Helps you master complex neuroanatomy concepts easily. This title combines an accessible coverage of the brain, spinal cord, and brainstem with carefully chosen visuals to help you consolidate your understanding of the information that you need to know for your courses, exams, clerkships, and clinical practice.

1. External Anatomy of the Brain Introduction Lateral and Superior Surfaces Inferior Surface Medial and Inferior Surfaces Brainstem 2. Transverse Sections of the Spinal Cord Introduction Guided Tour Enlargements of T10 and C8 3. Transverse Sections of the Brainstem Introduction Guided Tour Enlargements of Selected Levels 4. Building a Brain: Three-Dimensional Reconstructions 5. Coronal Sections Introduction Guided Tour Enlargements of Selected Levels 6. Horizontal Sections Introduction Guided Tour Enlargements of Selected Levels 7. Sagittal Sections Introduction Guided Tour Enlargements of Selected Levels 8. Functional Systems Detailed Contents Long tracts of the Spinal Cord and Brainstem Sensory Systems of the Brainstem and Forebrain Cranial Nerve Motor Nuclei Visceral Afferents and Efferents Basal Ganglia Cerebellum Thalamus and Cerebral Cortex Limbic System Chemically Coded Neuronal Systems 9. Clinical Imaging Introduction X-ray computed tomography (CT) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Angiography Glossary Index