Neuroanatomy for Medical Students
Author:
Pal
Edition:
1/e
ISBN:
9789387506800
Language:
English
Published:
2018
Publisher:
Wolters Kluwer
The book presents neuroanatomy in a simple, to-the-point format. The text is richly supported by illustrations, facilitating clarity and understanding.
Neuroanatomy for Medical Students
About
The book presents neuroanatomy in a simple, to-the-point format. The text is richly supported by illustrations, facilitating clarity and understanding. It covers the topics in appropriate depth to suit the knowledge need of the undergraduate medical students.
Key Features
- Concise, yet lucid and friendly coverage of neuroanatomy
- Simple and easy-to-understand language
- Large number of well-labelled and easily reproducible diagrams
- Clinical Aspects throughout the book Chapter-end summaries and Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with answers.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to the Nervous System 1
2. Nervous Tissue 6
3. Overview of the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems 12
4. Spinal Cord 21
5. Ascending and Descending Tracts of the Spinal Cord 32
6. Brainstem: Medulla Oblongata 49
7. Brainstem: Pons 59
8. Brainstem: Midbrain 66
9. Cranial Nerves: Nuclei and Functional Aspects 75
10. Reticular Formation 105
11. Cerebellum 112
12. Diencephalon—I: Thalamus, Metathalamus and Epithalamus 123
13. Diencephalon—II: Subthalamus and Hypothalamus 133
14. Cerebral Hemispheres 142
15. Functional Areas of Cerebral Cortex 150
16. White Matter of Cerebrum 156
17. Basal Nuclei 166
18. Olfactory System 172
19. Limbic System 175
20. Visual System 182
21. Auditory and Vestibular Systems 190
22. Ventricles of the Brain 196
23. Meninges and Cerebrospinal Fluid 205
24. Blood Supply of the Brain and Spinal Cord 215
25. Autonomic Nervous System 226