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THE NERVOUS SYSTEM 



Fig. 594. — Showing the Ventral Aspect of the Central Nervous System, with the Proxi- 

 mal Portions of the Cranio-spinal Nerves attached and the Relation of the 

 Proximal Portion (Gangliated Cord) of the Sympathetic Nervous System. The 

 Encephalon or Brain is Straightened Dorsalward from its more Horizontal 

 Position with Reference to the Spinal Cord. The Spinal Ganglia and the Dorsal 

 and Ventral roots of the Spinal Nerves may be noted. 



(Composite drawing in part after Allen Thompson from Rauber — modified. 1 



Superior cervical sympathetic 

 ganglion 



Middle cervical sympathetic ^ 



ganglion 



Inferior cervical sympathetic 

 ganglion 



n I Thoracic nerve 



m 



Gangliated cord 



> 



- I Cervical nerve 



Lumbar nerve 



I Sacralnerve 



t VI Coccygeal nerve 

 Filum terminale 



