Netter's Neuroscience Coloring Book

• Section 1 Overview of the Nervous System

  Chapter 1, Neurons and Their Properties

• Neuronal Structure

Types of Synapses

Neuronal Cell Types

Glial Cell Types

Astrocyte Biology

Microglial Biology

Oligodendroglial Biology

The Blood-Brain Barrier

Axonal Transport in the CNS and PNS

Myelination of CNS and PNS Axons

Neuronal Resting Potential

Graded Potentials in Neurons

Action Potentials

Conduction Velocity

Neurotransmitter Release

Multiple Neurotransmitter Synthesis, Release, and Signaling from Individual Neurons

Chemical Neurotransmission

Chapter 2, Brain, Skull and Meninges

Meninges and Their Relationships to the Brain and Skull

Surface Anatomy of the Forebrain: Lateral View

Cerebral Cortex Anatomy and Functional Regions: Lateral View

Cortical Architecture: Brodmanns Areas

Midsagittal Surface of the Brain

Basal Surface of the Brain

Axial and Mid-Sagittal Views of the Central Nervous System

Horizontal (Axial) Brain Sections Showing the Basal Ganglia

Major Limbic Forebrain Structures

Chapter 3, Brain Stem, Cerebellum, and Spinal Cord

Brain Stem Surface Anatomy: Posterolateral View

Brain Stem Surface Anatomy: Anterior View

Cerebellar Anatomy

Spinal Cord Gross Anatomy: Posterior View

Spinal Cord Cross-Sectional Anatomy in Situ

Spinal Cord White Matter and Gray Matter

Chapter 4, Ventricles, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Vasculature

Schematic of the Ventricular System

Mid-Sagittal View of the Ventricular System

Circulation of the Cerebrospinal

Arterial Supply to the Brain and Meninges

Arterial Distribution to the Brain: Circle of Willis, Choroidal Arteries, and Lenticulostriate Arteries

Arterial Distribution to the Brain: The Cerebral Arteries

Arterial Distribution to the Brain: The Vertebro-Basilar System

Blood Supply to the Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland

Arterial Blood Supply to the Spinal Cord

Venous Drainage of the Brain and Venous Sinuses

Section I Review Questions

Section II Regional Neuroscience

Chapter 5, Peripheral Nervous System

Spinal Cord with Sensory, Motor, and Autonomic Components of Peripheral Nerves

Anatomy of a Peripheral Nerve

Relationship of Spinal Nerve Roots to Vertebrae

Sensory Channels: Reflex and Cerebellar

Sensory Channels: Lemniscal

Motor Channels: Basic Organization of Lower and Upper Motor Neurons

Autonomic Channels

Cutaneous Receptors

The Neuromuscular Junction, Autonomic Neuroeffector Junctions, and Neurotransmission

Brachial Plexus

Dermatomal Distribution

Cutaneous Distribution of Peripheral Nerves

Cholinergic and Adrenergic Distribution to Motor and Autonomic Structures

Autonomic Distribution to the Head and Neck

Enteric Nervous System

Chapter 6, Spinal Cord

Cytoarchitecture of the Spinal Cord Gray Matter

Spinal Cord Histological Cross Sections

Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal Cord Lower Motor Neuron Organization and Control

Spinal Somatic Reflex Pathways

Muscle and Joint Receptors and Muscle Spindles

Chapter 7, Brain Stem and Cerebellum

Cranial Nerves

Cranial Nerves and their Nuclei: Schematic View from Above

The Vestibulocochlear Nerve (CN VIII)

