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Index
Cover
Title page
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the companion website
Part 1: Neuroanatomy of the Central Nervous System
CHAPTER 1: Overview of the nervous system
Introduction
Nervous system organization
Components of the nervous system
Central nervous system structure
Central nervous system orientation
Views of the brain
Central nervous system subdivisions
Caveats
Clinical considerations
Study questions
FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 2: Blood vessels, meninges, and ventricles
Introduction
Cranial meninges
Cranial ventricular system
Arterial supply
The cerebral arterial circle (of Willis)
Venous drainage
The blood-brain barrier
Clinical considerations
Study questions
FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 3: Neurodevelopment
Introduction
Early neural development
Neurodevelopment histology
Clinical considerations
Study questions
FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 4: Spinal cord
Introduction
Spinal cord relationships
Spinal cord anatomy
Gray matter
White matter
Central canal
Intervertebral foramen
Intervertebral discs
Clinical considerations
Study questions
FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 5: Medulla oblongata
Introduction
Brain stem anatomy
Anatomy of the medulla oblongata
Cross section of the caudal medulla oblongata
Cross section of the rostral medulla oblongata
Cranial nerves
Clinical considerations
Study questions
FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 6: Pons
Introduction
Anatomy of the pons
Cross section of the pontomedullary junction
Cross section of the caudal pons
Cross section of the middle pons
Cross section of the rostral pons
Cranial nerves
Clinical considerations
Study questions
FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 7: Midbrain
Introduction
Anatomy of the midbrain
Cross section of the caudal midbrain
Cross section of the rostral midbrain
Cranial nerves
Clinical considerations
Study questions
FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 8: Diencephalon
Introduction
Neuroanatomy
Neural tracts
Cranial nerves
Clinical considerations
Study questions
FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 9: Telencephalon
Introduction
Development
Cerebral cortex
Corpus callosum
Basal ganglia
Amygdala and hippocampus
Lateral ventricles
Clinical considerations
Study questions
FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 10: Cerebellum
Introduction
Cerebellar anatomy
Cerebellar input pathways
Cerebellar cortex histology
Cerebellar output pathways
Clinical considerations
Study questions
FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 11: Spinal tracts
Introduction
Ascending (sensory) tracts
Posterior (dorsal) columns
Spinothalamic tract
Spinocerebellar pathway
Descending tracts
Corticospinal tract
Corticobulbar tract
Corticopontine tracts
Rubrospinal tract
Anterior (ventral) columns
Clinical considerations
Study questions
FURTHER READING
Part 2: The Sensory, Motor, and Integration Systems
CHAPTER 12: Visual system
Introduction
Development of the eye
Anatomy of the eye
Visual pathway
Direct and consensual light reflexes
Clinical considerations
Study questions
FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 13: Auditory and vestibular system
Introduction
Development
External ear
Middle ear
Inner ear
Auditory system
Vestibular system
Clinical considerations
Study questions
FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 14: Olfaction and taste
Introduction
Olfactory system
Taste system
Clinical considerations
Study questions
FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 15: Central motor control
Introduction
Motor pathways
Central control of movement
Clinical considerations
Study questions
FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 16: Limbic system
Introduction
Anatomy of the limbic system
Functions of the limbic system
Clinical considerations
Study questions
FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 17: Cortical integration
Introduction
Anatomical organization of the cortex
Cerebral functional anatomy
Cerebral hemisphere localization
Clinical considerations
Summary
Study questions
FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 18: Imaging essentials
Introduction
Neuroanatomical imaging
Ultrasound
Clinical considerations
Study questions
FURTHER READING
Answers to study questions
Answers to figures
Answer to Figure 4.8
Answer to Figure 5.17
Answer to Figure 6.19
Answer to Figure 7.9
Answer to Figure 11.21
Answer to Figure 11.22
Answer to Figure 11.23
Answer to Figure 11.24
Answer to Figure 11.25
Answer to Figure 11.26
Answer to Figure 11.27
Answer to Figure 11.28
Answer to Figure 11.29
Answer to Figure 15.10
Glossary
Index
End User License Agreement
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