Description |
xi, 606 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm |
Contents |
1. Introduction to the Nervous System -- 2. Development of the Nervous System -- 3. Gross Anatomy and General Organization of the Central Nervous System -- 4. Meningeal Coverings of the Brain and Spinal Cord -- 5. Ventricles and Cerebrospinal Fluid -- 6. Blood Supply of the Brain -- 7. Electrical Signaling by Neurons -- 8. Synaptic Transmission Between Neurons -- 9. Sensory Receptors and Peripheral Nervous System -- 10. Spinal Cord -- 11. Organization of the Brainstem -- 12. Cranial Nerves and Their Nuclei -- 13. The Chemical Senses of Taste and Smell -- 14. Hearing and Balance: The Eighth Cranial Nerve -- 15. Atlas of the Human Brainstem -- 16. The Thalamus and Internal Capsule: Getting to and From the Cerebral Cortex -- 17. The Visual System -- 18. Overview of Motor Systems -- 19. Basal Ganglia -- 20. Cerebellum -- 21. Control of Eye Movements -- 22. Cerebral Cortex -- 23. Drives, Emotions, and Memories: The Hypothalamus and Limbic System -- 24. Atlas of the Human Forebrain |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Brain -- Anatomy.
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Neuroanatomy.
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Nervous System -- anatomy & histology.
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Brain -- anatomy & histology.
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LC no. |
98017069 |
ISBN |
0815189117 |
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0815189931 |
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9780815189114 |
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9780815189930 |
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