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The human nervous system /
The Human Nervous System is a definitive account of human neuroanatomy, with a comprehensive coverage of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system. The cytoarchitecture, chemoarchitecture, connectivity, and major functions of neuronal structures are examined by acknowledged authorities i...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Diego :
Academic Press,
[1990]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; The Human Nervous System; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I: An Evolutionary Perspective; Chapter 1. Evolution of the Brain; I. The Question of Size; II. Changes in Organization; III. Neoteny; Acknowledgments; References; Part II: Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nervous System; Chapter 2. Spinal Cord: Cytoarchitectural, Dendroarchitectural, and Myeloarchitectural Organization; I. Cytoarchitecture; II. Dendroarchitecture; III. Myeloarchitecture; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3. Spinal Cord: Chemoarchitectural Organization.
- I. General ChemoarchitectureII. Regional Chemoarchitecture and Functional Considerations; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4. Spinal Cord: Connections; I. Propriospinal Pathways; II. Afferent Pathways; III. Efferent Pathways; References; Chapter 5. Peripheral Autonomic Nervous System; I. Cranial Autonomic Neurons; II. Sympathetic Neurons; III. Pelvic Autonomic Neurons; IV� Enteric Nervous System; V. Adrenal Medulla and Paraganglia; VI. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 6. Peripheral Motor System; I. Composition of Muscle Nerves; II. Muscle Receptors.
- III. Features of MuscleIV. Muscle Units and Motor Units; Acknowledgments; References; Part III: Brainstem and Cerebellum; Chater 7. Human Homologs to Brainstem Nuclei Identified in Other Animals as Revealed by Acetylcholinesterase Activity; I. Reticular Formation; II. Central Gray; III. Tegmental Nuclei; IV. Locus Coeruleus and Subcoeruleus; V. Raphe Nuclei; VI. Ventral Mesencephalic Tegmentum and Substantia Nigra; VII. Autonomic Regulatory Centers of the Pons and Medulla; VIII Somatosensory System; IX. Vestibular Nuclei; X. Auditory System; XI. Visual System.
- XII. Precerebellar Nuclei and Red NucleusXIII. Cranial Motor Nuclei; XIV. Spinal Cord; XV. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 8. Reticular Formation of the Pons and Medulla; I. Pontine Reticular Formation; II. Medullary Reticular and Raphe Nuclei; III. Comments on Afferent Connections of the Pontine and Medullary Reticular Formation; IV. Clinical Considerations; V. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 9. Autonomic Regulatory Centers in the Medulla Oblongata; I. Nucleus of the Solitary Tract; II. Dorsal Motor Nucleus of Vagus.
- III. Functional Significance of the Solitary NucleusIV. Solitary Nuclear Complex; V. Ventrolateral Medulla Oblongata; VI. Rostral Ventrolateral Medulla; VII. Retroambigual Nucleus; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 10. Subcortical Limbic System Projections to Caudal Brainstem and Spinal Cord; I. Diffuse Projections from the Caudal Brainstem to Spinal Cord; II. Projections from the Periaqueductal Gray and Adjacent Areas; III. Projections from the Hypothalamus; IV. Projections from the Amygdala and Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis; V. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References.