x CONTENTS. 



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Nuclei of the Organic Muscles 191 



Connection and arrangement of the Fasciculi . . . .192 



Vessels 194 



Nerves ........... 195 



Distribution 198 



Mode of Investigation 200 



CHAPTER Y. 



THE RELATION OF THE ULTIMATE FIBRES OF NERVES TO 

 MUSCLE. 



BY W. KUHNE. 



General Description 202 



The Mode of Termination of Motor Nerves in the Invertebrata . 205 

 The Mode of Termination of Motor Nerves in the Vertebrata . 209 



Amphibia 209 



Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals ..... 216 

 History and Literature 227 



CHAPTER VI. 



THE BEHAVIOUR OF MUSCULAR FIBRES WHEN EXAMINED WITH 

 POLARIZED LIGHT. 



BY E. BRUCKE. . 235 



CHAPTER VII. 



THE HEART. 



BY F. SCHWEIGGER-SEIDEL. 



Structure of the Muscular Tissue 244 



Connective Tissue of the Musculature . . . . .251 

 Structure of the Endocardium ....... 251 



Valves 253 



,, Pericardium ....... 255 



Bloodvessels .......... 255 



Lymphatics .......... 255 



Nerves . . 256 



