Clinical Neuroanatomy

by Snell, Richard S.

• ISBN13: 9780316803151
• ISBN10: 0316803154
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-06-01
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Summary

This revised, concise review of neuroanatomy can be used alone or with Snell's Clinical Neuroanatomy for Medical Students, Fifth Edition. Along with the parent text, it has been completely reorganized to integrate stucture with function in a systems format. Features include similar chapter formats: Chapter Outline, Suggested Plan for Review, Basic Neuroanatomy, Clinical Notes, and lastly - 20 to 30 review questions and answers per chapter.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix	(1)
Acknowledgments	x
1. Organization of the Nervous System and the Neurobiology of the Neuron	1	(22)
2. The Neurobiology of Neuroglia	23	(8)
3. Degeneration and Regeneration of Nervous Tissue	31	(12)
4. Peripheral Nerves	43	(10)
5. Peripheral Nerve Endings	53	(14)
6. Spinal Cord	67	(14)
7. Ascending and Descending Tracts and Reflex Activity	81	(28)
8. Brainstem	109	(24)
9. Cerebellum	133	(16)
10. Reticular Formation	149	(4)
11. Diencephalon: The Hypothalamus	153	(14)
12. Diencephalon: The Thalamus	167	(8)
13. Basal Nuclei (Basal Ganglia)	175	(10)
14. Cerebral Cortex	185	(22)
15. Limbic System	207	(6)
16. Blood Supply of the Brain	213	(10)
17. The Cerebrospinal Fluid, the Ventricles of the Brain, and the Brain Barriers	223	(14)
18. Cranial Nerves I-IV	237	(16)
19. Cranial Nerves V-VIII	253	(16)
20. Cranial Nerves IX-XII	269	(12)
21. Autonomic Nervous System	281	(18)
22. Meninges	299	(12)
Subject Index	311