The Human Nervous System : Structure and Function

Dedication v Preface vii Introduction and Terminology ix Gross Anatomy of the Brain 1(10) Neurons and Associated Cells 11(30) Basic Neurophysiology 41(36) Blood Circulation 77(12) Meninges, Ventricles, and Cerebrospinal Fluid 89(12) Development and Growth of the Nervous System 101(28) The Spinal Cord 129(12) Reflexes and Muscle Tone 141(14) Pain and Temperature 155(22) Discriminative General Senses, Crude Touch, and Proprioception 177(16) Motoneurons and Motor Pathways 193(14) Lesions of the Spinal Nerves and Spinal Cord 207(12) Brainstem: Medulla, Pons, and Midbrain 219(24) Cranial Nerves and Chemical Senses 243(24) Neurotransmitters as the Chemical Messengers of Certain Circuits and Pathways 267(18) Auditory and Vestibular Systems 285(20) Lesions of the Brainstem 305(10) Cerebellum 315(14) The Visual System 329(20) Autonomic Nervous System 349(22) Hypothalamus 371(16) The Reticular Formation and the Limbic System 387(18) Thalamus 405(14) Basal Ganglia and Extrapyramidal System 419(20) Cerebral Cortex 439(24) Index 463