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SCHOOL OF PHYSIOLOGY AND SURGERY.

Adjunct Professor Barringer.

In Physiology the course is introduced by a series of outline lectures
on Histology, before the consideration of Physiology proper is begun. The
entire work of the School is designed with especial reference to its practical
bearings on the subsequent study of Pathology and Therapeutics. The
lectures on Embryology are not given until students are well advanced in
Anatomy, and can, therefore, more fully appreciate their bearings. In the
elucidation of these subjects, the large collection of plates belonging to the
Department is supplemented by original preparations and models.

In the Physiological Laboratory the students in sections of twelve
are given daily instruction for four months in practical Histology and Pathology
in addition to the lecture course. Each student is thus able during the
session to become familiar with the usual histological and pathological forms
as well as the ordinary working of the microscope, section-cutting, staining, &c.

Text-books.—Landois's Physiology, Shafer's Histology, Wilson's Manual of Hygiene.

In Surgery the first aim is to ground the student thoroughly in the
principles and technique of modern aseptic surgical procedure. Especial
attention is then given to the causation and pathology of the various surgical
affections. All amputations and ligations are shown upon the cadaver, and
the lectures are illustrated by numerous paintings and morbid specimens.
The application of splints, bandages, and apparatus for different fractures
is taught to the class in sections by the Clinical Instructor.

Text-books.—Ashhurst's Surgery, Ziegler's Pathology, Heath's Minor Surgery and Bandaging.