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COLOR ATLAS OF THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD
Color Atlas of the Brain and Spinal Cord
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Second Edition

By
Marjorie England, Senior Lecturer in Anatomy, Department of Anatomy, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
Jennifer Wakeley, Lecturer in Anatomy, Department of Anatomy, University of Leicester School of Medicine, Leicester, UK

Description
Master the structure and function of the normal human brain and spinal cord with this state-of-the-art, beautifully illustrated atlas! This thoroughly updated new edition features more than 450 full-color photographs that demonstrate the gross, histologic, and imaging appearance of central nervous system anatomy. Readers will clearly understand how each structure functions as well as how it relates to other parts of the brain and spinal cord.

Audience
Medical Students taking Intro to Neuroscience or Neuroanatomy courses; Dental Students taking Head & Neck/Neuroanatomy courses.

Contents
1. An introduction to the human nervous system

2. Terminology

3. Embryology

4. Cranial cavity

5. External features of the brain

6. Internal features of the brain

7. Meninges

8. Blood supply to the brain and spinal cord

9. Ventricles

10. Cerebral hemispheres

11. Diencephalon

12. Commissural fibres

13. Brainstem

14. Brainstem cranial nerve nuclei

15. Cerebellum

16. Spinal cord

17. Reflex arc

18. Sensory and motor pathways

19. Systems for movement control

20. Limbic system

21. Guide for student examination of the brain


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Bibliographic details
Paperback, 360 pages, publication date: DEC-2005
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-03667-2
ISBN-10: 0-323-03667-8
Imprint: MOSBY


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