Elements of pathological anatomy . , simply, it wTould appear, from want of exercise. The extent to which the wasting of the muscles proceeds is various. Fre-quently they are reduced to mere membranous bands, pale, flaccid, and almostdevoid of irritability ; in some rare instances, their fibres are entirely absorbed,a dense cellular substance being all that is left in their place. In persons dyingof protracted diseases, I have repeatedly observed a dark bluish color in par-ticular muscles, especially those of the abdomen, accompanied with remarkableflaccidity and facility of laceration. These
Elements of pathological anatomy . , simply, it wTould appear, from want of exercise. The extent to which the wasting of the muscles proceeds is various. Fre-quently they are reduced to mere membranous bands, pale, flaccid, and almostdevoid of irritability ; in some rare instances, their fibres are entirely absorbed,a dense cellular substance being all that is left in their place. In persons dyingof protracted diseases, I have repeatedly observed a dark bluish color in par-ticular muscles, especially those of the abdomen, accompanied with remarkableflaccidity and facility of laceration. These changes are more common in ne-groes ; and, from having often noticed them within a few hours after death, Iam disposed to think that they are not altogether cadaveric. Dropsical andconsumptive subjects, more frequently than any other, presentthese appearances. The voluntary muscles are occasionally infested by parasitic animals, theprincipal of which are the cysticercic hydatid, and the spiral trichina. The PARASITES. 215 Fig.
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