| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 188 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Introduction. 1.1. The nature of the study of neuroanatomy. 1.2. Students' common problems. 1.3. Some tips for study. 1.4. The basic subdivisions of the brain. 1.5. Interaction of the systems -- ch. 2. Spinal cord. 2.1. Introduction. 2.2. Comparison of spinal segments and vertebral bodies. 2.3. Meninges. 2.4. General arrangement. 2.5. Different levels of the spinal cord. 2.6. Rexed's laminae. 2.7. Nuclei in gray matter. 2.8. Tracts in white matter. 2.9. Reflexes. 2.10. Dermatomes and myotomes. 2.11. Representative lesions of the spinal cord -- ch. 3. Brainstem and reticular formation. 3.1. Brainstem. 3.2. External morphology. 3.3. Internal morphology. 3.4. The basics -- ch. 4. Diencephalon. 4.1. Physical make-up. 4.2. Thalamus. 4.3. Hypothalamus. 4.4. Subthalamus. 4.5. Epithalamus. 4.6. Metathalamus -- ch. 5. Cerebral cortex. 5.1. General remarks. 5.2. Motor and sensory areas. 5.3. Parietal area. 5.4. Other areas. 5.5. Cytoarchitecture of the cortex. 5.6. The intrinsic circuitry of neurons of the cortex -- ch. 6. Cerebellum. 6.1. External morphology. 6.2. Internal structure. 6.3. Connections. 6.4. Laterality of cerebellar projections. 6.5. Functions. 6.6. Cerebellar disorders -- ch. 7. Basal ganglia. 7.1. Terminology. 7.2. Anatomical relationships. 7.3. Connections. 7.4. Closed loops of the basal ganglia. 7.5. Basal ganglia disorders ("extrapyramidal diseases") -- ch. 8. Limbic system. 8.1. Introduction. 8.2. Terminology. 8.3. Anatomical relations. 8.4. Components of the limbic system -- ch. 9. General sensory system. 9.1. Sensory pathways. 9.2. Proprioception and stereognosis. 9.3. Pain and temperature. 9.4. Trigeminal alternating analgesia. 9.5. Simple touch -- ch. 10. Specific sensory systems. 10.1. Vision. 10.2. Visual pathway. 10.3. Auditory and vestibular systems. 10.4. Olfaction -- ch. 11. Motor system. 11.1. Components of the motor system. 11.2. Lower motor neurons. 11.3. Upper motor neurons. 11.4. Basal ganglia and cerebellum. 11.5. Disturbance of motor functions -- ch. 12. Autonomic nervous system. 12.1. General properties. 12.2. Sympathetic and parasympathetic systems -- ch. 13. Meninges and vascular supply of the central nervous system. 13.1. Meninges. 13.2. Vascular supplies of the cerebrum and cerebellum. 13.3. Vascular supplies of the brainstem. 13.4. Vascular supplies of the spinal cord. 13.5. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) -- ch. 14. Review of specific lesions of the central nervous system. 14.1. Some representative lesions of the spinal cord, brain stem and cerebral cortex |
| Summary |
This book is intended for students of medicine, dentistry and allied health professions. The continual, unremitting explosion of information in the biomedical fields in recent years has rendered the curriculum ever more compact and onerous in the various disciplines of studies required of the students. Neuroanatomy, which deals with complex interrelated neural structures, presents a special challenge to the students, giving rise to an often overwhelming experience in the process of mastering the vast, seemingly disparate body of facts. The currently available texts are often too massive and detailed for the compressed time frame allotted for the study. In this book, we have organized the subject matter into a basic core of information on the human nervous system, as concisely and succinctly as possible without undue abridgment. For brevity, the information is presented mostly in an outline format, and where the subject matter is complex, we employ a more lengthy write up (e.g. the motor system and the limbic system). It is hoped that the overriding goal of writing a short, concise text for the harried Neuroanatomy students will have been achieved |
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Includes index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Neuroanatomy.
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Nervous System -- anatomy & histology
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Neuroanatomy
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MEDICAL -- Anatomy.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology.
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Neuroanatomy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kwong, W. H
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Yu, M. C
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| ISBN |
9789812830401 |
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9812830405 |
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