Barr's the Human Nervous System : An Anatomical Viewpoint

by Kiernan, John A.

• ISBN13: 9781605473963
• ISBN10: 1605473960
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-08-01
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Summary

This classic, succinct, well-illustrated textbook simplifies neuroscience content to focus coverage on the essentials and helps students learn important neuroanatomical facts and definitions. Descriptions and illustrations of the regional anatomy of the central nervous system are followed by accounts of the functional pathways. The level of treatment is suited to increasingly shorter neuroanatomy courses for medical and allied health students. The Ninth edition features new and improved artwork, updates in current trends and terminology, and additions/updates to the Cranial Nerves chapter and Cells of the Nervous System chapter. A companion Website offers online text, more than 450 interactive multiple-choice review questions, case studies, glossary, eponyms, abbreviations, an expanded version of selected chapters, and images from the book. NOTE: International Edition available for sales outside North America and Caribbean (ISBN: 978-1-60547-396-3)

Table of Contents

Introduction and Neurohistology

Development, Composition, and Evolution of the Nervous System

Cells of the Nervous System

Peripheral Nervous System

Imaging Techniques and Neuroanatomical Research Methods

Regional Anatomy of the Central Nervous System

Spinal Cord

Brain Stem: External Anatomy

Brain Stem: Nuclei and Tracts

Cranial Nerves

Reticular Formation

Cerebellum

Diencephalon

Corpus Striatum

Topography of the Cerebral Hemispheres

Histology of the Cerebral Cortex

Functional Localization in the Cerebral Cortex

Cerebral White Matter and Lateral Ventricles

Olfactory System

Limbic System: The Hippocampus and the Amygdala

Review of the Major Systems

General Sensory Systems

Visual System

Auditory System

Vestibular System

Motor Systems

Visceral Innervation

Blood Supply and the Meninges

Blood Supply of the Central Nervous System

Meninges and Cerebrospinal Fluid

Glossary of Neuroanatomical and Related Terms

Index

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