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Clinical neuroanatomy

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  • Date:
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    2013
    Contents:
    • Introduction and organization of the nervous system
    • The neurobiology of the neuron and the neuroglia
    • Nerve fibers, peripheral nerves, receptor and effector endings, dermatomes, and muscle activity
    • The spinal cord and the ascending and descending tracts
    • The brainstem
    • The cerebellum and its connections
    • The cerebrum
    • The structure and functional localization of the cerebral cortex
    • The reticular formation and the limbic system
    • The basal nuclei (basal ganglia) and their connections
    • The cranial nerve nuclei and their central connections and distribution
    • The thalamus and its connections
    • The hypothalamus and its connections
    • The autonomic nervous system
    • The meninges of the brain and spinal cord
    • The ventricular system, the cerebrospinal fluid, and the blood-brain and blood-cerebrospinal fluid barriers
    • The blood supply of the brain and spinal cord
    • The development of the nervous system.
    Original Publisher: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2010
    Language(s): English