Description
Anatomy texts just don't get any better than Gray's Anatomy for Students! Now in its 3rd edition, this completely revised medical textbook continues its focus on just the core information you need for your anatomy courses, presenting everything in an easy-to-read, visually appealing format that facilitates study.- Consult this title on your favorite e-reader, conduct rapid searches, and adjust font sizes for optimal readability.- Obtain reliable, accessible coverage of everything you will learn in your contemporary anatomy classes with expert knowledge from a team of authors who share a wealth of diverse teaching and clinical experience.- Easily locate and remember specific structures. More than 1,000 innovative, original illustrations by renowned illustrators Richard Tibbitts and Paul Richardson capture anatomical features with unrivalled clarity.- Understand the practical applications of anatomical concepts through unique coverage of surface anatomy, correlative diagnostic images, and clinical case studies.- Expedite the review of basic concepts from each chapter with Conceptual Overviews.- Stay current and engaged in your anatomy courses with many new "In the Clinic" boxes, which offer access to in-depth clinical discussions related to specific diseases or procedures.- Source your review material quickly and easily thanks to a list of additional relevant study aids at the beginning of each chapter.- Improve your comprehension of cranial nerves with help from a brand-new visual map summarizing cranial nerve distribution and function.- Access the entire contents online at Student Consult, where you can also take advantage of an online anatomy and embryology self-study course, medical clinical cases, physical therapy clinical cases, self-assessment questions, and more.- Further enhance your learning by pairing this textbook with its companion review products, Gray's Anatomy for Students Flashcards, 3rd Edition (ISBN: 978-1-4557-1078-2) and Gray's Atlas of Anatomy 2nd Edition (ISBN 978-1-4557-4802-0)!
Table of Contents
1 The bodyWhat is anatomy? 4How can gross anatomy be studied? 4Important anatomical terms 4Imaging 7Diagnostic imaging techniques 7Nuclear medicine imaging 10Image interpretation 11Plain radiography 12Computed tomography 12Magnetic resonance imaging 13Nuclear medicine imaging 13Safety in imaging 13Body systems 14Skeletal system 14Cartilage 14Bone 15Joints 20Skin and fascias 26Skin 26Fascia 26Muscular system 27Cardiovascular system 29Lymphatic system 31Lymphatic vessels 31Lymph nodes 32Lymphatic trunks and ducts 32Nervous system 34Central nervous system 34Functional subdivisions of the CNS 34Somatic part of the nervous system 35Visceral part of the nervous system 41Other systems 52Clinical cases 532 BackConceptual overview 56General description 56Functions 57Support 57Movement 57Protection of the nervous system 58Component parts 58Bones 58Muscles 60Vertebral canal 62Spinal nerves 63Relationship to other regions 64Head 64Thorax, abdomen, and pelvis 65Limbs 65Key features 65Long vertebral column and short spinal cord 65Intervertebral foramina and spinal nerves 66Innervation of the back 66Regional anatomy 67Skeletal framework 67Vertebrae 67Intervertebral foramina 75Posterior spaces between vertebral arches 75Joints 79Joints between vertebrae in the back 79Ligaments 82Anterior and posterior longitudinal ligaments 82Ligamenta flava 82Supraspinous ligament and ligamentumnuchae 83Interspinous ligaments 84Back musculature 86Superficial group of back muscles 86Intermediate group of back muscles 92Deep group of back muscles 93Suboccipital muscles 99Spinal cord 101Vasculature 102Meninges 104Arrangement of structures in the vertebralcanal 106Spinal nerves 107Surface anatomy 112Back surface anatomy 112Absence of lateral curvatures 112Primary and secondary curvatures in the sagittalplane 112Useful nonvertebral skeletal landmarks 112How to identify specific vertebral spinousprocesses 114Visualizing the inferior ends of the spinal cord andsubarachnoid space 115Identifying major muscles 116Clinical cases 1183 ThoraxConceptual overview 124General description 124Functions 125Breathing 125Protection of vital organs 125Conduit 125Component parts 125Thoracic wall 125Superior thoracic aperture 126Inferior thoracic aperture 126Diaphragm 127Mediastinum 128Pleural cavities 128Relationship to other regions 129Neck 129Upper limb 130Abdomen 130Breast 130Key features 130Vertebral level TIV/V 130Venous shunts from left to right 132Segmental neurovascular supply of thoracicwall 132Sympathetic system 134Flexible wall and inferior thoracic aperture 134Innervation of the diaphragm 134Regional anatomy 137Pectoral region 137Breast 137Muscles of the pectoral region 139Thoracic wall 141Skeletal framework 141Intercostal spaces 147Diaphragm 156Venous drainage 158Innervation 158Movements of the thoracic wall and diaphragmduring breathing 158Pleural cavities 159Pleura 159Lungs 163Mediastinum 176Middle mediastinum 177Superior mediastinum 204Posterior mediastinum 215Anterior mediastinum 223Surface anatomy 224Thorax surface anatomy 224How to count ribs 224Surface anatomy of the breast in women 225Visualizing structures at the TIV/V vertebrallevel 226Visualizing structures in the superiormediastinum 227Visualizing the margins of the heart 227Where to listen for heart sounds 228Visualizing the pleural cavities and lungs, pleuralrecesses, and lung lobes and fissures 228Where to listen for lung sounds 229Clinical cases 23344 AbdomenConceptual overview 246General description 246Functions 247Houses and protects major viscera 247Breathing 249Changes in intra-abdominal pressure 249Component parts 250Wall 250Abdominal cavity 251Inferior thoracic aperture 253Diaphragm 253Pelvic inlet 254Relationship to other regions 254Thorax 254Pelvis 254Lower limb 255Key features 256Arrangement of abdominal viscera in theadult 256
