"If you can't draw it, you don't know it:" that was the rule of the late neuroanatomist William DeMyer, MD. Yet books do not encourage us to draw and redraw neuroanatomy. Neuroanatomy: Draw It to Know It teaches neuroanatomy through step-by-step instruction of how to draw neuroanatomical pathways and structures. Its instructive language is highly engaging. Users draw neuroanatomical structures and pathways in several steps so they are remembered and use mental and physical mnemonics to demonstrate difficult anatomical rotations and directional pathways. Anatomical pictures and radiographic images accompany the diagrams to clarify spatially challenging features; relevant synonyms are listed to avoid inter-text confusion; inconsistencies in the neuroanatomy literature are highlighted to mitigate frustration; and historical and current accounts of neuroanatomical systems are presented for perspective. Many neuroanatomy textbooks are great references, but fail to provide a working knowledge of neuroanatomy, and many neuroanatomy handbooks provide bedside pearls, but are too concise to be fully satisfactory.
This instructional workbook teaches a comprehensive, but practical approach to neuroanatomy; it includes references where necessary but steers users toward key clinical features. Most importantly, Neuroanatomy: Draw It to Know It instructs the reader to draw and redraw the anatomy and teaches an active approach to learning.
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1. Organization of the Nervous System; 2. Orientational Terminology; 3. Meninges and Ventricular System; 4. Nerve Roots and Rami; 5. Brachial Plexus; 6. Median Nerve; 7. Ulnar Nerve; 8. Radial Nerve; 9. Lumbasocral Plexus; 10. Sciatic Nerve; 11. Femoral Nerve; 12. Cervical Plexus; 13. Sensory Maps of the Body; 14. Peripheral Autonomic Nervous System; 15. Spinal Cord Structure; 16. Spinal Cord; 17. Reflex Loops and Muscle Tone; 18. Brainstem; 19. Cranial and Spinal Nerve Overview; 20. Somatomotor Cranial Nerves; 21. Pharyngeal Arch Cranial Nerves; 22. Vestibular System; 23. Skull Base; 24. Cerebellum; 25. Cerebrum; 26. White Matter Pathways; 27. Basal Ganglia; 28. Aterial Supply to the Central Nervous System; 29. Thalamus; 30. Hypothalamus; 31. Limbic System; 32. Olfactory System; 33. Visual Pathways; 34. Eye Movements; 35. Central Auditory Pathways; 36. Language; 37. Memory; 38. Apraxia; 39. Sleep Neurocircuitry; References; Index
