Human Anatomy: Regional And Applied Dissection Clinical (Volume -3) (Paperback)

Human Anatomy: Head & Neck, Brain, (Volume - 3)
BD Chaurasia's Human Anatomy has been serving the interests of medical students as the most popular textbook because of the simplicity of its text, lucidity of expression, clarity of discussion and remarkebly vivid detailing in the illustrations, making human acatomy most comprehensible to learn. The three volumes have steadily been enlarging to accommodate gross anatomy, histology, embryology and detailed clinical anatomy. Numerous colour line diagrams support the text of gross, surface and clinical anatomy. Numerous colour line diagrams support the text of gross, surface and clinical anatomy. Because of the size, it is difficult for the students to revise the volumes prior to their class tests and examinations.
The CAMPANION POCKETBOOKS on the volumes have been designed and brought our giving only the essential components highlighting “must know” of anatomy. Content of each pocketbook is almost one third the size of the main volume, meant mainly for quick last minute revision of the “ volatile anatomy” . The illustrations are aimed at helping the students review the topics easily as well as retaining and reproducing the information clearly in their examinations. Clinical aspects are included with equal intensity. Mainly meant for professional undergraduate students, they could also use these for quick reference during their clinical postings.
HIGHLITS OF VOLUME 3
Section Icontains the foramina of skull bones of skull bones with their contents . Scalp, face, lacrimal apparatus, and deep cervical fascia with its extensions are described briefly. Boundaries and contents of Posterior triangle of neck, sub-occipital triangle and anterior triangle of neck are enumerated. Contents of vertebral canal and cranial cavity including cavernous sinus are mentioned. The three salivary glands, thyroid, and the parathyroid glands are briefly described. Muscles in the orbit, muscles of mastication of palate, pharynx, larynx and tongue are tabulated. Various vascera of the neck like mouth, pharynx, the tonsil, palate, nasal cavity, larynx, tongue, ear and eye are described. Appendix 1 contains sympathetic trunk and four parasympathetic ganglia. Arteries of head and neck are shown in tabulated form. Clinical terms are also given.
Section II contains a brief introduction of brain and tables of folds of dura mater and ascending and descending tracts of spinal cord. All the cranial nerves have been put in one chapter including their clinical anatomy as these are of importance throughout the clinical period. Various sections of components of brainstem are given. Cerebellum and ventricles are described briefly. Cerebrum with its sulci and gyri, functional areas, diencephalon, internal capsule are tabulated with their clinical importance. Blood supply of spinal cord and brain is mentioned. Appendix 2 comprises nuclear components of cranial nerves, arteries of brain and clinical terms.
About the Author
Krishna Garg is Ex-Professor and Head, Department of Anatomy, Lady hardinge Medical College, New Delhi. She joined LHMC in 1964 where she completed her MS and PhD and taught anatomy till 1996. She was honored with 'Excellence Award in Anatomy' in 2004 and 'Chikitsa Ratna Award' in 2010 by Delhi Medical Association.
Dr Garg is the editor of BD Chaurasia's Human Anatomy 5 edn (Volumes 1-3)' BD Chaurasia's Human Anatomy for Dental Students 2 edn, BD Chaurasia's Handbook of General Anatomy, and BD Chaurasia's Human Embryology; is the coauthor of Textbook of Histology, Textbook of Neuroanatomy, and Anatomy and Physiology for Nurses; and has produced CDs containing videos on osteology and soft parts including frequently asked questions, accompanying the BDC's Human Anatomy Volumes and Human Anatomy for Dental Students 2 edn.
Table of Contents
Preface
Section 1: Head and Neck
1. Osteology of Head and Neck
2. Scalp, Temple and Face
3. Side of the Neck
4. Back of the Neck
5. Contents of Vertebral Canal
6. Cranial Cavity
7. Contents of the Orbit
8. Anterior Triangle of the Neck
9. Parotid Region
10. Temporal and Infratemporal Regions
11. Submandibular Region
12. Deep Structures in the Neck
13. Prevertebral Region
14. Mouth and Pharynx
15. Nose and Paranasal Sinuses
16. Larynx
17. Tongue
18. Ear
19. Eyeball
20. Surface Marking
Appendix 1
Section 2: Brain
21. Introduction
22. Meninges of the Brain and Cerebrospinal
23. Spinal Cord
24. Cranial Nerves
25. Brainstem
26. Cerebellum
27. Fourth Ventricle
28. Cerebrum
29. Third Ventricle, Lateral Ventricles and Limbic System
30. Blood Supply of Spinal Cord and Brain
Appendix 2
Index