. Elements of pathological anatomy. Anatomy. 240 ADIPOUS TEXTURE. [CHAP. III. parts of the body, interfering thereby not only with the free- Fisr. 9.*. dom of its move- ments, but leading to the most hideous deformity. The texture be- fore us does not, like the cellular, exist in all parts of the body. There is none in the pa- renchymatous and glandular organs, in the cartilages, tendons, fibrous membranes, and lymphatic ganglions. The lids and the eye, the scrotum and penis, the uterus, clitoris, and nymphse, are also deprived of it. The brain has no adipous substance, at least not in a free
. Elements of pathological anatomy. Anatomy. 240 ADIPOUS TEXTURE. [CHAP. III. parts of the body, interfering thereby not only with the free- Fisr. 9.*. dom of its move- ments, but leading to the most hideous deformity. The texture be- fore us does not, like the cellular, exist in all parts of the body. There is none in the pa- renchymatous and glandular organs, in the cartilages, tendons, fibrous membranes, and lymphatic ganglions. The lids and the eye, the scrotum and penis, the uterus, clitoris, and nymphse, are also deprived of it. The brain has no adipous substance, at least not in a free state ; and the same is true of the spinal cord, together with most of the nerves. On the other hand, it generally exists in great abundance in the subcutaneous cellular tissue, in the orbits about the kidneys, in the folds of the peritonaeum, and in the interior of the long bones, where it constitutes what is vulgarly called the marrow. There is frequently a considerable quantity around the heart and great vessels, particularly in old, corpulent subjects, and the larger intervals between the muscles are usually filled with it. In its mode of arrangement, the adipous tissue exhibits considerable diversity, according to the locality in which it is examined. Under the skin, it is spread out in the form of a lamella, the thickness and density of which vary in different parts of the body, as well as in different individuals. In the orbit of the eye, and on the cheek, it occurs in rounded packets, whilst in other situations, as in the great omentum, it presents itself in narrow band-like strips, or in the form of pedunculated masses, as in the epiploic appendages. The office of the adipous vesicles is to deposit the fatty matter which they contain. How this elaboration is effected, it is needless to inquire ; for, beyond the mere circumstance of * 1, a portion of adipous tissue; 2, minute bags containing fat; 3, a cluster of bags separated and Please note that these imag
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