Dalley, 10th Edition

Contents

Preface / vi Acknowledgments / ix List of Clinical Blue Boxes / xvii

Peripheral Nervous System / 49 Somatic Nervous System / 58 Autonomic Nervous System / 58 Medical Imaging Techniques / 67 Conventional Radiography / 67 Computed Tomography / 68 Ultrasonography / 69 Magnetic Resonance Imaging / 69 Nuclear Medicine Imaging / 71

List of Tables / xxii Figure Credits / xxv References and Suggested Reading / xxxiv

OVERVIEW AND BASIC CONCEPTS / 1

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BACK / 73

Approaches to Studying Anatomy / 2 Regional Anatomy / 2 Systemic Anatomy / 2 Clinical Anatomy / 2 Sex and Gender / 3 Anatomicomedical Terminology / 3

Overview of Back and Vertebral Column / 74 Vertebrae / 76 Structure and Function of Vertebrae / 77 Regional Characteristics of Vertebrae / 79 Variations in Vertebrae / 89 Vertebral Column / 97 Joints of Vertebral Column / 97 Movements of Vertebral Column / 103 Curvatures of Vertebral Column / 104 Vasculature of Vertebral Column / 105 Nerves of Vertebral Column / 106 Muscles of Back / 117 Surface Anatomy of Back Muscles / 126 Suboccipital and Deep Neck Muscles / 126 Contents of Vertebral Canal / 130 Spinal Cord / 130 Spinal Nerves and Nerve Roots / 132 Extrinsic Back Muscles / 118 Intrinsic Back Muscles / 119

Anatomical Position / 3 Anatomical Planes / 4 Terms of Relationship and Comparison / 5

Terms of Laterality / 7 Terms of Movement / 7 Anatomical Variations / 10 Integumentary System / 11

Fascial System / 15 Skeletal System / 18

Cartilage and Bones / 18 Classi cation of Bones / 19 Bone Markings and Formations / 19 Bone Development / 20 Vasculature and Innervation of Bones / 21 Joints / 24 Muscle Tissue and Muscular System / 28 Types of Muscle (Muscle Tissue) / 28

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Spinal Meninges and Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) / 132 Vasculature of Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerve Roots / 137

Skeletal Striated Muscle / 28 Cardiac Striated Muscle / 36 Smooth Muscle / 36 Cardiovascular System / 37 Vascular Circuits / 37 Blood Vessels / 37 Lymph Vascular System / 43 Nervous System / 46 Central Nervous System / 47

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UPPER LIMB / 142

Overview of Upper Limb / 143 Comparison of Upper and Lower Limbs / 144 Bones of Upper Limb / 145

Clavicle / 145 Scapula / 145 Humerus / 148

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