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oesophagus, also branches to join the cardiac branches of the sympathetic for 

 the heart ; it gives branches to the lungs, and then descends to terminate on 

 the stomach, as in the crane. 



10. Ninth nerve, uniting with the trunk of the par vagum. 



11. Second cervical nerve, giving off a branch to join the trunk of the par vagum, 



and branches to the cervical muscles, and then passing outwards to join 

 branches of the hard portion' descending to the second cervical nerve, and 

 from this to the next, &c., to terminate on the cutaneous muscle and skin. 



12. Superior branch of the sympathetic nerve, communicating with the hard 



portion of the seventh, and then joining the second trunk of the fifth, close 

 to its connexion with the third trunk. 



13. Inferior branch of the sympathetic; it sends a branch to the palate, and one to 



join the branch of the third nerve, passing to the inferior oblique muscle of 

 the eye ; it gives filaments to Harder's gland, and there joins the first trunk 

 of the fifth. The nerve from which this and the superior branch proceed 

 appears like the trunk of the glosso-pharyngeal. 



14. A branch of the sympathetic nerve, proceeding from the inferior part of the 



ganglion to accompany the carotid artery to the bifurcation, where it joins 

 that of the other side ; it gives off filaments to branches of the artery, and to 

 communicate with the prolongation of the sympathetic accompanying the 

 vertebral artery, at the bottom of the neck it dips down between the anterior 

 cervical muscles, and divides into two branches to join the last cervical 

 ganglion but one on each side. 



15. Prolongation of the sympathetic, accompanying the vertebral artery, and 



communicating with each cervical nerve. 



