Chapter 5 Coverings of the central nervous system Skull 50 Anterior cranial fossa 50 Middle cranial fossa 50 Posterior cranial fossa 50 Cranial meninges 53 Dura mater 53 Arachnoid mater and pia mater 54 The CNS is…
Chapter 2 Cells of the nervous system The neurone 32 Neuronal structure 32 Neurotransmitters 34 Neuroglia 34 Astrocytes 34 Oligodendrocytes 34 Microglia 35 Ependyma 35 The principal functional unit of the nervous system is the nerve cell or…
Chapter 4 Autonomic nervous system Sympathetic division 47 Parasympathetic division 48 The term ‘autonomic nervous system’ is used to describe those nerve cells located within both the central and peripheral nervous systems…
The levels of the MRC scale are precisely defined, but not linear. It is a common error to believe the MRC grades are evenly spaced and that grade 5 is…
FIGURE 13.1 The layers of the retina and their relationship to the optic nerve. The inner limiting membrane is the most superficial structure; light must pass through the other layers…
FIGURE 14.1 The extraocular muscles and the third nerve in the orbit. FIGURE 14.2 Actions of the extraocular muscles on the left eye. Arrows denote the main directions of action…
FIGURE 49.1 Vascular territories. Gold, anterior cerebral artery (ACA); pink, middle cerebral artery (MCA); blue, posterior cerebral artery (PCA). (From http://rad.usuhs.edu/rad/stroke/index.html, accessed July 31, 2011, with permission). Carotid Artery Each…
FIGURE 46.1 Brachial plexus showing its various constituents and their relationship to structures in the region of the upper chest, axilla, and shoulder. The three trunks slope laterally and then…
FIGURE 47.1 Lateral view of the cervical spine. Shows the vertebral bodies separated by intervertebral discs, the pedicles merging into the facet joint with its superior and inferior facets, and…
FIGURE 16.1 Components of the facial nerve in the pons. (Modified from Kiernan JA. Barr’s The Human Nervous System: An Anatomical Viewpoint. 9th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins,…
