The Abductor of the little Toe, or the Hypothenar, proceeds from the outward part of the Bone of the Metatarsus, that stayeth the little Toe, and is inserted in the top of the little Toe, on the outside, to remove it from the others.
C H A P. XII.
Of the Anatomy of the Nerves, Arteries, and Veins in general.
What is the Structure of the Nerves?
The Nerves are round white Bodies enclos'd in a double Membrane, communicated to them from the two Meninges of the Brain: Their Office is to convey the Animal Spirits into all the Parts.
Where is the Root and first beginning of all the Nerves?
All the Nerves take their Original from the Medulla Oblongata, and that of the Spine.
How is the distribution of them made thro' the whole Body?