This course provides an introduction to the human nervous system. The basic structure and common disorders of the PNS and CNS will be emphasized throughout this course; however, an understanding of the peripheral distribution of the cranial and spinal nerves covered in the concurrent Medical Gross Anatomy (DOSYS-701) will be considered prerequisite knowledge. This course is the first of a two-part series, and will cover the following topics: fundamentals of neuroanatomy and synaptic transmission; superficial, cross-sectional, and connectional anatomy of the brain and spinal cord; the function and spinal distribution of the corticospinal, spinothalamic, and dorsal column-medial lemniscus pathways; and the functional anatomy of reflexes and the autonomic nervous system in the thorax and abdomen.