Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 The anatomical position and planes

1.2 Anatomical movements:

1.3 Sensory innervation

Chapter 2 Head and neck

2.1 Bones and bony landmarks

2.2 Intracranial structures

2.3 Muscles of the head and face

2.4 Nose, nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses

2.5 Nerves

2.6 Viscera

2.7 Oral cavity and oral vestibule

2.8 Neck

2.9 Neurovasculature

2.10 Viscera

2.11 Lymphatics

Chapter 3 Thorax

3.1 Bony landmarks, joints and cartilages

3.2 Muscles

3.3 Lines and folds

3.4 Mediastinum

3.5 Neurovasculature and lymphatics

3.6 Viscera

Chapter 4 Upper limb

4.1 Pectoral girdle, shoulder and arm

4.2 Elbow, cubital fossa and forearm

4.3 Wrist and hand

Chapter 5 The vertebral column and back

5.1 Vertebral column

5.2 Muscles

Chapter 6 Abdomen

6.1 Bony landmarks, joints and ligaments

6.2 Reference planes and regions

6.3 Muscles, tendons and aponeuroses

6.4 Inguinal canal

6.5 Neurovasculature and lymphatics

6.6 Surgical incisions of the abdominal wall

6.7 Viscera

Chapter 7 Pelvis and perineum

7.1 Bones, joints and ligaments

7.2 Perineum

7.3 Female

7.4 Male

7.5 Perineal neurovasculature

Chapter 8 Lower limb

8.1 Pelvic girdle, gluteal region and thigh

8.2 Knee, popliteal fossa and leg

8.3 Ankle and foot

Chapter 9 Surface anatomy in children

9.1 Growth and proportions

9.2 Thorax

9.3 Respiratory system

9.4 Cardiovascular system

9.5 Abdominal wall and GI tract

9.6 Genitourinary system

9.7 Musculoskeletal system

9.8 Nervous system

9.9 Skin and subcutaneous tissue

About the Author

Richard Tunstall BMedSci (Hons) PhD FHEA
Head of Clinical Anatomy and Imaging, MBChB Admissions Lead, Warwick Medical School, Director of Clinical Anatomy, West Midlands Surgical Training Centre, UHCW Hospital, Coventry, UK

Ali Mirjalili MD PhD PGDipSurgAnat PGCertCPU PGDipSci
Senior Lecturer, Anatomy and Medical Imaging Department, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand