Maria A. Patestas & Leslie P. Gartner 
A Textbook of Neuroanatomy [EPUB ebook] 

Preface.
1. Introduction to the Nervous System.
2. Development of the Nervous System.
3. Histophysiology of the Nervous Sytem.
4. Neurotransmitter Substances.
5. Spinal Cord.
6. Gross Anatomy of the Brain.
7. The Meninges and Cerebrospinal Fluid.
8. Vascular Supply of the Central Nervous System.
9. The Autonomic Nervous System.
10. The Ascending Sensory Pathways.
11. The Motor Cortex and Descending Motor Pathways.
12. The Basal Ganglia.
13. The Cerebellum.
14. The Reticular Formation.
15. The Cranial Nerves.
16. The Visual System.
17. The Auditory System.
18. The Vestibular System.
19. The Olfactory System.
20. The Limbic System.
21. The Hypothalamus.
22. The Thalamus.
23. The Cerebral Cortex.
Index

Maria A. Patestas is Associate Professor of Anatomy at Des
Moines University. She has taught gross anatomy, neuroanatomy,
embryology, and histology in various programs, and served as the
chief coordinator of the physical therapy program neuroanatomy
course from 1995 to 2001. In 2000, Dr Patestas received the
Outstanding Teacher Award from the Physical Therapy Program Class.
Leslie P. Gartner is Professor of Anatomy in the
Department of Biomedical Sciences at the Dental School of the
University of Maryland. He has received numerous teaching awards
and is the author of Essentials of Oral Histology and
Embryology, 3rd Edition (1999), Oral Histology and
Embryology, 2nd Edition (1999) as well as the coauthor
of the well-respected Textbook of Head and Neck Anatomy,
3rd Edition, with James L. Hiatt (2001), and coauthor of the
Color Textbook of Histology, 2nd Edition (2001) and the
Color Atlas of Histology, 4th Edition (2005) also with James
L. Hiatt. The atlas, which is used by almost half the US medical
schools, has been translated into eight languages. He also
coauthored Cell Biology and Histology, 4th Edition (2003)
with James L. Hiatt and Judy M. Strum and is the Histology
consultant to Stedman’s Medical Dictionary, 28th
Edition (2006).