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A new approach using comparative neuromorphology is taken in this study dealing with the organization of the efferent nuclei of cranial nerves. The authors use the cobalt labelling technique to identify neuron types and to follow their presence, or absence, in different animal species. They suggest a new classification which is free from a number of controversies inherent in the classical classifications. The results suggest that evolutionary changes in the centre and in the innervated periphery parallel each other with increasingly complex function.

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Author:   George Szekely ,  Clara Matesz
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Volume:   128
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.240kg
ISBN:  

9783540562078

ISBN 10:   3540562079
Pages:   92
Publication Date:   03 March 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 1.1 Theories Regarding the Evolution of the Head.- 1.2 The Classification of Cranial Nerves.- 1.3 Inconsistencies and Contradictions in the Classification of Cranial Nerves.- 2 Materials and Methods.- 3 The Hypoglossal Nucleus: The Appearance of the Muscular Tongue.- 3.1 Frog.- 3.2 Lizard.- 3.3 Rat.- 3.4 Conclusion.- 4 The Control of Patterned Eye Movements: The Oculomotor, Trochlear, and Abducens Nuclei.- 4.1 The Positions of the Eye Moving Nuclei and the Organization of Muscle Innervation.- 4.2 Neuronal Morphology in the Eye Moving Nuclei.- 4.3 Conclusion.- 5 The Protection of the Eye: The Accessory Abducens Nucleus.- 5.1 The Position of the Accessory Abducens Nucleus.- 5.2 The Neuronal Morphology in the Accessory Abducens Nucleus.- 5.3 The Function of the Accessorius Abducens-Retractor Bulbi System.- 5.4 Conclusion.- 6 Control of Jaw Movements and Facial Expression: The Trigeminal and Facial Nuclei.- 6.1 The Primary Mandibular Joint and Its Muscles.- 6.2 The Secondary Mandibular Joint and Its Muscles.- 6.3 The Control of Movements at the Primary Mandibular Joint: The Amphibian and Sauropsidian Trigeminal and Facial Nuclei.- 6.4 The Control of Movement at the Secondary Mandibular Joint: The Mammalian Trigeminal Nucleus.- 6.5 The Control of Facial Expression: The Mammalian Facial Nucleus.- 6.6 Conclusion.- 7 The Muscles of the Middle Ear.- 7.1 The Central Innervation of the Tensor Tympani.- 7.2 The Central Innervation of the Stapedius.- 7.3 Conclusion.- 8 Deglutition and Phonation: The Ambiguus Nucleus.- 8.1 The Innervated Periphery.- 8.2 The Structure and Cytoarchitecture of the Ambiguus Nucleus.- 8.3 Conclusion.- 9 The Control of Head Movements: The Accessory Nerve Nucleus.- 9.1 The Periphery.- 9.2 The Accessory Nerve.- 9.3 The Topography and Cytoarchitecture of the Accessory Nerve Nucleus.- 10 Neurons of the Cranial Parasympathetic Outflow.- 10.1 The Edinger-Westphal Nucleus and Ciliary Ganglion System.- 10.2 The Medullary Parasympathetic Outflow.- 10.3 Conclusion.- 11 General Conclusions.- 11.1 The Arrangement of Cranial Nerve Motor Nuclei.- 11.2 Comments on the Morphological Classification.- 11.3 Trends in the Evolution of Cranial Nerve Nuclei.- 11.4 Corollary Considerations.- 11.5 Summary.- References.

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