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Thomas Champney, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Educator Track, Miami Miller School of Medicine, Florida, USA.

Preface vi

Acknowledgments vii

About the companion website viii

Part 1: Neuroanatomy of the Central Nervous System

1 Overview of the nervous system 3

2 Blood vessels, meninges, and ventricles 20

3 Neurodevelopment 39

4 Spinal cord 49

5 Medulla oblongata 61

6 Pons 77

7 Midbrain 95

8 Diencephalon 107

9 Telencephalon 119

10 Cerebellum 131

11 Spinal tracts 145

Part 2: The Sensory, Motor, and Integration Systems

12 Visual system 175

13 Auditory and vestibular system 192

14 Olfaction and taste 210

15 Central motor control 219

16 Limbic system 235

17 Cortical integration 245

18 Imaging essentials 259

Answers to study questions 268

Answers to figures 275

Glossary 278

Index 301