CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



SPECIAL SENSES TOUCH, ETC. 



General characters of the special senses Muscular sense (so called) Appre- 

 ciation of weight Sense of touch Variations in tactile sensibility in dif- 

 ferent parts Table of variations measured by the aesthesiometer Con- 

 nection between the variations in tactile sensibility and the distribution of 

 the tactile corpuscles Titillation Appreciation of temperature Venereal 

 sense, Page 13 



CHAPTER II. 



OLFACTOET NEEVES OLFACTION. 



Xasal fossae Schneiderian and olfactory membrane Physiological anatomy of 

 the olfactory nerves Olfactory bulbs Olfactory cells and terminations of 

 the olfactory nerve-fibres Properties and functions of the olfactory 

 nerves Cases of anosmia in the human subject Mechanism of olfaction 

 Relations of olfaction to the sense of taste Reflex acts through the ol- 

 facory nerves, 25 



CHAPTER III. 



OPTIC NEEVES ANATOMY OF THE EYE. 



General considerations Physiological anatomy of the optic nerves General 

 properties of the optic nerves Physiological anatomy of the eyeball Di- 

 ameters of the eyeball Sclerotic coat Cornea Membrane of Descemet, 

 or of Demours Ligamentum iridis pectinatum Choroid coat Uvea 

 Ciliary processes Ciliary muscle Iris Canal of Schlemm, or circular 

 venous sinus Pupillary membrane Retina Jacob's membrane Crystal- 

 line lens Suspensory ligament of the lens Zone of Zinn Aqueous humor 

 Chambers of the eye Vitreous humor Summary of the anatomy of the 

 globe, 37 



