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• BARR’S The Human Nervous System: An Anatomical Viewpoint, Tenth Edition
• Copyright
• Preface
• New to the Edition
• Acknowledgments
• Contents
• Part I: Introduction and Neurohistology
• Chapter 1: Development, Composition, and Evolution of the Nervous System
• Important Facts
• Development of the Nervous System
• Development of the Meninges
• Summary of Main Regions of the Central Nervous System
• Size of the Human Brain
• Suggested Reading
• Chapter 2: Cells of the Nervous System
• Important Facts
• Neurons
• Myelin
• Saltatory Conduction in Myelinated Axons
• Conduction Velocity and the Compound Action Potential
• Axonal Transport
• Responses of Neurons to Injury
• Neuroglial Cells
• Suggested Reading
• Chapter 3: Peripheral Nervous System
• Important Facts
• General Organization
• Components of Nerves, Roots, and Ganglia
• Sensory Endings
• Effector Endings
• Ganglia
• Peripheral Nerves
• Suggested Reading
• Chapter 4: Imaging Techniques and Neuroanatomical Research Methods
• Important Facts
• Imaging the Nervous System
• Methods for Investigating Neural Pathways and Functions
• Metabolic Marking Methods
• Physiological and Pharmacological Methods
• Suggested Reading
• Part II: Regional Anatomy of the Central Nervous System
• Chapter 5: Spinal Cord
• Important Facts
• Gross Anatomy of the Spinal Cord and Nerve Roots
• Internal Structure of the Spinal Cord
• Spinal Reflexes
• Suggested Reading
• Chapter 6: Brain Stem: External Anatomy
• Important Facts
• Medulla Oblongata
• Pons
• Fourth Ventricle
• Midbrain
• Suggested Reading
• Chapter 7: Brain Stem: Nuclei and Tracts
• Important Facts
• Medulla
• Dorsal Pons (Tegmentum)
• Ventral or Basal Pons
• Midbrain
• Visceral Pathways in the Brain Stem
• Suggested Reading
• Chapter 8: Cranial Nerves
• Important Facts
• The Ocular Motor System
• Other Cranial Nerves
• Summary of Cranial Nerve Nuclei and Components
• Suggested Reading
• Chapter 9: Reticular Formation
• Important Facts
• Nuclei of the Reticular Formation
• Functions of the Reticular Formation
• Miscellaneous Nuclei of the Brain Stem
• Suggested Reading
• Chapter 10: Cerebellum
• Important Facts
• Gross Anatomy
• Cerebellar Cortex
• Neuronal Organization
• Central Nuclei
• Cerebellar Peduncles
• Functional Anatomy
• Suggested Reading
• Chapter 11: Diencephalon
• Important Facts
• Gross Features
• Thalamus
• Subthalamus
• Epithalamus
• Hypothalamus
• Anterior Pituitary Hormones
• Third Ventricle
• Suggested Reading
• Chapter 12: Corpus Striatum
• Important Facts
• Terminology
• Lentiform and Caudate Nuclei
• Connections
• Physiology and Neurochemistry of the Basal Ganglia
• Suggested Reading
• Chapter 13: Topography of the Cerebral Hemispheres
• Important Facts
• Major Sulci and Fissures
• Lobes of the Cerebral Hemispheres
• Gyri and Sulci
• Medial and Inferior Surfaces
• Limbic Lobe
• Suggested Reading
• Chapter 14: Histology of the Cerebral Cortex
• Important Facts
• Cortical Neurons
• Cortical Layers
• Variations in Cytoarchitecture
• Intracortical Circuits
• Afferent and Efferent Fibers
• Columnar Organization
• Electroencephalography
• Suggested Reading
• Chapter 15: Functional Localization in the Cerebral Cortex
• Important Facts
• Parietal, Occipital, and Temporal Lobes
• Frontal Lobe
• Language Areas
• Hemispheral Dominance
• Suggested Reading
• Chapter 16: Cerebral White Matter and Lateral Ventricles
• Important Facts
• Cerebral White Matter
• Lateral Ventricles
• Suggested Reading
• Chapter 17: Olfactory System
• Important Facts
• Olfactory Epithelium and Olfactory Nerves
• Olfactory Bulb, Tract, and Striae
• Olfactory Areas of the Cerebral Hemisphere
• Terminal and Vomeronasal Nerves
• Suggested Reading
• Chapter 18: Limbic System: The Hippocampus and the Amygdala
• Important Facts
• Hippocampal Formation
• Amygdaloid Body (Amygdala)
• Temporal Lobe Disorders
• Suggested Reading
• Part III: Review of the Major Systems
• Chapter 19: General Sensory Systems
• Important Facts
• Spinothalamic System
• Medial Lemniscus System
• Sensory Pathways for the Head
• Suggested Reading
• Chapter 20: Visual System
• Important Facts
• Retina
• Pathway to the Visual Cortex
• Visual Reflexes
• Other Optic Connections
• Suggested Reading
• Chapter 21: Auditory System
• Important Facts
• External and Middle Ear
• Inner Ear
• Auditory Pathways
• Suggested Reading
• Chapter 22: Vestibular System
• Important Facts
• Static Labyrinth
• Kinetic Labyrinth
• Vestibular Pathways
• Practical Aspects of the Vestibular System
• Suggested Reading
• Chapter 23: Motor Systems
• Important Facts
• Lower Motor Neuron and Muscles
• Descending Pathways to the Spinal Cord
• Descending Pathways to Motor Nuclei of Cranial Nerves
• Systems That Control the Descending Pathways
• Suggested Reading
• Chapter 24: Visceral Innervation
• Important Facts
• Visceral Efferent or Autonomic System
• Central Control of the Autonomic Nervous System
• Visceral Afferents
• Suggested Reading
• Part IV: Blood Supply and the Meninges
• Chapter 25: Blood Supply of the Central Nervous System
• Important Facts
• Arterial Supply of the Brain
• Vasomotor Control
• Venous Drainage of the Brain
• Blood Supply of the Spinal Cord
• Imaging Cerebral Blood Vessels
• Blood–Brain Barrier
• Suggested Reading
• Chapter 26: Meninges and Cerebrospinal Fluid
• Important Facts
• Dura Mater and Associated Structures
• Pia–Arachnoid
• Cerebrospinal Fluid
• Suggested Reading
• Glossary of Neuroanatomical and Related Terms
• Suggested Reading
• Index