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THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. 



deviation in the direction of the protruded tongue ; pro- 

 bably because the tongue is so compact and firm that the 



Fig. 144* 



* Fig. 144. View of the nerves of the eighth pair, their distribution 

 and connections on the left side (from Sappey after Hirschfeld and 

 Leveille). |. i, pneumogastric nerve in the neck; 2, ganglion of its 

 trunk ; 3, its union with the spinal accessory ; 4, its union with the 



