Nervous and Special Senses - Anatomy & Physiology

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Saggital section of equine brain - courtesy of RVC

Nervous System

Central Nervous System (CNS)

Introduction and Development

Forebrain

Midbrain

Hindbrain

Cranial Nerves

Spinal Cord

Cerebral Spinal Fluid

Histology

Peripheral Nervous system (PNS)

Pathways provide a route for sensory information at the periphery to enter the CNS, and for motor signals to be sent to the periphery:

Sensory Pathways

Motor Pathways

Special Senses

Visual

Auditory

Olfactory

Taste

References for Nervous and Special Senses

BOOKS

• Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy by Dyce, Sack and Wensing. 3rd Edition
• Veterinary Anatomy of Domestic Mammals by König and Liebich. 3rd Edition

IMAGES

• Royal Veterinary College Histology Department