High-Yield Neuroanatomy 4Th - Fix, Brueckner

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High-Yield

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Neuroanatomy
FOURTH EDITION

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High-Yield

TM

Neuroanatomy
FOURTH EDITION

James D. Fix, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Anatomy
Marshall University School ofMedicine
Huntington, West Virginia

With Contributions by

Jennifer K. Brueckner, PhD
Associate Professor
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky

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Fix, James D.
High yield neuroanatomy / JamesD. Fix, Jennifer K. Brueckner. — 4th ed.
p. ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-7817-7946-3
1. Neuroanatomy—Outlines, syllabi, etc. 2. Neuroanatomy—Examinations, questions, etc. I. Brueckner,
Jennifer K., 1970- II. Title.
[DNLM: 1. Nervous System—anatomy & histology—Examination Questions. 2. Nervous System—
anatomy & histology—Outlines. 3. Nervous SystemDiseases—Examination Questions. 4. Nervous System
Diseases—Outlines. WL 18.2 F566h 2009]
QM451.F588 2009
611'.8076—dc22
2008024078
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