BERM01D SYSTEM. 



Organization of the Dermoid System. 

 I. Texture peculiar to the Organization. 



Q. What does the dermoid texture comprise? 



#. The chorion, the reticular body, and the papillae. 



a. Of the Chorion. 



Q. On what parts is the chorion thickest? 



/?. On the sole of the foot, the palm of the hand, the 

 scalp, and on the back. It is thinnest on the female breast, 

 on the penis and scrotum. 



Q. In which sex is it thinnest? 



#. In females. 



Q. What modifications does the dermoid chorion exhi- 

 bit on its internal face? 



.#. On the sole of the foot and palm of the hand it is 

 firmly connected with the cellular substance by strong 

 and numerous fibres. This fibrous connexion is important 

 to the functions of the parts. 



Q. What are the peculiarities of the internal face of the 

 chorion on other parts of the body? 



t#. On the internal face over the body there are but 

 few fibres, and the skin hangs loosely; between the fibres 

 are spaces filled with small fatty parcels. On the back of 

 the hand and foot, on the scalp, and where the beard 

 grows, there are openings only for the hairs to go through, 

 the surface being white and smooth. 



Q. What effect has long maceration on the chorion? 



#. It shows that the chorion on the external face is 

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