. Cunningham's Text-book of anatomy. Anatomy. THE PERIPHERAL NERVES AND THE SYMPATHETIC SYSTEM. By A. Melville Paterson, , Professor of Anatomy in the University of Liverpool. The nervous mechanism comprised under this title is responsible for the trans- mission of peripheral impulses to the brain and spinal medulla, through afferent nerves, and for the distribution of central impulses to peripheral structures through efferent nerves. The peripheral nerves are at the outset divisible into two series :— Arachnoid- Posterior ramus Anterior ramus. Posterior root Ligamentum denticulat


. Cunningham's Text-book of anatomy. Anatomy. THE PERIPHERAL NERVES AND THE SYMPATHETIC SYSTEM. By A. Melville Paterson, , Professor of Anatomy in the University of Liverpool. The nervous mechanism comprised under this title is responsible for the trans- mission of peripheral impulses to the brain and spinal medulla, through afferent nerves, and for the distribution of central impulses to peripheral structures through efferent nerves. The peripheral nerves are at the outset divisible into two series :— Arachnoid- Posterior ramus Anterior ramus. Posterior root Ligamentum denticulatum Anterior root I Posterior root != Anterior root Fila radicularia of anterior root Ligamentum denticulatum Arachnoid -^— Pia mater Posterior root Spinal ganglion Posterior ramus Anterior ramus Anterior root Spinal medulla Fig. 601. -Scheme of the Arrangement of the Membranes of the Spinal Medulla and the Roots of the Spinal Nerves. cerebral nerves, derived from or associated with the brain, and spinal nerves, arranged in pairs in relation to the spinal medulla. Associated with the spinal nerves is the sympathetic system. The animal body is naturally divided into two different areas or regions, the somatic area, forming the trunk and body wall, and innervated by the larger (somatic) parts of the spinal nerves, and the splanchnic 677. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cunningham, D. J. (Daniel John), 1850-1909; Robinson, Arthur, b. 1862, ed. New York, W. Wood


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