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Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface to the first edition -- Preface to the second edition -- Acknowledgements -- Dissection credits -- Chapter 1 Body form and function -- Introduction -- Anatomical terms -- Structural relationships -- Planes -- Special terms -- Systems -- Musculoskeletal system -- Integumentary system (integument -- Cardiovascular (circulatory) system -- Lymphatic system -- Respiratory system -- Digestive system -- Urinary system -- Reproductive system -- Endocrine system -- Nervous system -- Chapter 2 Bones and joints -- Introduction -- Axial skeleton -- Skull -- External surface of the base of the skull -- Hyoid bone -- Vertebrae -- Ribs and sternum -- Appendicular skeleton -- Upper limb bones -- Lower limb bones -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 3 Head, neck and vertebral column -- Introduction -- Cranial cavity -- Osteological features of the mandible -- Skull foramina -- Head and neck in sagittal section -- Brain, spinal cord and nerves -- Brain -- Cranial nerves -- Spinal cord -- Spinal nerves -- Face and scalp -- Mouth -- Nose and paranasal sinuses -- Eye and lacrimal apparatus -- Ear -- Neck and vertebral column -- Thyroid and parathyroid glands -- Larynx -- Pharynx -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 4 Upper limb -- Introduction -- Shoulder, axilla and arm -- Elbow, forearm and hand -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 5 Thorax -- Introduction -- Breasts -- Diaphragm -- Heart -- Mediastinum -- Lungs and pleura -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 6 Abdomen -- Introduction -- Anterior abdominal wall -- Posterior abdominal wall -- Abdominal vessels and nerves -- Abdominal viscera -- Stomach -- Small intestine -- Large intestine -- Liver -- Gallbladder and biliary tract -- Pancreas -- Adrenal glands -- Spleen -- Kidneys and ureters -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 7 Pelvis and perineum