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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... limb movements, and speech. The remaining four pathways originate from brain stem nuclei and are considered extrapyramidal tracts: (4) the rubrospinal tract, involved in automatic upper limb control; (5) the reticulospinal tracts, which ...
... limb Upper limb CST Eye field CBT III N. nucleus IV N. Nucleus Red nucleus Substantia nigra Cerebral penduncle Eye muscle innervation Genu of internal capsule VI N. Nucleus V N. motor nucleus VII N. nucleus VN . VII N. Midbrain Pons ...
... limb or one limb segment relative to another. propriospinal neurons: Spinal interneurons that interconnect neurons in different segments; also termed intersegmental neurons. prosencephalon: Most rostral brain vesicle; gives rise to the ...
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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