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The Human Nervous System

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Preface
Introduction and Terminology
Gross Anatomy of the Brain	p. 1
Neurons and Associated Cells	p. 11
Basic Neurophysiology	p. 31
Blood Circulation	p. 59
Meninges, Ventricles, and Cerebrospinal Fluid	p. 67
Development and Growth of the Nervous System	p. 83
Spinal Cord	p. 103
Reflexes and Muscle Tone	p. 113
Pain and Temperature	p. 123
Discriminative General Senses, Light Touch, and Unconscious Proprioception	p. 139
Motorneurons and Motor Pathways	p. 155
Lesions of the Spinal Nerves and Spinal Cord	p. 169
Brainstem: Medulla, Pons, and Midbrain	p. 181
Cranial Nerves	p. 203
Neurotransmitters as the Chemical Messengers of Certain Circuits and Pathways	p. 217
Auditory and Vestibular Systems	p. 229
Lesions of the Brainstem	p. 243
Cerebellum	p. 251
Visual System	p. 263
Autonomic Nervous System	p. 279
Hypothalamus	p. 291
Reticular System and Limbic System	p. 305
Thalamus	p. 317
Basal Ganglia and Extrapyramidal System	p. 329
Cerebral Cortex	p. 347
Index	p. 369
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