Provides a comprehensive overview of the terminology of the human central and peripheral nervous systems and related sensory organs
Uses the recently accepted Terminologia Neuroanatomica (TNA) put forward by the FIPAT (Federative International Programme for Anatomical Terminology)
Explains practically every term in use, in many cases illustrated with drawings, photomicrographs of sections, MRIs, and DTIs
Presents neuroanatomical, neuroembryological, and neurohistological terms alphabetically in standard English with American English spelling, the TNA official nomenclature in Latin, and brief descriptions for each term