The nervous system of the human body : as explained in a series of papers read before the Royal Society of London. With an appendix of cases and consultations on nervous diseases / by Sir Charles Bell.

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1844
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    PLATE XVI. Fig. 1. A, B, Section of the Crus cerebri. A, Motor column. B, Sensitive column. C, The Third Nerve, arising from both columns. D, E, Tractus opticus, passing round the motor column. Fig. 2. A, Section of right Crus cerebri. B, Distinct fasciculi of the Third Nerve, arising from the muscu- lar column. C, Similar fasciculi of the nerve arising from the sensitive column. D, The union of the fasciculi in a dense ganglionic texture. Fig. 3. Represents the origin of the nerves from the Pons Varolii and Medulla Oblongata. 5, The Fifth N erve in its two portions. <i. The Sixth pair ; the nerve of the right side unravelled. P. D. 7, The Portio dura of the Seventh Nerve. P. M. 7, The Portio mollis. 8, The Glosso-pluiryngeal, Nervus vagus, and Spinal accessory, forming the 8th pair. 9, The Lingualis. The foramina, both large and numerous, mark the provision for the entrance of bloodvessels, from which we may de- duce the vital importance of the nerves.* Fig. 4. An enlarged view of the roots of the Sixth, of the Portio dura or Facialis, and of the Glosso-pharyngeal nerve. A, The Pyramidal body. B, Corpus olivare. * Consult the interesting paper by Sir Astley Cooper on the obstruction of the Vertebral Artery.