In this book the authors citing the importance of understanding the anatomy of the airway, the function of the lungs, the circulation, venous access, and monitoring neuromuscular block. It is these aspects of anatomy, rather than those required for regional anesthetic techniques, that are described in this edition of the medical text.

Includes index.

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.