THE CRANIAL OR ENCEPHALIC NERVES. 



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the anterior portion of the palate; middle palatine, distributed to that of the soft palate, and 

 posterior palatine, tliat goes to the two faces of the soft palate and its muscles. 3. The nasal 

 or spheno-palatine nerve. 



DISTRIBUTION OF THE EIGHTH PAIR OF NERVES ON LEFT SIDE. 



1, Gasserian ganglion of 5th nerve ; 2, internal earotid artery ; 3, pharyngeal branch of pneumo- 

 gastric ; 4, glosso-pharyngeal nerve ; 5, lingual nerve ; 6, spinal accessory ; 7, middle constrictor 

 of pharynx; 8, jugular (internal) vein (cut); 9, superior laryngeal nerve; 10, ganglion of trunk 

 of pneumogastric ; 11, hypoglossal nerve on hyoglossus ; 12, ditto communicating with 8th and 

 1st cervical nerve; 13, external laryngeal nerve ; 14, second cervical looping with the first; 15, 

 pharyngeal plexus or inferior constrictor; 16, superior cervical ganglion of sympattietic ; 17, 

 superior cardiac nerve of pneumogastric ; 18, third cervical nerve; 19, thyroid body ; 20, fourth 

 cervical nerve; 21, 21, left recurrent laryngeal nerve; 22, spinal accessory communicating with 

 cervical nerves; 23, trachea ; 24, middle cervical ganglion of sympathetic; 25, middle cardiac 

 nerve of pneumogastric; 26, phrenic nerve (cut); 27, left carotid artery; 28, brachial plexus; 

 29, phrenic nerve (cut); 30, inferior cervical ganglion of sympathetic; 31, pulmonary plexus of 

 pneumogastric; 32, thoracic aorta; 33, oesophageal plexus ; 34, vena azygos superior ; 35, vena 

 azygos minor ; 36, gangliated cord of sympathetic. 



The inferior maxillary nerve closely resembles that of animals, the only differences consisting 

 in: 1. The deep middle temporal nerve rising direct from the maxillary. 2. The lingual 



