MODES OF TERMINATION OF NERVE-FIBRES. 99 



tissue within which is generally a sort of core containing numerous 



FIG. 114. -SECTION OF SKIN SHOWING TWO PAPILLA AND DEEPER LAYERS OF 

 EPIDERMIS. (Biesiadecki. ) 



vascular papilla with capillary loop passing from subjacent vessel, c ; b, nerve-papilla with 

 tactile corpuscle, t. The latter exhibits transverse fibrous markings ; d, nerve passing up 

 to it ; /, /, sections of spirally winding nerve-fibres. 



FIG. 115. TACTILE CORPUSCLE WITHIN 



A PAPILLA OF THE SKIN OF THE 

 HAND, STAINED WITH CHLORIDE OF 



GOLD. (Ranvier. ) 



n, two nerve-fibres passing to the cor- 

 puscle ; a, a, varicose ramifications of 

 theaxis-cylinders within the corpuscle. 



FIG. 116. SIMPLE TACTILE 

 END-ORGANS FROM THE 

 CLITORIS OF THE RABBIT. 

 (Izquierdo. ) 



