II. Experiments in examination of the peripheral distribution the fibres of the posterior roots of some spinal nerves. -Part II

Abstract

The present research has been- directed tow ards further examination of the distribution of the spinal nerve-roots. It has been pursued in continuance of previous experi­ments dealing with the spinal pairs below the brachial. The communication treats of especially the skin-fields of the cranial and cervico-brachial nerves. In order to obtain a more perfect idea of the scheme of distribution of each entire spinal nerve the muscular fields of the spinal nerves of the limb region have been concurrently determined by separate experiments. Finally, these motor and sensory fields having been delimited, and thus the requisite prelimen to the original aim of the inquiry carried through, the examination of certain spinal reflexes has been proceeded to. I beg to sincerely thank Professor Michael Foster for his kind encouragement throughout.