Reticular Formation: General Pattern of Nuclei in the Brain Stem

Cerebellar Organization: Lobes and Regions

Cerebellar Anatomy

Deep Cerebellar Nuclei and Cerebellar Peduncles

Brain Stem Arterial Syndromes

Chapter 8, Forebrain: Diencephalon and Telencephalon

Plate 8-1 Thalamic Nuclei and Interconnections with the Cerebral Cortex

Plate 8-2 Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland

Plate 8-3 Schematic of Hypothalamic Nuclei

Plate 8-4 Axial Section through the Forebrain

Plate 8-5 Coronal Section through the Forebrain

Plate 8-6 Layers of the Cerebral Cortex

Plate 8-7 Vertical Columns: Functional Units of the Cerebral Cortex

Plate 8-8 Efferent Connections of the Cerebral Cortex

Plate 8-9 Cortical Association Fibers

Plate 8-10 Aphasias and Cortical Areas of Damage

Plate 8-11 Noradrenergic Pathways

Plate 8-12 Serotonergic Pathways

Plate 8-13 Dopaminergic Pathways

Plate 8-14 Central Cholinergic Pathways

Section II Review Questions

Section III Systemic Neuroscience

Chapter 9, Sensory Systems

Somatosensory System: Spinocerebellar Pathways

Somatosensory System: The Dorsal Column System and Epicritic Modalities

Somatosensory System: The Spinothalamic and Spinoreticular Systems and Protopathic Modalities

Mechanisms of Neuropathic Pain and Sympathetically-Maintained Pain

Descending Control of Ascending Somatosensory Systems

Trigeminal Sensory and Associated Systems

Pain-Sensitive Structures of the Head and Pain Referral

Taste Pathways

Peripheral Pathways for Sound Reception, and the Bony and Membranous Labyrinths

CN VIII Nerve Innervation of Hair Cells in the Organ of Corti

Central Auditory Pathways

Vestibular Receptors

Central Vestibular Pathways

Anatomy of the Eye

Anterior and Posterior Chambers of the Eye

The Retina: Retinal Layers

Anatomy and Relationships of the Optic Chiasm

Visual Pathways to the Thalamus, Hypothalamus, and Brain Stem

Pupillary Light Reflex

The Visual Pathway: The Retino-Geniculo-Calcarine Pathway

Visual Pathways in the Parietal and Temporal Lobes

Visual System Lesions

Chapter 10, Motor Systems

Plate 10-1 Alpha and Gamma Lower Motor Neurons

Plate 10-2 Distribution of Lower Motor Neurons in the Spinal Cord

Plate 10-3 Distribution of Lower Motor Neurons in the Brain Stem

Plate 10-4 Corticobulbar Tract

Plate 10-5 Corticospinal Tract

Plate 10-6 Rubrospinal Tract

Plate 10-7 Vestibulospinal Tracts

Plate 10-8 Reticulospinal and Cortico-reticulospinal Pathways

Plate 10-9 Tectospinal Tract and Interstitiospinal Tract

Plate 10-10 Central Control of Eye Movements

Plate 10-11 Central Control of Respiration

Plate 10-12 Cerebellar Organization and Neuronal Circuitry

Plate 10-13 Cerebellar Afferents

Plate 10-14 Cerebellar Efferent Pathways

Plate 10-15 Schematic Diagram of Cerebellar Efferents to Upper Motor Neurons

Plate 10-16 Connections of the Basal Ganglia

Chapter 11, Autonomic-Hypothalamic-Limbic Systems

General Organization of the Autonomic Nervous System

Forebrain Regions Associated With the Hypothalamus

Afferent and Efferent Pathways Associated with the Hypothalamus

Paraventricular Nucleus of the Hypothalamus

Cytokine Influences on Brain and Behavior

Circumventricular Organs

Regulation of Anterior Pituitary Hormone Secretion

Posterior Pituitary (Neurohypophyseal) Hormones: Oxytocin and Vasopressin

Neuroimmunomodulation

Anatomy of the Limbic Forebrain

Hippocampal Formation: General Anatomy

Neuronal Connections of the Hippocampal Formation

Major Afferent Connections of the Amygdala

Major Efferent Connections of the Amygdala

The Cingulate Cortex

Olfactory Pathways