Instant Anatomy, 3rd Edition

by Robert H. Whitaker (University of Cambridge); Neil R. Borley (Cheltenham General Hospital, UK)

• ISBN13: 9781405126649
• ISBN10: 1405126647
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Indispensable dip-in revision aidInstant Anatomy is quite different from other anatomy books available. It presents the fundamental anatomical information needed for clinical practice in an easily accessible dip-in format.Each topic is concisely displayed in a double-page spread to provide a unique anatomical approach across systems. This logical and intuitive approach emphasizes the anatomical relationships needed for cross sectional scanning and computer generated reconstructional imaging. It allows structures such as blood vessels and nerves to be seen in their entirety instead of regionally as they are so often described in standard textbooks.This edition has been updated and expanded to include more on the foramina chapter.Ideal for junior doctors and MRCP / MRCS candidates medical students on clinical attachments nurses and other allied health professionals

Author Biography

Bob Whitaker, Department of Anatomy, University of Cambridge.

Neil Borley, Consultant in colorectal surgery, Cheltenham General Hospital.

Table of Contents

Preface to third edition,	ix
Preface to second edition,	x
Preface to first edition,	xi
Notes on the text,	xii
1: Arteries,	1	(46)
2: Veins,	47	(12)
3: Lymphatics,	59	(14)
4: Autonomic nervous system,	73	(14)
5: Cranial nerves,	87	(24)
6: Peripheral nerves,	111	(32)
7: Dermatomes and cutaneous nerve distribution,	143	(8)
8: Muscles,	151	(26)
9: Joints,	177	(8)
10: Ossification times,	185	(6)
11: Foramina—skull and spine,	191	(8)
12: Spaces other than skull and spine,	199	(4)
13: Position of structures according to vertebral levels,	203	(2)
14: Pharyngeal derivatives,	205	(4)
15: Surface anatomy,	209