Practical hydropathy : including plans of baths and remarks on diet, clothing, and habits of life / by John Smedley.

  • Smedley, John.
Date:
1861
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Credit: Practical hydropathy : including plans of baths and remarks on diet, clothing, and habits of life / by John Smedley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    II VIEW OP THE CONSTITUENT CORDS OF THE g | SPINAL MARROW, SEPARATED, AND UNIT- ING IN THE PYRAMIDS OF THE BRAIN.— Lardner. G. Anterior cord dividing itself into two, of which the innermost contributes to the formation of the corresponding pyramid; 7, middle or lateral cord, divided into four, which pass from the left to the right side, intersecting an equal number of similar ones coming from the opposite side, and taking the inverse direction; 8, the pyra- mids, of which the right is cut off imme- diately above the intersection, to show the olivary body (13) behind it. A, Spinal marrow ; b, root of spinal nerve from back por- tion ; c, root from front por- tion ; D, ganglion on the pos- terior part; e, the two parts united in one cord; F, the outer coating of spinal marrow. A section of the spinal marrow, showing the connexion between it and the spinal nerves by double roots, the nerves of motion and sensation According to Sir Charles Bell, Magendie and others a par of thefilam,ento which compose each spinal nerve rise from f or terminate in] the P0™^ and a part from the front portion of the spinal marrow (Sec Eng.) ^ose rise from the back portion, b, almostimmediately runiinto » proceeding from this, they unite with those that com> trorn.the front portion^ and form the cord e, which goes out to be dispersed over the body. Bui »