Chapter 13 Cerebral hemisphere and cerebral cortex Gyri, sulci and lobes of the cerebral hemisphere 131 Cerebral cortex 139 Histological structure 139 Functional organisation 139 White matter of the cerebral hemisphere 142 Association fibres 142 Commissural…
Chapter 16 Hypothalamus, limbic system and olfactory system Hypothalamus 160 Topographical anatomy of the hypothalamus 160 Hypothalamic nuclei 162 Limbic system 164 Amygdala 165 Septum 165 Orbital frontal cortex 165 Hippocampal formation 166 Cingulate gyrus 167 Olfactory system 169 In…
Chapter 3 Peripheral nervous system Muscle 36 Nerve endings 37 Afferent nerve endings 37 Efferent nerve endings 38 Peripheral nerves 39 Degeneration and regeneration 40 Distribution of spinal and peripheral nerves 41 The peripheral nervous system consists…
Chapter 17 Problem-solving Introduction 171 Problems 172 Solutions to task 178 Introduction Neuroanatomy is primarily an anatomical rather than a clinical textbook. A good knowledge of neuroanatomy is, however, the foundation of clinical…
Chapter 11 Cerebellum External features of the cerebellum 117 Internal structure of the cerebellum 118 Cerebellar cortex 119 Cerebellar nuclei 120 Functional anatomy of the cerebellum 121 Archicerebellum 121 Paleocerebellum 121 Neocerebellum 121 The cerebellum is the largest…
Chapter 14 Basal ganglia Topographical anatomy of the basal ganglia 147 Striatum 147 Globus pallidus 148 Substantia innominata 148 Functional anatomy of the basal ganglia 148 Connections of the striatum 148 Connections of the globus pallidus 150…
Chapter 7 Vasculature of the central nervous system Vasculature of the spinal cord 61 Arterial supply of the spinal cord 61 Venous drainage of the spinal cord 61 Vasculature of the brain 61 Arterial…
Chapter 15 Visual system The eye 155 Retina 156 The central visual pathway 157 Vision is the most highly developed and versatile of all the sensory modalities and, arguably, the one on which…
Chapter 12 Thalamus Topographical anatomy of the thalamus 125 External features 125 Internal organisation 125 Functional organisation of thalamic nuclei 127 Lateral nuclear group 127 Anterior nuclear group 130 Medial nuclear group 130 Intralaminar nuclei 130 Reticular nucleus 130…
