On the relation of the nervous system to disease and disorder in the viscera.

  • Morison, Alexander.
Date:
1899
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Credit: On the relation of the nervous system to disease and disorder in the viscera. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. LECTURE I. The Anatomy of Visceral Innervation. PAGE Introduction—Subject—Plan—Histological Methods—Golgi-Cajal Method- Berkley's, Nissl's, Dogiel's, Sihler's-Innervation of Secretory Cell; of the Cell of Involuntary Muscular Fibre ; of Metabolism and Excretion . 1 LECTURE IL The Anatomy of Visceral Innervation {continued). MeduUated and Non-Medullated Fibres—Relation of Ganglion Cells to Fibres —Relation of Ganglion Cells to one another—Cardiac Sympathetic Ganglion Cells—Collateral and Lateral Sympathetic Chains—Vago-Glosso-Pharyn- geal and Vagus-Accessory Nerves . . . . . . . .18 LECTURE IIL The Physiology of Visceral Innervation. Secretory Nerves—Relation of Peripheral Ganglia to Secretion—Non-neural and Neural Views of Sustained Rhythmicality—Analogy between Secretory and other forms of Visceral Motion—Anabolism and Katabolism in Visceral Nervous Action—Sensibility of the Viscera—Influence of Emotion on Visceral Action—James Johnstone's Views—Definition of Mind—Body and Mind 36 LECTURE IV. The Patholory of Visceral Innervation. Nature of the Morison Lectureship modified by Circumstances—Pathology of Visceral Nerve-endings Unknown—Visceral Neuritis—Visceral Neural Degeneration—Relation of Visceral Nerves to Hypertrophy—Nerves in the Gravid Uterus—Views of William and John Hunter and of Robert Lee— Author's Investigation—Neural Increase Apparent not Real—The Signifi- cance of Tortuosity in Uterine Nerves—One Cause of Labour—The Nerves in Hypertrophy of the Heart—Pathological and Senile Changes in Ganglion Cells—Progressive and Retrogressive Changes—Pathology of the Posterior Root Ganglion—Relation of Central Nervous System to Visceral Disease— Van Gehuchten's Experiments—Goldscheider's and Flatau's Observations . 53