72 ZOOTOMY. 



and K lb , ventral ramus of V s - orbito-nasal nerve : F 2a , palato-nasal 

 nerve : F 2b , maxillary nerve : F" 3 , mandibular nerve : F7/ a , palatine 

 branch of portio dura: ^// b , hyomandibular branch: c.ty, chorda 

 tympani : VIII, auditory nerve : lX % glossopharyngeal nerve : X, vagus : 

 hy, branch of glossopharyngeal to hyoid arch : br. I, branches of 

 glossopharyngeal and vagus to 1st branchial arch: br. 2, br. 3, br. 4, 

 branches of vagus to 2nd, 3rd, and 4th branchial arches : z/, ventral 

 (gastric and cardiac) branch of vagus : /, lateral branch of vagus : br t 

 brachial plexus. 



forward continuations of the ventral pyramids of the 

 medulla oblongata. 



174. The thalamencephalon (Figs. 22, 24, 25, tti), a 

 small division of the brain just anterior to the optic lobes : 

 it consists of two lateral masses of nervous matter, the 

 thalami optici, between which is a space, covered only 

 by pia mater, the thalamocoele or third ventricle (v. 3). 



175. The lobi inferiores (Figs. 23 25, /./) paired 

 ovoidal bodies on the under surface of the thalamencephalon. 



176. The pituitary body or hypophysis cerebri 

 (Ffgs. 23 25, //), a rounded structure on the ventral 

 surface of the brain, behind the lobi inferiors and attached 

 to a backward prolongation of the thalamencephalon called 

 the infundibulum ; with it is connected anteriorly the 

 median artery formed by the union of the two internal 

 carotids ( 160). 



177. The saccus vasculosus (Figs. 23 25, s.v, s.v\ 

 a thin-walled hollow body, consisting of three lobes, two 

 large and paired, situated one on either side between the 

 pituitary body and the lobi inferiores, and a median azygos 

 lobe lying in the groove between the lobi inferiores. 



178. The prosencephalon (Figs. 22 25, c.h\ a large 

 transversely elongated mass, in front of the thalamen- 

 cephalon and representing the fused cerebral hemispheres. 



179. The olfactory lobes (Figs. 22 25, /), two long, 

 nerve-like bodies, given off from the an tero -lateral angles 



