An experimental investigation into the functions of the eighth pair of nerves, or, The glosso-pharyngeal, pneumogastric, and spinal accessory / by John Reid.

  • Reid, John, 1776-1822
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[1840?]
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Credit: An experimental investigation into the functions of the eighth pair of nerves, or, The glosso-pharyngeal, pneumogastric, and spinal accessory / by John Reid. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    s / i/'kSL/v . : tjE\J?C# L(taMs£, L~\~4 AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE FUNCTIONS OF THE EIGHTH PAIR OF NERVES, Oft THE GLOSSO-PHARYNGEAL, PNEUMOGASTRIC, AND SPINAL ACCESSORY. * By John Reid, M. D., Fellow of the Royal College of Phy¬ sicians of Edinburgh, Lecturer on the Institutes of Medicine, formerly Demonstrator of Anatomy, &c. (Ft 'om the Edin. Med. and Surg\ Journal, No. 184.) Th e Eighth Pair are undoubtedly the most interesting and im¬ portant of all the nerves of the body, both in a practical and theo¬ retical point of view. Their lesions are attended by the most se¬ rious derangement of the respiratory and digestive processes, and bear in a prominent manner upon some of the principal doctrines in physiology. The functions of these nerves have, therefore, commanded a more than ordinary degree of attention, and the in¬ dustry and talent of numerous observers have been directed to¬ wards their elucidation. In entering upon an experimental inves¬ tigation into the functions of the three divisions of this pair of nerves, I was fully aware of the numerous difficulties attending such an undertaking, and have endeavoured to approach it with all the circumspection and assiduity which its importance and in¬ herent intricacies require. I, nevertheless, feel very considerable diffidence in presenting the first results of this inquiry to the pub- * A short epitome of this paper was read at the last meeting of the British Scientific Association. A