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The human nervous system : structure and function /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Noback, Charles R. (Charles Robert), 1916-2009
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2005]
Edition:Sixth edition.
Subjects:
Nervous System > anatomy & histology.
Nervous System Physiological Phenomena.
Table of Contents:
  • Gross anatomy of the brain
  • Neurons and associated cells
  • Basic neurophysiology
  • Blood circulation
  • Meninges, ventricles, and cerebrospinal fluid
  • Development and growth of the nervous system
  • The spinal cord
  • Reflexes and muscle tone
  • Pain and temperature
  • Discriminative general senses, crude touch, and proprioception
  • Motoneurons and motor pathways
  • Lesions of the spinal nerves and spinal cord
  • Brainstem : medulla, pons, and midbrain
  • Cranial nerves and chemical senses
  • Neurotransmitters as the chemical messengers of certain circuits and pathways
  • Auditory and vestibular systems
  • Lesions of the brainstem
  • Cerebellum
  • The visual system
  • Autonomic nervous system
  • Hypothalamus
  • The reticular formation and the limbic system
  • Thalamus
  • Basal ganglia and extrapyramidal system
  • Cerebral cortex