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dorsal (posterior) root of the 6th left cervical nerve ; ganglia are present on all as shown in 

 this figure ; see also Fig. 109. Hemisphsrae — Cerebral hemispheres, prosencephalon ; 

 see Chap. X. MM. (Iv. scp.) levator anguli scapulae et serratus (magnus) (§ 664). M. 

 sbscp., M. subscapularis — The light streak between this and the preceding muscle is 

 the glenoid border of the scapula (Fig. 44). M. supraspinatus — See § 673. MM. tra- 

 pezii — Trapezius muscles ; see Fig. 66. N. accessorius — The spinal accessory nerves (xi) ; 

 this nerve passes along the ental surface of the trapezius muscle ; see also Chap. X. N. 

 crcm., N. circumflexus (§ 1024). N. ctn. int., N. cutaneus internus (§ 1031). N. 

 hpgls., N. hypoglossus — The 13th pair of cranial nervea ; Chap. X. N. latis., N. latis- 

 simus — Nerve of the M. latissimus dorsi (§ 1033). N. medius s. medianus (§ 1035). N. 

 m. spiralis, N. musculo-spiralis (§ 1036). N. m. ctn., N. musculo-cutaneus (§ 1033). 

 NN. myen., dv. dsl., NN. myelencephalici, divisio dorsalis (15) — Dorsal (posterior) 

 primary division of the first 15 myelencephalic or cerebrospinal nerves. NN. myen., dv. 

 vnt. (15), NN. myelencephalici, divisio ventralis — The ventral (anterior) primary divi- 

 sion of the first 15 myelencephalic or cerebro-spinal nerves. N. oc. (occipitalis) major — 

 This forms the dorsal part of the 3d cervical nerve ; it receives a large anastomotic branch 

 from the 3d cervical nerve ; this nerve is distributed to the dorsal and caudal regions of 

 the head ; in the 1st and 3d cervical nerves the dorsal primary divisions are as large or 

 larger than the ventral (§ 1007). N. rhmb., N. m. rhomboidei — Nerves of the romboideus 

 muscle. N. sbscp., N. subscapularis (g§ 943 and 1023). N. spscp., N. suprascapu- 

 laris — A large nerve from the brachial plexus ; it sends a branch to the clavicular end of 

 the clavo-trapezius, but is mainly distributed to the scapular muscles ; it is in company 

 with the suprascapular artery ; see §§ 937, 1030, and Fig. 105. N. suboccipitalis — The 

 1st myelonal nerve ; its name is not written, but it traverses the Fm. atl. with the A. ver- 

 tebralis. N. thr. post., N. thoracicus posterior — The external respiratory of Bell (§ 1039); 

 see § 1019 for the internal respiratory or phretiieus. N. ulnaris (§ 1038). 



§ 1008. General Directions for Dissecting the Nervous Sys- 

 tem. — The precautions mentioned in § 596 (1 0) slionld be carefully 

 observed, and especial care taken that the part under examination 

 should be in a good light. Employ a tripod magnifier (Fig. 36) 

 whenever necessary to determine the course or relations of small 

 branches. Change the position of the cat as often as is necessary 

 to get the given part in the best light or to make it more accessible. 



Whenever a part is dissected, it should be kept moist by recov- 

 ering it with skin or sheet rubber, or by placing upon it a tuft of 

 cotton wet vdth 15 per cent, glycerin (§ 170). 



In fresh animals, nerves may be distinguished from connective 

 tissue or empty vessels by their glistening and wavy or crimped 

 appearance when looked at closely. An uninjected vessel may 

 always be distinguished by cutting a slit in it and demonstrating 

 its tubular character with the tracer. 



§ 1009. Instruments and Material.— Fifteen per cent, glycerin; cotton; towels or 

 cloths ; pins ; tracer ; fine, coarse and bone scissors ; nippers ; scalpels ; arthrotome : 

 injecting apparatus and material (Chapter IV) ; skeleton, and a natural skeleton of the 

 arm (§ 353). 



