- I. Somatology.—Physical and Experimental Anthropology.
- II. Ethnology.—Historic and Analytic Anthropology.
- III. Ethnography.—Geographic and Descriptive Anthropology.
- IV. Archæology.—Prehistoric and Reconstructive Anthropology.
I.—Somatology.
A. Internal Somatology.
a. Osteology.—Bones of the skeleton, names, forms, measures, proportions, peculiarities, such as flattened tibia, perforated humerus, form of pelvis, os calcis, etc. Craniology; measurements of skull and face, sutures, angles, nasal and orbital indices, dentition, artificial deformations.
b. Myology and Splanchnology.—The muscular system and viscera so far as they concern racial peculiarities, as deficient calves, proportions of liver and lungs, etc. Steatopygy.
B. External Somatology.
Stature and Proportion. Anthropomometry. Tests for strength and endurance. Color of skin, hair, and eyes. Color scales. Shape and growth of hairs. Canons of proportion. Physical beauty.
C. Psychology.
Application of experimental psychology to races. Comparative rates of nervous impulse, sensation, muscular movements, and mental processes. Right- and left-handedness. Anomalous brain actions.