Gray's Anatomy For Students - Brossura

Drake, Richard; Vogl, Wayne; Mitchell, Adam W. M.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0443066124 ISBN 13: 9780443066122

Casa editrice: Churchill Livingstone, 2004

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Contenuti

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 description . Functions . Component parts . Relationship to other regions . Key features
Regional Anatomy: Transition between pelvic girdle and thigh . The thigh . Transition between thigh and leg . The leg . Transition between leg and foot
Surface Anatomy: Gait . Genu valgum and genu varum . Palpation of the femoral artery . Gluteal injections . Dorsalis pedis pulse
Clinical Correlations: Hip fractures and dislocations . Femur fractures . Varicose veins . Saphenous vein grafts . Hip and thigh contusions . Superior gluteal nerve injury . Compartment syndromes in the leg . Common peroneal (fibular) nerve injuries . Common knee joint injuries . Ankle joint injuries

Chapter 7. Upper Limb

Conceptual Overview: General description . Functions . Component parts . Relationship to other regions . Key features
Regional Anatomy: Transition between trunk and arm . Transition between the arm and forearm . The forearm . Transition between forearm and hand . The hand
Surface Anatomy: Pectoral region and axilla . Medial site of arm and elbow, brachial artery . Anterior elbow, cubital fossa . Anterior aspect of forearm and palm, flexor retinaculum, major tendons, nerves, and arteries . Hand, thenar and hypothenar eminences, superficial and deep palmar arches, normal cascade of fingers . Dorsal hand and anatomical snuff box, major tendons and radial artery
Clinical Correlations: Humerus fracture at spiral groove . Humerus mid-shaft fracture . Cervical disc herniation

Chapter 8. Head and Neck

Conceptual Overview: General description . Functions . Component parts . Relationship to other regions . Key features
Regional Anatomy
Head: Cranial cavity . Face and scalp . Orbit . Temporal and infratemporal regions . Ear
Neck: Bones and superficial structures . Triangles of the neck . Root of the neck
Midline structures: Nose and paranasal sinuses . Mouth and associated structures . Larynx . Pharynx
Lymphatics of the head and neck:
Surface Anatomy: Bony landmarks . Inside of mouth . Triangles of the neck . Oral cavity . Eye and eyelid . Ear . Laryngoscopic view of back of tongue, epiglottis, larynx
Clinical Correlations: Skull fractures . Facial nerve injuries . Scalp injuries . Oculomotor nerve palsy . Horner syndrome . TMJ problems . Thyroid gland problems . Laryngeal injuries

Product Description

Book by Richard Drake Wayne Vogl Adam Mitchell

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Churchill Livingstone
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0443066124
• ISBN 13: 9780443066122
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 1058
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Barbara Criscuolo; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; 20141; Italia