Last's Anatomy - Revised EditionElsevier Health Sciences, Sep 17, 2019 - 720 pages The ninth edition of Last's Anatomy examines the anatomy of the human body on a regional basis. It emphasises the clinical and applied aspects of the subject for undergraduates and postgraduate trainees in medicine, surgery and dentistry. Beginning with an introduction to regional anatomy it covers the upper and lower limbs, thorax, abdomen, head, neck, spine, central nervous system and osteology of the skull. |
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abdominal angle anterior arch arises artery articular attached base becomes beneath blood body bone border branches canal capsule carotid cartilage cavity cells cervical common contains continuous contraction cord covered crosses deep developed divides dorsal duct enters extends extensor external fascia femoral fibres fibrous finger flexor floor folds foramen forwards fossa four front ganglion gives gland greater groove head iliac inferior inserted internal join joint lateral layer lies ligament limb longus lower lumbar lying margin medial membrane middle midline motor movement muscle neck NERVE SUPPLY nodes Note nucleus oblique opening orbital origin passes pelvic pierces plexus position posterior projects radial reach receives region ridge rior root rotation runs separated sheath side sinus skin space spinal superficial superior supply surface tendon third thoracic tissue transverse trunk tubercle ulnar upper upwards usually vein vertebra vessels wall