Human Neuroanatomy

Preface xiii
 
About the companion website xv
 
Chapter 1 Introduction to the Nervous System 1
 
1.1 Neurons 1
 
1.2 Classification of Neurons 4
 
1.3 The Synapse 5
 
1.4 Neuroglial Cells 6
 
1.5 Axonal Transport 9
 
1.6 Degeneration and Regeneration 10
 
1.7 Neural Transplantation 14
 
Further Reading 14
 
Chapter 2 Development of the Nervous System 17
 
2.1 First Week 19
 
2.2 Second Week 20
 
2.3 Third Week 20
 
2.4 Fourth Week 21
 
2.5 Fifth Week 24
 
2.6 Vulnerability of the Developing Nervous System 26
 
2.7 Congenital Malformations of the Nervous System 27
 
Further Reading 29
 
Chapter 3 The Spinal Cord 31
 
3.1 Embryological Considerations 31
 
3.2 Gross Anatomy 34
 
3.3 Nuclear Groups - Gray Matter 37
 
3.4 Functional Classes of Neurons 39
 
3.5 Funiculi/Fasciculi/Tracts - White Matter 40
 
3.6 Spinal Reflexes 41
 
3.7 Spinal Meninges and Related Spaces 42
 
3.8 Spinal Cord Injury 43
 
3.9 Blood Supply to the Spinal Cord 44
 
Further Reading 44
 
Chapter 4 The Brain Stem 47
 
4.1 External Features 47
 
4.2 Cerebellum and Fourth Ventricle 50
 
4.3 Organization of Brain Stem Neuronal Columns 52
 
4.4 Internal Features 54
 
Further Reading 65
 
Chapter 5 The Forebrain 67
 
5.1 Telencephalon 67
 
5.2 Diencephalon 77
 
5.3 Cerebral White Matter 78
 
Further Reading 79
 
Chapter 6 Introduction to Ascending Sensory Paths 81
 
6.1 Receptors 81
 
6.2 Classification of Receptors by Modality 81
 
6.3 Classification of Receptors by Distribution and Function 84
 
6.4 Structural Classification of Receptors 84
 
6.5 Reflex Circuits 88
 
6.6 General Sensory Paths 89
 
6.7 Organization of General Sensory Paths 89
 
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James R. Augustine is Professor Emeritus in the School of Medicine at University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.