Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy

  1. The Nervous System
    1. Divisions of the Nervous System
      1. Central Nervous System
        1. Brain
          1. Spinal Cord
          2. Peripheral Nervous System
            1. Cranial Nerves
              1. Spinal Nerves
            2. The Neuron
              1. Structure
                1. Cell Body
                  1. Dendrites
                    1. Axon
                    2. Function
                      1. Signal Transmission
                        1. Synaptic Communication
                        2. Types of Neurons
                          1. Sensory Neurons
                            1. Motor Neurons
                              1. Interneurons
                            2. The Central Nervous System
                              1. The Spinal Cord
                                1. Structure
                                  1. Function
                                    1. Segmental Organization
                                      1. Gray Matter
                                        1. White Matter
                                        2. The Brain
                                          1. Hindbrain
                                            1. Medulla Oblongata
                                              1. Vital Functions
                                              2. Cerebellum
                                                1. Motor Coordination
                                                2. Pons
                                                  1. Relay Functions
                                                3. Midbrain
                                                  1. Tectum
                                                    1. Sensory Integration
                                                    2. Tegmentum
                                                      1. Motor Functions
                                                    3. Forebrain
                                                      1. Diencephalon
                                                        1. Thalamus
                                                          1. Hypothalamus
                                                          2. Telencephalon
                                                            1. Cerebral Hemispheres
                                                              1. Cerebral Cortex
                                                            2. Comparative Brain Evolution
                                                              1. Regional Specialization
                                                          3. The Peripheral Nervous System
                                                            1. Cranial Nerves
                                                              1. Number Variations
                                                                1. Functions
                                                                  1. Distribution
                                                                  2. Spinal Nerves
                                                                    1. Organization
                                                                      1. Distribution
                                                                        1. Functional Components
                                                                        2. Autonomic Nervous System
                                                                          1. Sympathetic Division
                                                                            1. Structure
                                                                              1. Functions
                                                                              2. Parasympathetic Division
                                                                                1. Structure
                                                                                  1. Functions

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