Essentials of the human brain / John Nolte.
Material type: TextPublication details: Philadelphia : Mosby/Elsevier, c2010Description: ix, 243 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cmISBN: 9780323045704Subject(s): Brain | Neuroanatomy | Nervous System -- anatomy & histology | Brain -- physiology | Nervous System PhysiologyDDC classification: 612.8/2 LOC classification: QP376 | .N655 2010NLM classification: WL 101Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Open Books | MCHS LIBRARY--LL Malawi College Of Health General Stacks | MCHS LIBRARY--LL Malawi College Of Health General Stacks | Non-fiction | WL 101 NOL 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | L08201 |
Includes index.
Introduction to the nervous system -- Development of the nervous system -- Gross anatomy and general organization of the central nervous system -- Meningeal coverings of the brain and spinal cord -- Ventricles and cerebrospinal fluid -- Blood supply of the brain -- Electrical signaling by neurons -- Synaptic transmission between neurons -- Sensory receptors and the peripheral nervous system -- Spinal cord -- Organization of the brainstem -- Cranial nerves and their nuclei -- The chemical senses of taste and smell -- Hearing and balance : the eighth cranial nerve -- Brainstem summary -- The thalamus and internal capsule : getting to and from the cerebral cortex -- The visual system -- Overview of motor systems -- Basal ganglia -- Cerebellum -- Control of eye movements -- Cerebral cortex -- Drives and emotions : the hypothalamus and limbic system -- Formation, modification, and repair of neuronal connections.
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