Neuroanatomy: Illustrated Colour Text
- 7th Edition - July 29, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Author: Alan R. Crossman
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 1 3 6 6 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 1 4 8 4 - 7
Now fully revised and updated, Neuroanatomy: Illustrated Colour Text, Seventh Edition offers a concise yet comprehensive account of the structure and function of the human nervou… Read more
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Request a sales quoteNow fully revised and updated, Neuroanatomy: Illustrated Colour Text, Seventh Edition offers a concise yet comprehensive account of the structure and function of the human nervous system. Trusted by generations of readers and now in its seventh edition, it remains internationally popular as the most succinct, clinically relevant and uniquely illustrated textbook available on the subject.
Carefully targeted to bridge the gap between a brief overview on the one hand and an extensive text on the other, this book provides a clear account of neuroanatomical principles. It describes normal structure and function and clinically relevant dysfunction, all related to conditions which students will encounter in clinical practice.
This book will make learning easy for medical students, junior doctors and specialist trainees needing a sound understanding of the basics of neuroanatomy which underpin the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders.
Carefully targeted to bridge the gap between a brief overview on the one hand and an extensive text on the other, this book provides a clear account of neuroanatomical principles. It describes normal structure and function and clinically relevant dysfunction, all related to conditions which students will encounter in clinical practice.
This book will make learning easy for medical students, junior doctors and specialist trainees needing a sound understanding of the basics of neuroanatomy which underpin the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders.
- Straightforward and concise – makes notoriously difficult concepts easy to understand
- Some of the best published illustrations in the field – all updated and improved for clarity
- Perfect for those new to neuroanatomy – provides enough detail for students to proceed to clinical studies with confidence
- Clinical material and topic summaries fully updated and highlighted in summary boxes throughout the text
- Comes with the complete, enhanced eBook - including additional images and self-assessment material to aid revision and check understanding
Undergraduate medical students; Junior doctors /specialist trainees (neurology and related specialties, e.g. neurophysiology, neuropsychology, neurosurgery)
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- Copyright
- Preface to the seventh edition
- Preface to the first edition
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Introduction and overview
- Neuroanatomical terminology and conventions
- Components and organisation of the nervous system
- Development of the central nervous system
- Overview of the anatomy of the central nervous system
- Basic clinical diagnostic principles
- 2. Cells of the nervous system
- The neurone
- Neuroglia
- 3. Peripheral nervous system
- Muscle
- Nerve endings
- Peripheral nerves
- 4. Autonomic nervous system
- Sympathetic division
- Parasympathetic division
- 5. Coverings of the central nervous system
- Skull
- Cranial meninges
- 6. Ventricular system
- Topographical anatomy of the ventricular system
- Cerebrospinal fluid
- 7. Vasculature of the central nervous system
- Vasculature of the spinal cord
- Vasculature of the brain
- 8. Spinal cord
- External features of the spinal cord
- Internal structure of the spinal cord
- 9. Brainstem
- External features of the brainstem
- Internal structure of the brainstem
- 10. Cranial nerves and cranial nerve nuclei
- Cranial nerve nuclei
- Cranial nerves
- 11. Cerebellum
- External features of the cerebellum
- Internal structure of the cerebellum
- Functional anatomy of the cerebellum
- 12. Thalamus
- Topographical anatomy of the thalamus
- Functional organisation of thalamic nuclei
- 13. Cerebral hemisphere and cerebral cortex
- Gyri, sulci and lobes of the cerebral hemisphere
- Cerebral cortex
- White matter of the cerebral hemisphere
- 14. Basal ganglia
- Terminology and topographical anatomy of the basal ganglia
- Functional anatomy of the basal ganglia
- 15. Visual system
- The eye
- The central visual pathway
- 16. Hypothalamus, limbic system and olfactory system
- Hypothalamus
- Limbic system
- Olfactory system
- Glossary
- Index
- Edition: 7
- Published: July 29, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443113666
- eBook ISBN: 9780443114847
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Alan R. Crossman
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Anatomy, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, UK