Barr's the Human Nervous System

Univ. of Western Ontario, Canada. Synopsis of neuroanatomy, for medical students. Halftone and full-color illustrations. Previous edition: Human Nervous System: An Anatomical Viewpoint, by Murray L. Barr, c1993. Includes a DOS/Windows diskette of important facts with questions and answers. Softcover. DNLM: Nervous System--anatomy & histology.

Preface

vii

(2)

Acknowledgments

ix

Part I: Introduction and Neurohistology

3

(78)

1 Development, Composition, and Evolution of the Nervous System

3

(13)

2 Cells of the Central Nervous System

16

(26)

3 Peripheral Nervous System

42

(22)

4 Imaging Techniques and Neuroanatomical Research Methods

64

(17)

Part II: Regional Anatomy of the Central Nervous System

81

(260)

5 Spinal Cord

81

(25)

6 Brain Stem: External Anatomy

106

(9)

7 Brain Stem: Nuclei and Tracts

115

(29)

8 Cranial Nerves

144

(35)

9 Reticular Formation

179

(16)

10 Cerebellum

195

(19)

11 Diencephalon

214

(32)

12 Corpus Striatum

246

(14)

13 Topography of the Cerebral Hemispheres

260

(9)

14 Histology of the Cerebral Cortex

269

(9)

15 Functional Localization in the Cerebral Cortex

278

(20)

16 Cerebral White Matter and Lateral Ventricles

298

(15)

17 Olfactory System

313

(10)

18 Limbic System: Hippocampus and Amygdala

323

(18)

Part III: Review of the Major Systems

341

(98)

19 General Sensory Systems

341

(23)

20 Visual System

364

(18)

21 Auditory System

382

(14)

22 Vestibular System

396

(10)

23 Motor Systems

406

(17)

24 Visceral Innervation

423

(16)

Part IV: Blood Supply and the Meninges

439

(32)

25 Blood Supply of the Central Nervous System

439

(17)

26 Meninges and Cerebrospinal Fluid

456

(15)

Appendices

Glossary of Neuroanatomical Terms

471

(15)

Investigators Mentioned in the Text

486

(11)

Subject Index

497

(20)

Instructions for Using the Computer Disk

517

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