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Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Why this book?
• How to use this book
• The Basics: The Anatomical Plane Body Planes (Sagittal, Coronal, Transverse (horizontal))
• Terms of Position (medial, lateral, superior, inferior, anterior, posterior)
• Concept of superficial and deep relative and absolute Terms defining movement (flex, extend, abduct, adduct, etc)
• Basic Body Plan (tubular and segmented)
• Compartmentatation Body Regions
• Chapter 2 Back
• Conceptual Overview: General description Functions Component parts
• Relationship to other regions Key features
• Regional Anatomy: Bones Major ligaments Muscles
• Important vessels Organization of nervous system
• Surface Anatomy: C7 spine C6 spine Scapula Erector spinae mass
• Trapezius Latissimus dorsi Rhomboid muscle mass
• Clinical Correlations: Lumbar taps Disc herniation Anesthesia Whiplash
• Chapter 3 Thorax
• Conceptual Overview: General description Functions Component parts
• Relationship to other regions Key features
• Regional Anatomy:Thoracic walls and boundaries
• Thoracic viscera and other contents Heart, great vessels, vasculature Esophagus Thymus
• Nerves of the thorax Mediastinum Surface Anatomy: Vertebral Level T4/5
• Left brachiocephalic Hemiazygos system
• Heart projection Projection of valves/positioning of stethoscope for valve sounds
• Pleural projections (lobes) Costodiaphragmatic recesses/ inserting chest tubes
• Clinical Correlations Thoracic Wall: Rib abnormalities Traumatic injuries: fractures ribs, flail chest, rib dislocation, rib separation Sternal problems: bone marrow, incisions
• Breast problems: cancer, mastectomy, lumpectomy Thoracic inlet syndrome
• Needle through intercostal space
• Herpes zoster Lungs: Pneumothorax Pleuritis, pleural adhesions, hemothorax Lung auscultation
• Bronchopulmonary segments in disease Pulmonary thromboembolism
• Cancer Heart: Atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, angina, myocardial infarction, bypass surgery, pacemakers
• Cardiomyopathies Arrhythmias, conduction system diseases Valve diseases, stenoses, prolapses, murmurs Pericardial effusion, cardiac tamponade, pericardiocentesis Infections, pericarditis
• Congenital defects Thrombi/emboli Mediastinum: Thymus tumors, appearance in infants (sail sign) Coarctation of the aorta Esophageal diseases, varices, gastroesophageal reflux, cancer Aortic aneurysm Lung cancer, metastases to nodes
• Chapter 4 Abdomen
• Conceptual Overview: General description Functions Component parts
• Relationship to other regions Key features
• Regional Anatomy: Walls, roof, and floor Viscera Vasculature Innervation
• Special structural relationships Surface Anatomy: Anterior abdominal quadrants
• Umbilicus Inguinal region Posterior (lumbar landmarks)
• Clinical Correlations: Hernias Ulcers Neoplasia
• Appendicitis Bowel diseases
• Liver diseases
• Gallbladder and biliary tract diseases
• Pancreatic diseases
• Renal diseases and transplantation Vascular diseases
• Infectious and parasitic diseases
• Congenital abnormalities and malrotations
• Chapter 5 Pelvis/Perineum
• Conceptual Overview: General description Functions Component parts
• Relationship to other regions Key features
• Regional Anatomy: Architectural framework of the pelvis and perineum
• Bones Major ligaments
• Significant features of the pelvic structure
• Muscles that complete the pelvic walls
• Pelvic floor
• Structural framework and definition of perineum Pelvic viscera
• Contents of the perineum Nerves and arteries of the pelvis and perineum
• Surface Anatomy: Male perineum
• Male urogenital triangle Penis
• Female perineum Female urogenital triangle
• Female and male perineum indicating dermatomes
• Clinical Correlations: Ectopic pregnancy
• Examination of cervix Prostatectomy and impotence
• Pudendal nerve block
• Chapter 6 Lower Limb
• Conceptual Overview: General d