Noback's Human Nervous System, Seventh Edition [electronic resource] : Structure and Function /
Strominger, Norman L.author.
Demarest, Robert J.author.
Laemle, Lois B.author.
   With this seventh edition,  Noback's The Human Nervous System: Structure and Function continues to combine clear prose with exceptional original illustrations that provide a concise lucid depiction of the human nervous system. The book incorporates recent advances in neurobiology and molecular biology. Several chapters have been substantially revised.  These include Development and Growth, Blood Circulation and Imaging, Cranial Nerves and Chemical Senses, Auditory and Vestibular Systems, Visual System, and Cerebral Cortex. . Topics such as neural regeneration, plasticity and brain imaging are discussed.  Each edition of The Human Nervous System has featured a set of outstanding illustrations drawn by premier medical artist Robert J. Demarest.  Many of the figures from past editions have been modified and/or enhanced by the addition of color, which provides a more detailed visualization of the nervous system    Highly praised in its earlier versions, this new edition offers medical, dental, allied health science and psychology students a readily understandable and organized view of the bewilderingly complex awe-inspiring human nervous system.  Its explanatory power and visual insight make this book an indispensable source of quick understanding that readers will consult gratefully again and again.
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Noback's Human Nervous System,Seventh Edition; Preface; Introduction; Introduction and Terminology; Divisions of the Nervous System; Orientation in the Brain; Organization of Neurons in the Central Nervous System:Brain and Spinal Cord; Measurements and Dimensions; Contents; 1: Gross Anatomy of the Brain; Subdivisions of the Brain; Cerebrum; Cerebral Topography; Lobes; Gyri; Basal Ganglia; Diencephalon; Internal Capsule; Brainstem: Midbrain, Pons, and Medulla; Suggested Readings; 2: Neurons and Associated Cells; Organelles and Components; Nucleus; Nucleolus
Nissl Bodies, Ribosomes, and Endoplasmic ReticulumMitochondria and Peroxisomes; Lysosomes; Golgi Apparatus; Cytoskeleton: Neurotubules and Neurofilaments; Plasma (Cell) Membrane; Dendrites, Axons, and Presynaptic Terminals; Synapses; Neurotrophic Factors and Tropic Factors; Structure of Peripheral Nerves and Ganglia; Neuroglia (Glia); Classification of Glial Cells; Multiple Roles of Glia; Astrocytes; Oligodendrocytes; Microglia; Ependyma; Schwann Cells and Satellite Cells; Paraneurons; Nerve Regeneration; Axon Reaction; Regeneration in the PNS; Collateral Sprouting; Regeneration in the CNS
Regeneration Associated with Transection of the Adult Spinal CordPlasticity and Axonal Sprouting; Suggested Readings; 3: Basic Neurophysiology; Resting Potential; Nernst Equation; Excitability of the Neuron; Graded Potentials and Action Potentials; Generator and Synaptic Potentials; Action Potentials; Structural and Functional Organization of the Neuron; Receptive Segment and Receptor Potentials; Dendrite-Cell Body Unit; Receptive Segment of Peripheral Sensory Neurons; Initial Segment and Integrated Potential; Conductile Segment and Action Potential; Unmyelinated Fibers
Myelinated Fibers and Saltatory ConductionTransmissive Segment (Synaptic or Effector Segment); Synapse at Motor End Plate (Neuromuscular Junction) (Figs.  3.8 and 3.9); Synapses and Chemical Transmission in the Central Nervous System; Synthesis of the Transmitters; Storage and Release of the Transmitters; Interaction of Transmitter with Receptors; Removal and Recycling of the Synaptic Vesicles and Transmitters; Life Cycle of a Synaptic Vesicle: A Summary; Activity at the Synapse; First- and Second-Messenger Systems; Modulatory Systems; General Comments; Electrical (Electrotonic) Synapses
Neuron as an IntegratorPresynaptic Inhibition and Presynaptic Facilitation; Importance of Inhibition; Morphology and Functional Roles of Dendrites; Some General Concepts Associated with Coding and Neuronal Processing in the Nervous System; Neural Signals: Label Line Codes and Pattern Codes; Transformation of the Neural Signals at Processing Centers of Pathways; Processing Within the Nervous System; Feed-Forward (or Reciprocal) Inhibition (Fig.  3.13); Feedback (or Recurrent) Inhibition (Fig.  3.13); Re fl ected (Distal) Inhibition (or Excitation) (Fig.  3.13); Suggested Readings
4: Blood Circulation and Imaging
Includes bibliographical references and index.
   With this seventh edition,  Noback's The Human Nervous System: Structure and Function continues to combine clear prose with exceptional original illustrations that provide a concise lucid depiction of the human nervous system. The book incorporates recent advances in neurobiology and molecular biology. Several chapters have been substantially revised.  These include Development and Growth, Blood Circulation and Imaging, Cranial Nerves and Chemical Senses, Auditory and Vestibular Systems, Visual System, and Cerebral Cortex. . Topics such as neural regeneration, plasticity and brain imaging are discussed.  Each edition of The Human Nervous System has featured a set of outstanding illustrations drawn by premier medical artist Robert J. Demarest.  Many of the figures from past editions have been modified and/or enhanced by the addition of color, which provides a more detailed visualization of the nervous system    Highly praised in its earlier versions, this new edition offers medical, dental, allied health science and psychology students a readily understandable and organized view of the bewilderingly complex awe-inspiring human nervous system.  Its explanatory power and visual insight make this book an indispensable source of quick understanding that readers will consult gratefully again and again.
Neurosciences.
Neurosciences.