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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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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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