Human Nervous System : Introduction and Review

Name: Human Nervous System : Introduction and Review
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ISBN: 9780683065381

ISBN-10: 0683065386

ISBN-13: 9780683065381

Edition: 5th 1996

Authors: Charles R. Noback, Norman L. Strominger, Robert J. Demarest

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Presents fundamental principles of the organization, structure, and function of the human nervous system, especially for students new to neuroscience. Useful for medical and dental students, beginning students in the allied health sciences and psychology, residents in neurology and neurosurgery who need a review, and readers with some background in biology. This fifth edition incorporates recent advances in the field, and includes 24 new half tone drawings, four new photos, and examples of CAT, MRI, and PET images. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book details

List price: $39.00
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 550
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English

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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