McDowell, Julie

The nervous system and sense organs/ Julie McDowell. - Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004. - xvi, 201 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. - Human body systems (Westport, Conn.); .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]) and index.

Nerve cells: the foundation of the nervous system -- The spinal cord -- The brain -- Peripheral and autonomic nervous system -- The senses -- History of the discovery of the nervous system -- Nobel prize winners in medicine and physiology pursue neuroscience discoveries -- Nervous system diseases and disorders -- Keeping the nervous system healthy -- Future avenues of researching the nervous system.

0313324565 (alk. paper)


Nervous system.
Nervous System.
Nervous System Diseases.
Sensation--physiology.

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