. A compendious system of anatomy : in six parts : part I : Osteology ; II. Of the muscles, &c. ; III. Of the abdomen ; IV. Of the thorax ; V. Of the brain and nerves ; VI. Of the senses ; from the Encyclopaedia : illustrated with twelve large copperplates . given the name of animal spirits, is secretedin the cortical substance of the brain and spi-nal marrow, from whence it passes throughthe medullary substance. This, like the othersystem, is founded altogether on hypothesis;but it seems to be an hypothesis derived Irommuch more probable principles, and there aremany ingenious arguments to be


. A compendious system of anatomy : in six parts : part I : Osteology ; II. Of the muscles, &c. ; III. Of the abdomen ; IV. Of the thorax ; V. Of the brain and nerves ; VI. Of the senses ; from the Encyclopaedia : illustrated with twelve large copperplates . given the name of animal spirits, is secretedin the cortical substance of the brain and spi-nal marrow, from whence it passes throughthe medullary substance. This, like the othersystem, is founded altogether on hypothesis;but it seems to be an hypothesis derived Irommuch more probable principles, and there aremany ingenious arguments to be brought inits supports EXPLANATION of PLATE XXIX. Fig. 1. Represents the Inferior part of theBrain;—the Anterior part of the whole Spine,including the Medulla Spinalis ;—with theorigin and large portions of all the Nerves. AA, The anterior lobes of the , The lateral lobes of the cerebrum. CC,The two lobes of the cerebellum. D, Tuberannulare. E, The passage from the thirdventricle to the infundibulum. F, 1 he me-dulla oblongata, which sends off the medullaspinalis through the spine. G G, That partof the os occipitis which is placed above (H H)the transverse processes of the first cervicalvertebra. I I, &c. The seven cervical verte-. - — Of the Brain and Nerves. 387 brae, with their intermediate cartilages. K K,&c. The twelve dorsal vertebrae, with theirintermediate cartilages. L L, &c. The fivelumbar vertebrae, with their intermediate car-tilages. M, The os sacrum- N, The os coc-cygis. Nerves.— 1 1, The first pair of nerves, nam-ed olfactory, which go to the nose. 2 2, Thesecond pair, named optic, which goes to formthe tunica retina of the eye. 3 3, The thirdpair, named motor oculi; it supplies most ofthe muscles of the eye-ball. 4 4, The fourthpair, named pathetic,—which is wholly spentupon the musculustrochlearis of the eye. 5 5,The fifth pair divides into three branches.—The first, named ophthalmic, goes to the orbit,supplies the lachrymal gland, and s


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