CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM ORGANIZATION
Overview and External Views
Internal Structures—Cerebral Hemispheres
Internal Structures—Brainstem, Cerebellum, and Spinal Cord
FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS
System Components
Sensory and Motor Pathways
Sensory Systems
Motor Systems
Special Senses and Pathways Summary
Auditory System
Visual System
Vestibular System and Visuomotor
Pathways Summary
MENINGES, CEREBROSPINAL FLUID, AND VASCULAR SYSTEM
Meninges, Venous Sinuses, and Cerebrospinal Fluid Circulation
Meninges
Venous System
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CFS)
Vascular Supply
Cerebral, Brainstem, and Spinal Cord
THE LIMBIC SYSTEM
Major Limbic Structures
Limbic Non-Cortical Structures
Appendix: Neurological Neuroanatomy
Clinical Cases
Glossary
Annotated Bibliography
Biography
Walter J. Hendelman, MD, CM, is a professor emeritus of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa in Canada. Dr. Hendelman completed his medical studies at McGill University in Montreal. His research career on brain development included membership in various neuroscience and anatomy professional organizations, presentations at scientific conferences, and publications of his research findings. Dr. Hendelman has been deeply engaged as a teacher of neuroanatomy and has developed resources to learn the structure and function of the human brain, including authorship of the Atlas of Functional Neuroanatomy (and its Web site) and co-authorship of The Integrated Nervous System.
