Anatomy for anaesthetists [[electronic resource] /] / Harold Ellis, Stanley Feldman, William Harrop-Griffiths ; with a chapter on the Anatomy of pain contributed by Andrew Lawson

• Record Nr.: UNISA996218592903316
• Autore: Ellis Harold <1926->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Science, c2004
• ISBN: 0-470-75504-0; 1-282-12378-5; 9786612123788; 1-280-19713-7; 9786610197132; 0-470-75586-5; 1-4051-2817-8
• Edizione: [8th ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (368 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): FeldmanStanley A; Harrop-GriffithsWilliam
• Disciplina: 611/.0024617
• Soggetti: Human anatomy; Anesthesiology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: The mouth -- The nose -- The pharynx -- The larynx -- The trachea -- The main bronchi -- The pleura -- The lungs -- The pericardium -- The heart -- Developmental anatomy -- The vertebrae and sacrum -- The spinal meninges -- The spinal cord -- The spinal nerves -- The cervical plexus -- The brachial plexus -- The thoracic nerves -- The lumbar plexus -- The sacral and coccygeal plexuses -- The sympathetic system -- The parasympathetic system -- The olfactory nerve -- The optic nerve -- The oculomotor nerve -- The trochlear nerve -- The trigeminal nerve -- The abducent nerve -- The facial nerve -- The auditory nerve -- The glossopharyngeal nerve -- The vagus nerve -- The accessory nerve -- The hypoglossal nerve -- Classification of pain -- Peripheral receptors and afferent fibres -- The spinal cord and central projections -- Modulation of pain -- The gate control theory of pain -- The sympathetic nervous system and pain -- ; The thoracic inlet -- The diaphragm -- The intercostal spaces -- The abdominal wall -- The antecubital fossa -- The great veins of the neck -- The orbit and its contents -- The bony orbit -- The orbital foramina -- The subdivisions of the orbit -- The eyeball -- Contents of the eyeball -- The orbital muscles -- The fascial sheath of the eye -- The eyelids and conjunctiva -- The lacrimal apparatus.
• Sommario/riassunto: This eighth edition is supported by the generous use of illustrations, including clear depictions of nerve and blood vessel paths. Anatomical areas of special interest to the anaesthetist are highlighted.