210 FIBROUS SYSTEM. 



Q. To what is club-foot owing? 



.#. To weakness and relaxation of the ligaments. 



Q. What changes does white swelling produce in the 

 ligaments and tendons? 



*#. A softening, thickening, and consequent impotence 

 in these muscular and cuticular attachments. 



Q. Is morbid fibrous tissue ever produced? 



#. Frequently in the uterus, vagina, and other parts. 



Of the Yellow Elastic Tissue. 



Q. What additional division in the fibrous system does 

 Beclard make? 



Jl. He describes what he terms the yellow elastic tis- 

 sue, as it is found in man and animajs. It is seen in the 

 vertebrae, in the peculiar membrane of the arteries, in the 

 ligamentum nuchae of animals, and it supports the abdo- 

 minal parietes of animals. It is in the cat's claw. This 

 tissue is remarkable for its elasticity. It is not only in 

 the peculiar membrane of the arteries, but in that of the 

 vascular system generally. 



PATHOLOGY OF THE FIBROUS SYSTEM, 



Q. What are the diseases of this tissue? 



A. Inflammation; osseous, fungous, cartilaginous, car- 

 cinornatous transformation; but these are much modified 

 by the portions of the system affected. 



Q. Does rheumatism affect the tendons? 



