Neuroanatomy, 3rd Edition - An Illustrated Colour Text #16561

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By A. R. Crossman, PhD, DSc and David Neary, MD, FRCP

Churchill Livingstone
ISBN: 978043100369

A title in the Illustrated Colour Text series.

Description

This is a short highly illustrated textbook of neuroanatomy that throughout makes clear the relevance of the anatomy to clinical neurology. It avoids overburdening the reader with topographical detail that is unnecessary for the medical student. Minimum assumptions are made of existing knowledge of the subject.

Key Features

* 'Key point' boxes for reinforcement and quick revision
* Glossary of important terms
* 'Clinical detail' boxes closely integrated with relevant neuroanatomy

Table of Contents

Introduction and overview. Cells of the nervous system. Peripheral nervous system. Autonomic nervous system. Coverings of the central nervous system. Ventricular system and cerebrospinal fluid. Blood supply of the central nervous system. Spinal cord. Brain stem. Cranial nerves and cranial nerve nuclei. Cerebellum. Thalamus. Cerebral hemisphere and cerebral cortex. Corpus striatum. Visual system. Hypothalamus, limbic system and olfactory system. Problem solving.

200 pages 226 ills
Trim size 297 X 210 mm
Copyright 2006
Softcover

Author Information

By A. R. Crossman, PhD, DSc, Professor of Anatomy, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Mancherster, UK; and David Neary, MD, FRCP, Professor of Neurology, University of Manchester Medical School, Manchester, UK