. A text-book of comparative physiology [microform] : for students and practitioners of comparative (veterinary) medicine. Physiology, Comparative; Veterinary physiology; Physiologie comparée; Physiologie vétérinaire. THE BRAIN. 489 H ), •Bd B, p. of • of equki l«iigUM 1*. d^ lobw of lb* mid- cond fonrth, Mid H«nl>i hnlB- llM W»w«f. tluit of th* Wid «»fl« lfu«l«y Md CfTU). I-jttwf •• III •j?"" ' "Si -' iiVM>r.»..iir/ } lamina l*rmiHaH*, or ktilcrlor w»U of th« Ihurd Sr,W"«i«% .««"?;;•'iSi Mr«n th. bnln WWch ,. to Ih. valiM of VlaMMiM, Md en»eciiaiy


. A text-book of comparative physiology [microform] : for students and practitioners of comparative (veterinary) medicine. Physiology, Comparative; Veterinary physiology; Physiologie comparée; Physiologie vétérinaire. THE BRAIN. 489 H ), •Bd B, p. of • of equki l«iigUM 1*. d^ lobw of lb* mid- cond fonrth, Mid H«nl>i hnlB- llM W»w«f. tluit of th* Wid «»fl« lfu«l«y Md CfTU). I-jttwf •• III •j?"" ' "Si -' iiVM>r.»..iir/ } lamina l*rmiHaH*, or ktilcrlor w»U of th« Ihurd Sr,W"«i«% .««"?;;•'iSi Mr«n th. bnln WWch ,. to Ih. valiM of VlaMMiM, Md en»eciiaiy of , baoom«i apparent. Depth of flouring is, however, of moie importmoe than multiplicity of furrowi; Mid it nwy be obMrved that intelligence i« not alwayi in pro- portion to the extent to which the cerebral murfaoe in broken up into flaniree and oonvolutiona. The depth of the gray mat^ ter ii alao very variable, and aeenu to be«r an important reU- Uon to peyohic development Man's brain, then, ii character- iiad by ita great riie and complexity ; while thoee parta treated elaewheiv, concerned in coKjrdinaUon, vision, etc., •'•well developed, the cerebrum, eepecially it« convolutions as distin- guished from its basal ganglia, is, out of all proportion, greater than in any other animal. The gray matter of the bruins of the higher vertebrates is distributed as masses of ganglionic cells intemaUy, and as a fairly uniform layer over its surface. The brahi of man weighs •bout three pounds on the average, that of the male being a few ounces (four to six) heavier than that of the female. • bitdMIWMvrto M NpnMBtt th*. 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 Mills, Wesley, 1847-1915. New York : D. Appleton; London : Caxton House


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