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

Author/creator Ellis, Harold, 1926-
Other author Feldman, Stanley A.
Other author Harrop-Griffiths, William.
Format Book
Edition8th ed.
Publication InfoMalden, MA : Blackwell Pub., ©2004.
Descriptionviii, 358 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents 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 (vestibulocochlear) 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.
General noteIncludes index.
LCCN 2003020753
ISBN1405106638 :