Page 12 - Clinical Anatomy

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The accessory nasal sinuses, 318
◊◊The frontal sinuses, 318
◊◊The maxillary sinus (antrum of Highmore), 319
◊◊The ethmoid sinuses, 320
◊◊The sphenoid sinuses, 321

The mandible, 321
◊◊The temporomandibular joint, 322
◊◊The teeth, 323

The vertebral column, 324
◊◊The cervical vertebrae, 325
◊◊The thoracic vertebrae, 327
◊◊The lumbar vertebrae, 327
◊◊The sacrum, 327
◊◊The coccyx, 327
◊◊The intervertebral joints, 328

Part 6:◊The Central Nervous System

The spinal cord, 333
◊◊Age differences, 333
◊◊Structure, 333
◊◊Descending tracts, 334
◊◊Ascending tracts, 336
◊◊The membranes of the cord (the meninges), 337

The brain, 339
◊◊The medulla, 339
◊◊The pons, 342
◊◊The cerebellum, 342
◊◊The midbrain, 344
◊◊The diencephalon, 346
◊◊The hypothalamus, 346
◊◊The pituitary gland (hypophysis cerebri), 347
◊◊The thalamus, 349
◊◊The cerebral hemispheres, 349
◊◊The cerebral cortex, 349
◊◊The insula, 352
◊◊The connections of the cerebral cortex, 352
◊◊The basal ganglia, 353
◊◊The long ascending and descending pathways, 354
◊◊The membranes of the brain (the meninges), 360
◊◊The ventricular system and the cerebrospinal fluid circulation, 361
The cranial nerves, 364
◊◊The olfactory nerve (I), 364
◊◊The optic nerve (II) and the visual pathway, 365