BookRyan Splittgerber.
Summary: "This book contains the basic neuroanatomical facts necessary for the practice of medicine. It is suitable for medical students, dental students, nurses, and allied health students. Residents find this book useful during their rotations. The functional organization of the nervous system has been emphasized and indicates how injury and disease can result in neurologic deficits. The amount of factual information has been strictly limited to that which is clinically important"--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction and organization of the nervous system
Neurons and neuroglia
Nerve fibers and peripheral innervation
Spinal cord and ascending, descending, and intersegmental tracts
Brainstem
Cerebellum and its connections
Cerebrum
The structure and functional localization of the cerebral cortex
Reticular formation and limbic system
Basal nuclei (Basal Ganglia)
Cranial nerve nuclei
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Autonomic nervous system
Meninges
Ventricular system and cerebrospinal fluid
Blood supply of the brain and spinal cord
Nervous system development
Appendix: Neuroanatomical data of clinical significance and clinical neuroanatomy techniques.