Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION Terminology Terms used in describing movement Nervous system Components of the musculoskeletal system Skin and its appendages Early embryology 2. THE UPPER LIMB Introduction Development of the musculoskeletal system Bones Muscles Joints Nerve supply Blood supply Lymphatics 3. THE LOWER LIMB Introduction Development of the musculoskeletal system Bones Muscles Joints Nerve supply The sacral plexus Blood supply Lymphatics 4. THE TRUNK AND NECK Introduction Bones Muscles Joints Nerve supply The cardiovascular system The respiratory system The digestive system The urogenital system The endocrine system 5. HEAD AND BRAIN Bones Muscles Joints The ear, eye and brain INDEX