The Human Nervous System

by Barr, Murray Llewellyn; Kiernan, John A.

• ISBN13: 9780397512430
• ISBN10: 0397512430
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-04-01
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Summary

For over thirty years The Human Nervous System has offered a concise, well-written text on neuroanatomy for both medical and allied health students. This successful title is organized into four major parts: cellular aspects of the nervous system, regional anatomy of the brain and spinal cord, sensory and motor systems, and blood supply. The Eighth Edition has been simplified to enhance coverage of the essentials and help students learn important facts and definitions. A CD-ROM at the back of the book includes multiple-choice and short-answer questions for review, clinical cases, an expanded glossary, expanded reading lists, and additional illustrations and diagrams.

Author Biography

John A. Kiernan, MB, ChB, PhD, DSc: Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada

Table of Contents

Introduction and Neurohistology
Development, Composition, and Evolution of the Nervous System	p. 2
Cells of the Nervous System	p. 13
Peripheral Nervous System	p. 37
Imaging Techniques and Neuroanatomical Research Methods	p. 52
Regional Anatomy of the Central Nervous System
Spinal Cord	p. 64
Brain Stem: External Anatomy	p. 85
Brain Stem: Nuclei and Tracts	p. 93
Cranial Nerves	p. 123
Reticular Formation	p. 156
Cerebellum	p. 174
Diencephalon	p. 193
Corpus Striatum	p. 222
Topography of the Cerebral Hemispheres	p. 236
Histology of the Cerebral Cortex	p. 245
Functional Localization in the Cerebral Cortex	p. 254
Cerebral White Matter and Lateral Ventricles	p. 275
Olfactory System	p. 289
Limbic System: The Hippocampus and the Amygdala	p. 298
Review of the Major Systems
General Sensory Systems	p. 316
Visual System	p. 337
Auditory System	p. 353
Vestibular System	p. 365
Motor Systems	p. 374
Visceral Innervation	p. 391
Blood Supply and the Meninges
Blood Supply of the Central Nervous System	p. 406
Meninges and Cerebrospinal Fluid	p. 424
Glossary of Neuroanatomical and Related Terms	p. 439
Index	p. 451
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