Neuroanatomy E-Book: An Illustrated Colour Text'Key point' boxes for reinforcement and quick revisionGlossary of important terms'Clinical detail' boxes closely integrated with relevant neuroanatomyComplete revision and updating of text.Revision nad expansion of summary chapter, providing overview of entire subject.Clinical material updated to reflect current prevalence of neurological disease.Artwork entirely redrawn for improved clarity and closer integration with text. |
Contents
Introduction and overview | 1 |
Cells of the nervous system | 29 |
Peripheral nervous system | 33 |
Autonomic nervous system | 43 |
Coverings of the central nervous system | 47 |
Ventricular system and cerebrospinal fluid | 53 |
Blood supply of the central nervous system | 59 |
Spinal cord | 67 |
Cerebellum | 111 |
Thalamus | 119 |
Cerebral hemisphere and cerebral cortex | 127 |
Corpus striatum | 143 |
Visual system | 153 |
Hypothalamus limbic system and olfactory system | 159 |
Problemsolving | 169 |
Glossary | 177 |
Common terms and phrases
afferent anterior artery ascending aspect association axons basal ganglia blood brain stem carry cause cell bodies cerebellar cerebellar peduncle cerebellum cerebral cortex cerebral hemisphere clinical column connections consists contains contralateral Coordination corpus callosum cortical corticospinal cranial nerves decussate descending disease disorders dorsal efferent endings fasciculus fibres Figure fissure fourth ventricle frontal function globus pallidus grey gyrus horn hypothalamus important inferior innervate internal capsule known lateral fissure leads lesion lies limb lobe located loss lower matter medial medulla midbrain middle motor neurones movement muscle nerve fibres nervous system nucleus solitarius occipital occur optic origin parietal pass pathways peripheral pons posterior primary principal pyramidal receives referred reflex region response roots rostral segment sensation sensory showing side sinus spinal cord spinal nerves structures sulcus superior supply surface syndrome temporal lobe tendon terminate thalamus tract trigeminal upper ventral ventricle visual weakness white matter