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, that goes to the two fiices of the soft palate and its muscles. 3. The nasoX 

 or sphenopalatine nerve. 



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DISTRIBUTION OF THE EIGHTH PAIR OF NERVES ON LEFT SIDE. 



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

 gastric ; 4, glosso-pharyngeal nerve ; 5, lingual nerve ; 6, spinal accessory ; 7, mid'ile 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 sympathetic ; 17, 

 superior cardiac nerve of pneumogastric ; 18, third cervical nerve; 19, thyroiil 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: "J'l, jihrenic nerve (cut) ; 27. left carotid artery; 2R, brachial plexus; 

 29, phrenic nerve (cut); 30, inferior cervical ganglion of sympathetic; '-^l, pulmonary plexus of 

 pneumogastric; 32, thoracic aorta; 3S, 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 teniporal nerve rising direct from the maxillary. 2. The lingual 



