Download or read book The Medico-Pharmaceutical Critic and Guide, Vol. 5 (Classic Reprint) written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-12-27 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Medico-Pharmaceutical Critic and Guide, Vol. 5 The superficial layer of the brain - the marrow-like mass which fills the interior of the skull - is densely studded with the nerve cells, of microscopic size, which collectively form the great imperial parliament that presides over the functions of all parts of the body. Every cell of every tissue of the body is more or less directly connected with these governing cells, by means of the telegraphic filaments which are known as nerves. As already mentioned, the nerve cells and nerve filaments (which are them selves formed of elongated cells) are dependent for their nutri tion on the supply of blood, and this latter is in its turn regulated by the in uence of the nerve centres. Hence it is that any derangement of the latter can never be limited in its results to its own area - it always transmits the ill-effects to distant parts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."