Full Description
This fourteenth of 15 short atlases reimagines the classic 5 volume Atlas of Human Central Nervous System Development. This volume presents sections of the spinal cord from specimens between 4 mm and 108 mm with detailed annotations. Extensive 3-D reconstructions show the early development of the germinal zones, the earliest neurons and early white matter accumulations at cervical levels only. Other 3-D reconstructions in older specimens show the progressive segregation of motor neuron columns at all levels in the ventral gray.
The Glossary (available separately) gives definitions for all the terms used in this volume and all the others in the Atlas.
Key Features
Classic anatomical atlases
Detailed labeling of the structures in the developing spinal cord offers updated terminology and the identification of unique developmental features, such as germinal matrices of specific neuronal populations and migratory streams of young neurons
Appeals to neuroanatomists, developmental biologists, and clinical practitioners
A valuable reference work on brain development that will be relevant for decades
Contents
PART I. INTRODUCTION Organization of the Atlas, Spinal Cord Anatomy, Developmental Highlights, References PART II. Cervical Levels of the Early to Middle First Trimester Overview Plate 1 Plates 2-12 A/B PART III. 36-mm Crown-Rump Length, M2050 Overview Plate 13 Plates 14-20 A/B PART IV. 56-mm Crown-Rump Length, Y380-62 Overview Plate 21 Plates 22-28 A/B PART V. 105-mm Crown-Rump Length, Y68-65 Overview Plate 29 Plates 30-37 A/B PART VI. 3-D Reconstructions of the Cervical Level of Eight First Trimester Specimens PART VII. 3-D Reconstructions of the Progressive Segregation of Ventral Horn Motor Neurons into Columns
