Neuroanatomy : an illustrated colour text /: an illustrated colour text. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Alan R. Crossman, David Neary ; illustrated by Ben Crossman.
• Authors: Crossman, A. R; (Professor of neurology), Neary, David
• Other Names: Crossman, Ben illustrator.
• Contents: Front cover; Neuroanatomy: an Illustrated Colour Text; Copyright page; Preface to the fifth edition; Preface to the first edition; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; 1 Introduction and overview; Neuroanatomical terminology and conventions; Components and organisation of the nervous system; Neurones and neuroglia; Central and peripheral nervous systems; Somatic and autonomic nervous systems; Afferent neurones, efferent neurones and interneurones; Grey and white matter, nuclei and tracts; Decussation of sensory and motor pathways; Development of the central nervous system. Overview of the anatomy of the central nervous systemCoverings and blood supply; Anatomy of the spinal cord; Anatomy of the brain; Major features and landmarks; Ventricular system; Brainstem; Cranial nerves; Cerebellum; Diencephalon and cerebral hemispheres; Major sensory pathways; Major motor pathways; Basic clinical diagnostic principles; Aetiology of neurological disease; Extrinsic disorders; Systemic disorders; Vascular disorders; Intrinsic disorders; Time course of disease; Site of the lesion and clinical syndromes; Major sensory pathways; Major motor pathways; Cerebellum; Basal ganglia. Neuropsychological functionsInvestigation of neuromuscular disease; 2 Cells of the nervous system; The neurone; Neuronal structure; Neurotransmitters; Neuroglia; Astrocytes; Oligodendrocytes; Microglia; Ependyma; 3 Peripheral nervous system; Muscle; Nerve endings; Afferent nerve endings; Efferent nerve endings; Peripheral nerves; Degeneration and regeneration; Distribution of spinal and peripheral nerves; 4 Autonomic nervous system; Sympathetic division; Parasympathetic division; 5 Coverings of the central nervous system; Skull; Anterior cranial fossa; Middle cranial fossa. Posterior cranial fossaCranial meninges; Dura mater; Arachnoid mater and pia mater; 6 Ventricular system; Topographical anatomy of the ventricular system; Cerebrospinal fluid; 7 Vasculature of the central nervous system; Vasculature of the spinal cord; Arterial supply of the spinal cord; Venous drainage of the spinal cord; Vasculature of the brain; Arterial supply of the brain; Venous drainage of the brain; 8 Spinal cord; External features of the spinal cord; Topographical anatomy; Spinal nerves; Spinal meninges; Internal structure of the spinal cord; Grey matter of the spinal cord. Dorsal hornVentral horn; Spinal reflexes; Stretch reflex; Flexor reflex; White matter of the spinal cord; Ascending spinal tracts; Dorsal columns; Spinothalamic tract; Spinocerebellar tracts; Descending spinal tracts; Corticospinal tracts; Rubrospinal tract; Tectospinal tract; Vestibulospinal tracts; Reticulospinal tracts; 9 Brainstem; External features of the brainstem; Dorsal surface of the brainstem; Ventral surface of the brainstem; Internal structure of the brainstem; Caudal medulla; Mid-medulla; Rostral medulla; Pons; Midbrain; Reticular formation.
• Edition: Fifth edition
• Publisher Details: Edinburgh : Churchill Livingstone, an imprint of Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 192 pages), illustrations (black and white, colour)
• Subjects: 611.8; Neuroanatomy; Neuroanatomy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0702054062; 9780702054068
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