The principles of physiology / by John Augustus Unzer ; and A dissertation on the functions of the nervous system by George Prochaska ; translated and edited by Thomas Laycock.

  • Johann August Unzer
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1851
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Credit: The principles of physiology / by John Augustus Unzer ; and A dissertation on the functions of the nervous system by George Prochaska ; translated and edited by Thomas Laycock. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    NERVOUS SYSTEM. INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I. THE Principat OPINIONS oF AUTHORS, REGARDING THE Users AND FUNCTIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM, CONCISELY STATED. Sect. 1.—The Opinions of Aristotle I{.—The Opinions of Galen I11.—The Followers of Galen I1V.—The Animal Spirits are dislodged from the Ventricles : V.—Another office attributed to the Ventricles of the Brain, by Galen, is also shown to be erroneous VI.—It is proposed, with other special Functions of the Nervous System, that the Cortical Portion of the Brain be substituted for the Ventricles, as the part where the Animal Spirits are secreted, and that the Medullary Matter has the Function of collecting and distributing them to the Nerves . VII.—Those who have denied the existence of Animal Spirits . VIII.—The Functions of the Nervous System are explained by the Vis Nervosa CHAPTER II. Tae NERVOUS SYSTEM IN GENERAL. I.—What Parts it includes I].—How the Nervous System is constituted in other Animals, and how far it extends through the whole Animal Kingdom II1I].—What is understood by the Vis Nervosa, and what are its general Properties CHAPTER III. Tue Funcrions or THE NERVES. Sect. I.—On the Action of the Nerves in producing Sensation and Motion . I11.—TheAction of the Nerves on the Vessels and Fluids 363 381 384 389 498
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