Table of Contents

Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Organization of the Nervous System and the Neurobiology of the Neuron; 2. The Neurobiology of Neuroglia; 3. Degeneration and Regeneration of Nervous Tissue; 4. Peripheral Nerves; 5. Peripheral Nerve Endings; 6. Spinal Cord; 7. Ascending and Descending Tracts and Reflex Activity; 8. Brainstem; 9. Cerebellum; 10. Reticular Formation; 11. Diencephalon: The Hypothalamus; 12. Diencephalon: The Thalamus; 13. Basal Nuclei (Basal Ganglia); 14. Cerebral Cortex; 15. Limbic System; 16. Blood Supply of the Brain; 17. The Cerebrospinal Fluid, the Ventricles of the Brain, and the Brain Barriers; 18. Cranial Nerves I-IV; 19. Cranial Nerves V-VIII; 20. Cranial Nerves IX-XII; 21. Autonomic Nervous System; 22. Meninges; Subject Index