History of the discoveries of the circulation of the blood, of the ganglia and nerves, and of the action of the heart / by Robert Lee.

  • Lee, Robert, 1793-1877.
Date:
1865
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Credit: History of the discoveries of the circulation of the blood, of the ganglia and nerves, and of the action of the heart / by Robert Lee. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Plate II. Represents a portion of the cardiac fascia, and the ganglia and nerves on the surface of the left ventricle of the heifet's heart. Natural size. a. A portion of the serous membrane dissected off from the cardiac fascia. b. The cardiac fascia, with the numerous ganglia and nerves seen through it, undisturbed by dissection. c. Branches of the left coronary artery, with ganglia on the nerves where they cross the blood-vessels. Plate III. Exhibits the trunk and branches of the coronary arteries, and the ganglia and nerves distributed over the anterior surface of the ventricles of the young heifer s heart; the serous membrane and cardiac fascia having been wholly removed. Plate IV. Represents the posterior surface of the same heart covered with ganglia and nerves, from the base to tJie apex. Natural size. Plate V. Rejiresents the aorta and the] anterior surface of a human heart which was hypertrophiedj and weighed four pounds. The trunk and some of the branches of tlie left coronary artery were ossified. The pulmonary artery has been cut away close to the right ventricle. A portion of the wall of the right ventricle has been removed to expose the cavity and the septum between the ventricles. The serous mem- brane has been reflected off from the cardiac fascia, a small portion only of which has been left covering the ventricle. Natural size. a. The arch of the aorta. b. The origin of the pulmonary artery, which has been completely removed.