A treatise on the diseases of the tongue / by W. Fairlie Clarke.

  • William Fairlie Clarke
Date:
1873
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Credit: A treatise on the diseases of the tongue / by W. Fairlie Clarke. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE OP CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. THE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE TONGUE. General description of the nature, position, and functions of the tongue—Its anatomical connections—Its muscles—Its arteries —Its lymphatics—Its nerves and nervous connections—Its mucous membrane—Its papiUse—By whom first observed and described—The conglobate glands—The foramen ccecum—The epithelium—The salivary glands—-The characters of the saliva —The sense of taste—The functions of the lingual and glosso- pharyngeal nerves—Are common sensation and taste transmitted through the same fibres ?—The chorda tympani—The connec- tion between taste and smell—Effects of disease and accident on taste—The hypoglossal nerve .... pp. 1—33 CHAPTER II. THE EXAMINATION OF THE TONGUE. Importance of minute examination of the tongue—Use of the spatula—Valuable information obtained by the aid of a hand magnifying glass, of the laryngoscope, of the point of the finger, of test-papers, and of the microscope . . . pp. 34—37
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