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Now featuring two extensive electronic chapters providing full coverage of the peripheral nervous system and the vascular and lymphatic systems
SECTION 1: CELLS, TISSUES AND SYSTEMS 1. Basic structure and function of cells 2. Integrating cells into tissues 3. Nervous system 4. Blood, lymphoid tissues and haemopoiesis 5. Functional anatomy of the musculoskeletal system 6. Smooth muscle and the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems 7. Skin and its appendages
SECTION 2: EMBRYOGENESIS 8. Preimplantation development 9. Implantation and placentation 10. Cell populations at gastrulation 11. Overarching concepts in development 12. Cell populations at the start of organogenesis 13. Development of the heart and circulation 14. Development of the nervous system 15. Development of the eye 16. Development of the ear 17. Development of the head and neck 18. Development of the back 19. Development of the limbs: overarching concepts 20. Development of the lungs, thorax and respiratory diaphragm 21. Development of the gastrointestinal tract and peritoneal cavity 22. Development of the urogenital system 23. Pre- and postnatal growth and the neonate
SECTION 3: NEUROANATOMY 24. Nervous system: overview 25. Meninges and ventricular system 26. Blood supply of the brain 27. Spinal cord: internal organization 28. Brainstem 29. Cerebellum 30. Diencephalon 31. Basal ganglia 32. Cerebral hemispheres
SECTION 4: HEAD AND NECK 33. Head and neck: overview and surface anatomy 34. The skull 35. Neck 36. Face and scalp 37. Mouth 38. Infratemporal and pterygopalatine fossae and temporomandibular joint 39. Nose, nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses 40. Pharynx 41. Larynx 42. External and middle ear 43. Inner ear 44. Orbit and accessory visual apparatus 45. Eye
SECTION 5: BACK 46. Back 47. Spinal cord and spinal nerves: gross anatomy
SECTION 6: PECTORAL GIRDLE AND UPPER LIMB 48. Pectoral girdle and upper limb: overview and surface anatomy 49. Shoulder girdle and arm 50. Elbow and forearm 51. Wrist and hand
SECTION 7: THORAX 52. Thorax: overview and surface anatomy 53. Chest wall and breast 54. Pleura, lungs, trachea and bronchi 55. Respiratory diaphragm and phrenic nerves 56. Mediastinum 57. Heart 58. Great vessels
SECTION 8: ABDOMEN AND PELVIS 59. Abdomen and pelvis: overview and surface anatomy 60. Anterior abdominal wall 61. Posterior abdominal wall and retroperitoneal space 62. Peritoneum, mesentery and peritoneal cavity Gastrointestinal Tract 63. Abdominal oesophagus and stomach 64. Small intestine 65. Large intestine Abdominal Viscera 66. Liver 67. Gallbladder and biliary tree 68. Pancreas 69. Spleen 70. Suprarenal (adrenal) gland Urogenital System 71. Lesser pelvis and perineum 72. Kidney and ureter 73. Bladder, prostate and urethra 74. Male reproductive system 75. Female reproductive system
SECTION 9: PELVIC GIRDLE AND LOWER LIMB 76. Pelvic girdle and lower limb: overview and surface anatomy 77. Pelvic girdle, hip, gluteal region, and thigh 78. Knee and leg 79. Ankle and foot
Susan Standring, PhD, DSc, Emeritus Professor of Anatomy, King’s College London, London, UK, Anatomy Development Tutor for Royal College of Surgeons, UK and past President of Anatomy Society of Great Britain and Ireland
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