GLANDULAR SYSTEM, 279 



Q. Are the nerves of the glands cerebral or ganglionic? 



.#. Some receive cerebral nerves, such as the salivary, 

 lachrymal, &c. others are supplied by the ganglions. 



Q. Have the nerves influence on secretion? 



<ft. Whatever influence they may exercise, it is not es- 

 sential ; for we find, in many instances, that secretion goes 

 on, although the nerves of the part are destroyed. 



Properties of the Glandular System. 

 1. Properties of Texture. 



Q. To what extent does the glandular tissue manifest 

 properties of texture? 



ft. Extensibility and contractility of texture exist to a 

 very limited degree. 



2. Vital Properties. 



Q. Have the glands the vital properties of animal life, 

 to any great degree? 



.#. They have no animal contractility ; but some of the 

 glands, for example, the testicles, have, when pressed, and 

 others have, when cut, much animal sensibility. 



Q. Is the pain of an inflamed gland peculiar? 



/?. It is of a dull, obtuse character; not acute, as in the 

 cellular texture, nor sharp and biting, as in the skin. 



Q. What as to their properties of organic life ? 



*ft. Inafcnsible organic contractility, and organic sensi- 

 bility exist in their utmost activity in the glands. These 

 are the prominent properties that control the functions, 



