omy for it


. Biology. Biology. 2 INTRODUCTION general structures of the body and is purely descriptive in character. It has been most extensively developed in con- nection with the human organism where an accurate knowl- edge of the muscles, arteries, nerves and various organs of the body is of the greatest importance to medical men. ANIMAL. PLANT FIG. i.—Diagram to show the relation of General Biology to the biological sciences. Comparative anatomy has also been developed as an aid primarily, to the understanding of the various organs in man. Embryology, too, is an important adjunct to anat- omy for it deals with the development of organs in the indi- vidual. It also has a broader purpose in general biology and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Calkins, Gary N. (Gary Nathan), b. 1869. New York, H. Holt and company


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