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Neurosciences: Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neurosciences · Basic Sciences

How it begins

Descripción exhaustiva de la organización macro y microscópica del sistema nervioso: telencéfalo, diencéfalo, tronco encefálico, cerebelo, médula espinal, sistema nervioso periférico y sistema nervioso autónomo. Con correlaciones clínicas, vías neurales y valor localizador.

What it covers

  1. General Organization of the Nervous System
  2. · 1.1 Topographic and Functional Division
  3. Telencephalon: Cortex and Deep Structures
  4. · 2.1 Cerebral Cortex: Laminar Organization and Cytoarchitecture
  5. · 2.2 Cerebral Lobes: Anatomy and Function
  6. · 2.3 Base Nuclei (Basal Ganglia)
  7. · 2.4 Limbic System
  8. Diencephalon: Thalamus, Hypothalamus and Related Structures
  9. · 3.1 Thalamus: the Gateway to the Cortex
  10. · 3.2 Hypothalamus: Autonomous and Endocrine Integrating Center
  11. Brain Stem
  12. · 4.1 Mesencephalon (Middle Brain)
  13. · 4.2 Protuberance (Variolio Bridge)
  14. · 4.3 Medulla Oblongata
  15. · 4.4 The 12 Cranial Nerves: Anatomical Summary
  16. Cerebellum: Coordination and Motor Learning
  17. · 5.1 Anatomy and Cytoarchitecture of the Cerebellum
  18. Spinal Cord
  19. · 6.1 Internal Organization: Gray and White Matter
  20. · 6.2 Segmentation and Dermatomes
  21. Peripheral Nervous System
  22. · 7.1 Major Nervous Plexuses
  23. Autonomous Nervous System
  24. · 8.1 Comparison Sympathetic vs. Parasympathetic
  25. Main Neural Pathways
  26. · 9.1 Pyramidal Pathway (Corticospinal): Voluntary Motor
  27. · 9.2 Lemniscal Pathway (Posterior Column-Medial Lemniscus): Fine Touch, Proprioception, Vibration
  28. · 9.3 Spinothalamic Pathway (Anterolateral): Pain and Temperature
  29. · 9.4 Optical Pathway: From the Retina to the Visual Cortex
  30. Meninges, CSF and Ventricular System
  31. · 10.1 The Three Meninges
  32. · 10.2 Ventricular System and CSF Circulation
  33. Neurological Localization: Synthesis

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Subject
Neurosciences
Category
Basic Sciences
Type
Study Guide
Sections
33
Reviewed
2026-08-02
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