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.