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Chapter 2 - Basic Anatomy and a Little Physiology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 September 2023

John A. Jarratt
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Emeritus, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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The distinction between the anatomy of the peripheral and central nervous systems is made, as is that between grey matter and white matter. An understanding of how the peripheral nervous system connects to the central nervous system is important and briefly described. The chapter concludes with a section on the soma, axon hillock and initial segment, which should aid appreciation of anterior horn cell activation and firing frequency.

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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