Netter's Neuroscience Coloring Book

DAVID L. FELTEN, MD, PhD, is Assoc. Dean of Clinical Sciences and Prof. Neurosciences at UMHS. He's former VP for Research and Medical Director of Research at William Beaumont Health System and Founding Associate Dean for their School of Medicine. He previously served as Dean of Grad Med Ed at Seton Hall; Founding Executive Director of the Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine and Prof of Anatomy and Neurobiology at UC Irvine; Founding Director of the Center for Neuroimmunology at Loma Linda School of Medicine; and the Kilian J. and Caroline F. Schmitt Professor and Chair of Department of Neurobiology, and Director of Markey Charitable Trust Institute for Neurobiology and Neurodegenerative Diseases and Aging at U of Rochester. His pioneering studies of autonomic innervation of lymphoid organs and neural-immune signaling underling psychoneuroimmunology has been featured on Bill Moyer's, "Healing and the Mind,” "20/20,” and many other media venues. He served for over a decade on NBME, including Chair of the Neurosciences Committee for the USMLE.

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: Brodmann's 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