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Y. THE FUNCTIONS OF THE SPINAL CORD, 786 



(a) The Spinal Cord as a Collection of Nerve-Centres, 789 ; (&) The 

 Spinal Cord as an Organ of Conduction, 795. 



VI. THE FUNCTIONS OF THE BRAIN, 803 



1. The Medulla Oblongata, 810 ; 2. The Course of the Fibres of the 

 Medulla Oblongata, 818 ; 3. The Pons Yarolii, 821 ; 4. The Cere- 

 bral Peduncles, 821 ; 5. The Corpora Quadrigemina, 822 ; 6. The 

 Functions of the Basal Ganglia, 822; 7. The Functions of the 

 Cerebral Lobes, 823 ; 8. The Functions of the Cerebellum, 825. 



VII. THE CRANIAL NERVES, 832 



VIII. THE SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM, . . . . 835 



IX. GENERAL AND SPECIAL SENSIBILITY, . . . . .837 



A. THE SENSE OF SMELL, 841 



B. THE SENSE OF SIGHT, .846 



1. The Dioptric Mechanisms of the Eye, 851; 2. Visual Sensations, 864. 



C. THE SENSE OF HEARING, 875 



D. THE SENSE OF TASTE, .893 



E. THE SENSE OF TOUCH,. . . . . . . . . 897 



PART III. 



THE REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTIONS, .901 



SECTION I. 

 THE REPRODUCTIVE PROCESSES, 903 



1. The Reproductive Tissues of the Female, 908 ; 2. The Reproduc- 

 tive Tissues of the Male, 913. 



