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601. Direction of the Nerves. — The largest and most im- 

 portant nerves follow the same general direction as the larger 

 blood-vessels, and generally are in close proximity to them. 



602. Motor Nerves — Mode of Termination— Pacinian 

 Corpuscles. — The nerve fibers which go from the anterior 

 columns of the spinal cord terminate in the fleshy portions of 

 the muscles, because they are the motor nerves, or those ex- 



Fig. 325. Fig. 326 



the Posterior Tibial Nerve in the Pacinian Corpuscles. A, Single Corpuscle 



Sole of the Foot. 1, Inside of the highly Magnified. </, Its Peduncle, b, Its Nerve 

 Foot. 2, Outer Side. 3, Heel. 4, Fibcr - c » ° uter Layers, and d, Inner Layers of 

 Internal Plantar Nerve. 5, Exter- the Capsule, e, Nerve Fibers, and /, Its Subdi- 

 nal Plantar Nerve. 6, Branch to vision and Termination. B, Portion of Digital 

 Flexor Brevis. 7, Branch to Out- Nerves, with Pacinian Corpuscles attached, 

 side of Little Toe. 8, Branch to 



Space between Fonrth and Fifth Toes. 9, 9, 9, Digital Branches to remaining 

 Spaces. 10, Bi anch to Internal Side of Great Toe. 



601. Give the general direction of the nerves through the body. 602. Where do the 

 motor nerves terminate? 



