High yield neuroanatomy
By: James D. Fix, Jennifer K. Brueckner.
Contributors: Brueckner, Jennifer K., 1970-
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9780781779463
Subjects: Neuroanatomy -- Outlines, syllabi, etc.; Neuroanatomy -- Examinations, questions, etc.; Nervous System -- anatomy & histology -- Examination Questions.; Nervous System -- anatomy & histology -- Outlines.; Nervous System Diseases -- Examination Questions.; Nervous System Diseases -- Outlines.
Genres: Outlines, syllabi, etc.; Examinations, questions, etc.; Examination Questions.; Outlines.
Description: High-Yield Neuroanatomy, the best-selling book in the series, extracts the most important information on neuroanatomy and presents it in a concise, uncluttered fashion to prepare students for the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). It is neuroanatomy "at its irreducible minimum" and is also used for course review.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Neurohistology; title: Development of the nervous system; title: Crosssectional anatomy of the brain; title: Meninges, ventricles, and cerebrospinal fluid; title: Blood supply; title: Spinal cord; title: Autonomic nervous system; title: Tracts of the spinal cord; title: Lesions of the spinal cord; title: Brain stem; title: Cranial nerves; title: Trigeminal system; title: Auditory system; title: Vestibular system; title: Visual system; title: Lesions of the brain stem; title: Thalamus; title: Hypothalamus; title: Limbic system; title: Cerebellum; title: Basal nuclei (ganglia) and striatal motor system; title: Cerebral cortex; title: Neurotransmitters; title: Apraxia, aphasia, and dysprosody.