The Peripheral Nervous System
This text discusses ganglia; nerves; and aging and the nervous system.
Topics
abducens nerve
alar plate
amygdala
anterior column
anterior horn
anterior median fissure
anterior spinal artery
arachnoid granulation
arachnoid mater
arachnoid trabeculae
ascending tract
axillary nerve
basal forebrain
basal nuclei
basal plate
basilar artery
brachial plexus
brain stem
Broca’s area
Brodmann’s areas
carotid canal
cauda equine
caudate
central canal
central sulcus
cephalic flexure
cerebellum
cerebral aqueduct
cerebral cortex
cerebral hemisphere
cerebrum
cervical plexus
choroid plexus
circle of Willis
common carotid artery
corpus callosum
cranial nerve
cranial nerve ganglion
descending tract
diencephalon
direct pathway
disinhibition
dorsal
posterior nerve root
posterior root ganglion
dura mater
dural sinus
endoneurium
enteric nervous system
enteric plexus
epineurium
epithalamus
esophageal plexus
extraocular muscles
facial nerve
fascicle
femoral nerve
fibular nerve
foramen magnum
forebrain
fourth ventricle
frontal eye field
frontal lobe
gastric plexuses
globus pallidus
glossopharyngeal nerve
gyrus
hindbrain
hippocampus
hypoglossal nerve
hypothalamus
indirect pathway
inferior colliculus
inferior olive
intercostal nerve
internal carotid artery
interventricular foramina
jugular veins
kinesthesia
lateral apertures
lateral column
lateral horn
lateral sulcus
lateral ventricles
limbic cortex
limbic system
longitudinal fissure
lumbar plexus
lumbar puncture
median aperture
median nerve
meninges
mesencephalon
metencephalon
midbrain
myelencephalon
nerve plexus
neural crest
neural fold
neural groove
neural plate
neural tube
neuraxis
occipital lobe
occipital sinuses
oculomotor nerve
olfaction
olfactory nerve
optic nerve
orthostatic reflex
paravertebral ganglia
parietal lobe
parieto-occipital sulcus
perineurium
phrenic nerve
pia mater
plexus
postcentral gyrus
posterior columns
posterior horn
posterior median sulcus
posterolateral sulcus
precentral gyrus
prefrontal lobe
premotor area
prevertebral ganglia
primary vesicle
proprioception
prosencephalon
putamen
radial nerve
reticular formation
rhombencephalon
sacral plexus
saphenous nerve
sciatic nerve
sciatica
secondary vesicle
sigmoid sinuses
somatosensation
spinal accessory nerve
spinal nerve
straight sinus
striatum
subarachnoid space
subcortical nucleus
substantia nigra pars compacta
substantia nigra pars reticulata
subthalamus
sulcus
superior colliculus
superior sagittal sinus
sympathetic chain ganglia
systemic nerve
tectum
tegmentum
telencephalon
temporal lobe
terminal ganglion
thalamus
third ventricle
tibial nerve
transverse sinuses
trigeminal ganglion
trigeminal nerve
trochlear nerve
ulnar nerve
vagus nerve
ventral
anterior nerve root
ventricles
vertebral arteries
vestibulocochlear nerve
anosmia
dorsal root ganglion
extraocular muscle
ganglia
gastric plexus
nerve structure
nerve trunk
paravertebral ganglion
prevertebral ganglion
sympathetic chain ganglion