Clinical Anatomy: Applied Anatomy for Students and Junior Doctors

501 Pages·2013·29.65 MB·English

by  Harold Ellis

Clinical Anatomy
To my wife, Wendy, and my late parents
H. E.
To my wife, Neila, and my late parents
V. M.
Clinical Anatomy
Applied Anatomy for Students
and Junior Doctors
HAROLD ELLIS
CBE, MA, DM, MCh, FRCS, FRCP, FRCOG, FACS (Hon)
Clinical Anatomist, Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ School of Biomedical Sciences;
Emeritus Professor of Surgery, Charing Cross
and Westminster Medical School, London;
Formerly Examiner in Anatomy, Primary FRCS (Eng)
VISHY MAHADEVAN
MBBS, PhD, FRCSEd, FDSRCSEng (Hon), FRCS
Barbers’ Company Professor of Anatomy & Professor of Surgical Anatomy
The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Lincoln’s Inn Fields
London;
Member of the Court of Examiners, RCS England
THIRTEENTH EDITION
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Ellis, Harold, 1926– author.
Clinical anatomy : applied anatomy for students and junior doctors /
Harold Ellis, Vishy Mahadevan. – Thirteenth edition.
p. ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-118-37377-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) – ISBN 978-1-118-37376-7
(ePDF) – ISBN 978-1-118-37375-0 (ePub) – ISBN 978-1-118-37374-3 (Mobi) – ISBN 978-1-118-
37373-6 – ISBN 978-1-118-37372-9
I. Mahadevan, Vishy, author. II. Title.
[DNLM: 1. Anatomy. QS 4]
QM23.2
612–dc23
2013012750
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01 2013
Contents
Preface to the Thirteenth Edition, xiii
Preface to the First Edition, xv
Acknowledgements to the Thirteenth Edition, xvii
Acknowledgements to the First Edition, xix
About the Companion Website, xxi
Part 1: The Thorax
Introduction, 3
Surface anatomy and surface markings, 3
The trachea, 4
The pleura, 4
The lungs, 6
The heart, 6
The thoracic cage, 7
The thoracic vertebrae, 7
The ribs, 8
The costal cartilages, 11
The sternum, 11
The intercostal spaces, 12
The diaphragm, 14
The pleurae, 19
The lower respiratory tract, 20
The trachea, 20
The bronchi, 25
The lungs, 25
The mediastinum, 30
The pericardium, 30
The heart, 31
The superior mediastinum, 46
The thymus, 46
The oesophagus, 47
The thoracic duct, 50
The thoracic sympathetic trunk, 52
On the examination of a chest radiograph, 55
Radiographic appearance of the heart, 56
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Part 2: The Abdomen and Pelvis
Surface anatomy and surface markings, 61
Vertebral levels, 61
Surface markings of individual viscera, 63
The fasciae and muscles of the abdominal wall, 64
Fasciae of the abdominal wall, 64
The muscles of the anterior abdominal wall, 65
The anatomy of abdominal incisions, 67
The inguinal canal, 70
Peritoneal cavity, 72
Intraperitoneal fossae, 76
The subphrenic spaces, 76
The gastrointestinal tract, 77
The stomach, 77
The duodenum, 82
Small intestine, 85
Large intestine, 86
The appendix, 87
The rectum, 89
Arterial supply of the intestine, 94
The portal system of veins, 95
Lymph drainage of the intestine, 96
The structure of the alimentary canal, 97
The development of the intestine and its congenital
abnormalities, 98
The gastrointestinal adnexae: liver, gall bladder and its
ducts, pancreas and spleen, 101
The liver, 101
The biliary system, 106
The gall bladder, 107
The pancreas, 110
The spleen, 112
The urinary tract, 114
The kidneys, 114
The ureter, 118
The embryology and congenital abnormalities of the kidney
and ureter, 119
The bladder, 121
The urethra, 124
Contents vii
The male genital organs, 125
The prostate, 125
The scrotum, 128
Testis and epididymis, 129
Vas deferens (ductus deferens), 133
The seminal vesicles, 134
The bony and ligamentous pelvis, 134
The os innominatum, 134
The sacrum, 135
The coccyx, 136
The functions of the pelvis, 136
Joints and ligamentous connections of the pelvis, 137
Differences between the male and female pelvis, 137
Obstetrical pelvic measurements, 138
Variations of the pelvic shape, 139
Sacral (caudal) anaesthesia, 142
The muscles of the pelvic floor and perineum, 143
The anterior (urogenital) perineum, 144
The posterior (anal) perineum, 146
The female genital organs, 147
The vulva, 147
The vagina, 148
The uterus, 150
The Fallopian tubes, 154
The ovary, 156
The endopelvic fascia and the pelvic ligaments, 157
Vaginal examination, 158
Embryology of the Fallopian tubes, uterus and vagina, 159
The posterior abdominal wall, 161
The suprarenal glands, 162
Abdominal aorta, 163
Inferior vena cava, 164
Lumbar sympathetic chain, 166
Computed axial tomography, 167
Part 3: The Upper Limb
Surface anatomy and surface markings of
the upper limb, 171
Bones and joints, 171
Muscles and tendons, 172
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Vessels, 172
Nerves, 176
The bones and joints of the upper limb, 177
The scapula, 177
The clavicle, 177
The humerus, 179
The radius and ulna, 180
The bones of the hand, 183
The shoulder joint, 185
The elbow joint, 190
The wrist joint, 193
The joints of the hand, 194
Three important zones of the upper limb: the axilla,
the cubital fossa and the carpal tunnel, 197
The axilla, 197
The cubital fossa, 197
The carpal tunnel, 199
The arteries of the upper limb, 199
The axillary artery, 199
The brachial artery, 200
The radial artery, 200
The ulnar artery, 201
The brachial plexus, 201
The segmental cutaneous supply of the upper limb, 203
The course and distribution of the principal nerves of
the upper limb, 205
The axillary nerve, 205
The radial nerve, 205
The musculocutaneous nerve, 206
The ulnar nerve, 207
The median nerve, 208
Compartments of the upper limb, 209
Compartments in the segments of the upper limb, 209
Compartment syndrome, 210
The female breast, 210
Structure, 210
Blood supply, 211
Lymphatic drainage, 211
Development, 213