The  veins  of  the  head — The  cerebral  sinuses:  their  formation  and
the  relative  situation  of  each  to  the  skull; — The  veins  of  the  exterior
of  the  skull:  The  facial  vein;  The  temporal  vein;  The  internal  maxil-
lary vein;  The  temporo-maxillary  vein;  The  posterior  auricular  vein;
The  occipital  vein; — Surgical  aspects  of  the  veins  of  the  head.
CHAPTER  IV.    SPECIAL  REGIONS  OF  THE  HEAD,  AND  THE  POINTS  OF  GEN-
ERAL INTEREST  PERTAINING  TO  EACH '. 111-135

The  temporal  region — The  Ear;  its  deformities;  its  follicles  and  their
clinical  importance;  the  auditory  canal;  its  curve;  its  relation  to
foreign  bodies;  clinical  significance  of  pus  in  the  auditory  canal; — The
membranatympani;  rupture  of;  perforation  of; — The  mastoid  process,
its  construction  and  functions;  trephining  of; — Middle  ear;  functions
of;  cleansing  of ; — The  wounds  of  the  temporal  rrgion; — Trephining
over  the  temporal  region; — Hernial  protrusions  in  the  temporal  region,
through  the  lateral  fontanelle; — Caries  and  necrosis  of  the  temporal
region;  escape  of  blood  and  cerebro-spinal  fluid  from  the  ear:  their
clinical  significance.
The  region  of  the  nose — Alterations  in  its  cavities  with  age; — Prob-
ing of  the  nasal  duct  from  below; — The  cavities  which  communicate
with  the  nasal  fossae;— Plugging  of  the  posterior  nares  for  epistaxis; —
Catheterism  of  the  Eustachian  tube; — Foreign  bodies  in  the  nose,  the
symptoms  produced,  and  the  steps  necessary  for  their  extraction. —
Abnormal  growths  within  the  nose,  their  varieties  and  clinical  points
of  interest.
