. The hydropathic family physician : a ready prescriber and hygienic adviser with reference to the nature, causes, prevention, and treatment of diseases, accidents, and casualties of every kind . resentation of the general structure of theskin, as given by Breschet. Fi» fig. 53, 1 is the derma. 2. Epi-derma arranged in layers. 8. Pa-pillae arranged in pairs, forming theridges of the skin. 4. Nerves of thepapillae. 5. Sudoriferous or perspi-ratory glands emerging between two ,?papillae. 6. Sudoriferous gland andduct seen entire; the duct opens inthe interspace between a pair of pa-pillae.
. The hydropathic family physician : a ready prescriber and hygienic adviser with reference to the nature, causes, prevention, and treatment of diseases, accidents, and casualties of every kind . resentation of the general structure of theskin, as given by Breschet. Fi» fig. 53, 1 is the derma. 2. Epi-derma arranged in layers. 8. Pa-pillae arranged in pairs, forming theridges of the skin. 4. Nerves of thepapillae. 5. Sudoriferous or perspi-ratory glands emerging between two ,?papillae. 6. Sudoriferous gland andduct seen entire; the duct opens inthe interspace between a pair of pa-pillae. 8. Apparatus for the secre-tion of the coloring matter of theskin, terminating in a number ofsmall ducts. 9. Coloring and epi-dormic matter gradually depositedin layers to form (he epiderma. 10,10. Absorbent vessels, or lymphat-ics. 11. Blood-vessels. Throughout the living body may be observed tlw wisest adaptationof its various parts; and in no respect does this becorca more apparentthan when we compare the blood-vessels of the skin externally withthose of the mucous membrane which lines the internal parts. Theamount of blood conveyed to a part is always in proportion to its nerv- 18. MINUTE ANATOMY OF THE BKIN. 410 Of the Skin. ous sensibility and the nature of the office to be performed. The nerv-ous sensibility of the villi of the mucous membrane of the bowels isinconsiderable, while that of the papillae of the skin is great; hencethe difference in the amount of blood sent to each, as may be seen bya comparison of figures 54 and 55. The blood-vessels of the mucousmembrane of the bowels are not only smaller than those of the skin,but much less numerous. Fig. 64 Fig. 65.
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