The works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 3 (of 4) : $b A treatise on comparative embryology: VertebrataBalfour, Francis M. (Francis Maitland)
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The works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 3 (of 4) : $b A treatise on comparative embryology: Vertebrata
Balfour, Francis M. (Francis Maitland)
Embryology; Zoology
The Pectoral girdle, pp. 599-606. Pisces, pp. 599-601. _Amphibia and
Amniota_, pp. 601, 602. Lacertilia, p. 603. Chelonia, p. 603. Aves,
pp. 603, 604. Mammalia, p. 604. Amphibia, p. 605. Bibliography of
Pectoral girdle, pp. 605, 606.
The Pelvic girdle, pp. 606-608. Pisces, pp. 606, 607. _Amphibia and
Amniota_, pp. 606, 607. Amphibia, p. 607. Lacertilia, p. 607.
Mammalia, p. 608. Bibliography of Pelvic girdle, p. 608. _Comparison
of pectoral and pelvic girdles_, pp. 608, 609.
Limbs, pp. 609-622. The piscine fin, pp. 609-618. The cheiropterygium,
pp. 618-622. Bibliography of limbs, p. 622.
CHAPTER XXI. THE BODY CAVITY, THE VASCULAR SYSTEM AND THE VASCULAR
GLANDS. Pp. 623-666.
The body cavity, pp. 623-632. General, pp. 623, 624. _Chordata_, pp.
624-632. Abdominal pores, pp. 626, 627. Pericardial cavities, pleural
cavities and diaphragm, pp. 627-632. Bibliography of body cavity, p.
632.
The vascular system, pp. 632-663. General, pp. 632, 633. The heart,
pp. 633-643. Bibliography of the heart, p. 643. Arterial system, pp.
643-651. Bibliography of the arterial system, p. 651. Venous system,
pp. 651-663. Bibliography of the venous system, p. 663. Lymphatic
system and spleen, p. 664. Bibliography of spleen, p. 664. Suprarenal
bodies, pp. 664-666. Bibliography of suprarenal bodies, p. 666.
CHAPTER XXII. THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM. Pp. 667-679.
Evolution of muscle-cells, pp. 667, 668. _Voluntary muscular system of
the Chordata_, pp. 668-679. Muscular fibres, pp. 668, 669. Muscular
system of the trunk and limbs, pp. 673-676. The somites and muscular
system of the head, pp. 676-679. Bibliography of muscular system, p.
679.
CHAPTER XXIII. EXCRETORY ORGANS. Pp. 680-740.
Platyelminthes, pp. 680, 681. Mollusca, pp. 681, 682. Polyzoa, pp.
682, 683. Branchiopoda, p. 683. Chætopoda, pp. 683-686. Gephyrea, pp.
686, 687. Discophora, pp. 687, 688. Arthropoda, pp. 688, 689.
Nematoda, p. 689. Excretory organs and generative ducts of the
Craniata, pp. 689-737. General, pp. 689, 690. Elasmobranchii, pp.
690-699. Cyclostomata, pp. 700, 701. Teleostei, pp. 701-704. Ganoidei,
pp. 704-707. Dipnoi, p. 707. Amphibia, pp. 707-713. Amniota, pp.
713-727. General conclusions and summary, pp. 728-737. Pronephros, pp.
728, 729. Mesonephros, pp. 729-732. Genital ducts, pp. 732-736.
Metanephros, pp. 736, 737. _Comparison of the excretory organs of the
Chordata and Invertebrata_, pp. 737, 738. Bibliography of Excretory
organs, pp. 738-740.
CHAPTER XXIV. GENERATIVE ORGANS AND GENITAL DUCTS. Pp. 741-753.
Generative organs, pp. 741-748. Porifera, p. 741. Coelenterata, pp.
741-743. Chætopoda and Gephyrea, p. 743. Chætognatha, pp. 743-745.
Polyzoa, p. 745 Nematoda, p. 745. Insecta, p. 745. Crustacea, pp. 745,
746. Chordata, pp. 746-748. Bibliography of generative organs, p. 748.
Genital ducts, pp. 748-753.
CHAPTER XXV. THE ALIMENTARY CANAL AND ITS APPENDAGES IN THE CHORDATA.
Pp. 754-780.
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