Human anatomy, including structure and development and practical considerations . ses through it to bedistributed to the mucous membrane of the pharynx. 4. The tonsillar branches (rr. tonsillarcs) are given of? near the base ofthe tongue. They are slender filaments which form a plexiform ramification, thecircidiis tonsillaris, around the tonsil. From this plexus filaments are distributed tothe tonsil, the soft palate and the faucial pillars. 5. The lingual branches (rr. linguales) are the two terminal filaments of thenerve. The larger posterior branch passes upward and separates into a number
Human anatomy, including structure and development and practical considerations . ses through it to bedistributed to the mucous membrane of the pharynx. 4. The tonsillar branches (rr. tonsillarcs) are given of? near the base ofthe tongue. They are slender filaments which form a plexiform ramification, thecircidiis tonsillaris, around the tonsil. From this plexus filaments are distributed tothe tonsil, the soft palate and the faucial pillars. 5. The lingual branches (rr. linguales) are the two terminal filaments of thenerve. The larger posterior branch passes upward and separates into a number offilaments which supj^ly the circumvallate papilke and the mucous membrane covering THE VAGUS NERVE. 1265 the posterior part of the dorsum of ihc tonj^ue, the glosso-epij^lottic and pharyngo-epiglottic folds and the Hnijual surface of the The smaller anterior branchsupplies the mucous membrane of the side of the tongue half way to the tip. Fig. 1076. J lixternal^|)teryi;oi<l Vielly ill part I. ncSpinal accessory minor n. - cervical ganglion of sympathetic (tlie cord connecting it with superior gangl. is also seem Subclavian artery Deep dissection of neck showing ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth cranial nerves and their hranches. Variation.—Instances are recorded in which the mylo-hyoid nerve was absent and abranch of the glosso-pharyns^eal supplied the mylo-hyoid muscle and the anterior belly of thedigastric, the innervating fibres being, probably, aberrant filaments of the trigeminus. THE VAGUS NERVE. The tenth, vagus or pneumogastric nerve (n. vagus) is the longest and mostwidely distributed of the cranial series. Starting in the cranium, it passes throughthe neck, thorax and upper part of the abdomen before breaking up into its terminalbranches. In addition to certain filaments concerned with special functions, distrib-uted to the heart and abdominal viscera, it contains both motor and sensory o
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