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V. The Functions op the Spinal Cord, 786 



(a) The Spinal Cord as a Collection of Nerve-Centres, 789 ; (i) The 

 Spinal Cord as an Organ of Conduction, 795. 



VI. The Functions of the Brain, 803 



1. The Medulla Oblongata, 810 ; 2. The Course of the Fibres of the 

 Medulla Oblongata, 818 ; 3. The Pons Varolii, 821 ; 4. The Cere- 

 bral Peduncles, 821 ; 5. The Corpora Quadrigemina, 822 ; 6. The 

 Functions of the Basal Ganglia, 822; 7. The Functions of the 

 Cerebral Lobes, 823 ; 8. The Functions of the Cerebellum, 825. 



VII. The Cranial Nerves, 832 



VIII. The Sympathetic Nervous System, 835 



IX. General and. Special Sensibility, 837 



A. The Sense op Smell, 841 



B. The Sense op Sight, 846 



1. The Dioptric Mechanisms of the Eye, 851; 2. Visual Sensations, 864. 



C. The Sense of Hearing, 875 



D. The Sense op Taste, 893 



E. The Sense of Touch, . . . 897 



PART III. 



The Reproductive Functions, 901 



SECTION I. 



The Reproductive Processes, 903 



1. The Reproductive Tissues of the Female, 908 ; 2. The Reproduc- 

 tive Tissues of the Male, 913. 



