Gray's Anatomy for Students is a new and wholly original textbook of anatomy for medical and health professional students. Designed to be suitable for any type of curriculum, Gray's Anatomy for Students presents the essentials of clinical anatomy in a way that furthers complete understanding and firmly relates the study of anatomy to the clinical practice of medicine. Organized by region, the book provides, in each chapter, a conceptual overview that describes the function of structures within that region. The regional anatomy is described with frequent discussion of clinical relevance and illustrated with many imaging studies and an outstanding art program. Each chapter also contains a unique section on Surface Anatomy with outstanding photographs overlaid with anatomic diagrams - the focus of which is to relate anatomy to the physical examination of patients and the performance of medical procedures which require a knowledge of anatomy. Clinical Cases are used throughout to illustrate the relevance of anatomy to the practice of clinical medicine.

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• More than 1,000 innovative original illustrations capture anatomical features with unrivalled clarity. Consistent use of color makes body structures easy to locate and remember from one illustration to another.
• Over 300 photographs and radiological images depict surface anatomy and common clinical applications of anatomic knowledge.
• A regional organization features separate units on the back, thorax, abdomen, pelvis and perineum, lower limb, upper limb, and head and neck.
• Conceptual overviews summarize each body region's component parts, their functions, and their relationship to other bodily organs.
• Clinical cases underscore the real-life relevance of the material.
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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

By Richard Drake, PhD, Director of Anatomy, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH; Wayne Vogl, PhD, Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, BC; and Adam Mitchell, MBBS, FRCS, FRCR, Consultant Radiologist, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial School of Medicine, London, England