Neuroscience for RehabilitationThe first neuroanatomy text written specifically for physical therapy students Instructors finally have a resource created specifically for physical therapy students taking a neuroanatomy course. Neuroanatomy for Physical Therapy provides readers with an understanding of the anatomical localization of brain function in order to help them accurately interpret the wealth of new human brain images now available. The author, a recognized expert in human nervous system development, includes numerous case studies with patient presentations, and due to its importance in physical therapy, extensive coverage of peripheral nerve damage. • Content mirrors the standard physical therapy curriculum, freeing instructors from having to use neuroanatomy texts intended for medical students |
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... caudal vesicle is the rhombencephalon , progenitor of the hindbrain . The caudal portion of the neural tube becomes the spinal cord . During the second gestational month , continued mitosis leads to the formation of five vesicles from ...
... Caudal neuropore B buds. Clusters of neural crest neurons within the somites form the dorsal root ganglia (DRG), and their peripheral axons elongate into spinal nerves and seek target tissues in the body. spinal cord Development Caudal ...
... caudal to the last spinal segment. cauda: Any tail, or taillike structure, or tapering or elongated extremity of an organ or other part. caudal: Toward the tail or coccyx. caudal nucleus (of the spinal trigeminal nucleus): Important for ...
Contents
CHAPTER 1 STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM | 1 |
CHAPTER 2 VASCULAR SUPPLY OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM | 15 |
CHAPTER 3 CELLULAR ORGANIZATION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM | 33 |
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