Gray's Anatomy Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card): The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice(Gray's Anatomy)

In 1858, Drs. Henry Gray and Henry Vandyke Carter created a book for their surgical colleagues that established an enduring standard among anatomical texts. After more than 150 years of continuous publication, Gray's Anatomy remains the definitive, comprehensive reference on the subject, offering ready access to the information you need to ensure safe, effective practice. This 41st edition has been meticulously revised and updated throughout, reflecting the very latest understanding of clinical anatomy from field leaders around the world. The book's traditional lavish art programme and clear text have been further honed and enhanced, while major advances in imaging techniques and the new insights they bring are fully captured in new state-of-the-art X-ray, CT, MR, and ultrasonic images. Duration for access to this product, which may be at the discretion of your institution, is up to 84 months. Elsevier reserves the right to restrict or remove access due to changes in product portfolio or other market conditions. Presents the most detailed and dependable coverage of anatomy available anywhere. Regional organization collects all relevant material on each body area together in one place, making access to core information easier for clinical readers. Anatomical information is matched with key clinical information where relevant. Numerous clinical discussions emphasize considerations that may affect medical care. Each chapter has been edited by experts in their field, ensuring access to the very latest evidence-based information on that topic. More than 1,000 completely new photographs, including an extensive electronic collection of the latest X-ray, CT, MR, and histological images. Carefully selected electronic enhancements include additional text, tables, illustrations, labelled imaging and videos - as well as 24 specially invited 'Commentaries' on new and emerging topics related to anatomy.

Table of Contents:
Preface Preface Commentary: The continuing relevance of anatomy in current surgical practice and research, R Shane Tubbs Acknowledgements Contributors Historical introduction: A brief history of Gray's Anatomy, Ruth Richardson Anatomical nomenclature Bibliography of selected titles Section 1 - CELLS, TISSUES AND SYSTEMS Section Editor: Caroline B Wigley 1 Basic structure and function of cells, Abraham L Kierszenbaum 2 Integrating cells into tissues, Caroline B Wigley 3 Nervous system, Helmut Kettenmann 4 Blood, lymphoid tissues and haemopoiesis, Andrew JT George 5 Functional anatomy of the musculoskeletal system, Michael A Adams 6 Smooth muscle and the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems, Jeremy PT Ward 7 Skin and its appendages, John A McGrath, Joey E Lai-Cheong Commentaries 1.1 Fluorescence microscopy in cell biology today, Dylan M Owen 1.2 Stem cells in regenerative medicine, Jonathan M Fishman, Paolo De Coppi, Martin A Birchall 1.3 Merkel cells, Ellen A Lumpkin 1.4 Metaplasia, Jonathan MW Slack, Leonard P Griffiths, David Tosh 1.5 Electron microscopy in the twenty-first century, Roland A Fleck 1.6 The reaction of peripheral nerves to injury, Rolfe Birch Videos Video 1.1 - Mitosis in a cell with fluorescently-labelled chromosomes and microtubules, Jonathon Pines, Daisuke Izawa Video 1.5.1 - Diagnostic histopathology by electron microscopy, Roland A Fleck Video 1.5.2 - Serial block face scanning electron microscopy(SBFSEM), Roland A Fleck Section 2 - EMBRYOGENESIS Section Editor: Patricia Collins 8 Preimplantation development, Alison Campbell, Patricia Collins 9 Implantation and placentation, Eric Jauniaux, Graham J Burton 10 Cell populations at gastrulation, Patricia Collins 11 Embryonic induction and cell division, Patricia Collins 12 Cell populations at the start of organogenesis, Patricia Collins 13 Early embryonic circulation, Patricia Collins 14 Pre- and postnatal development, Patricia Collins, Girish Jawaheer 15 Development of the limbs, Cheryll Tickle Commentaries 2.1 Human anatomy informatics, Jonathan BL Bard, Paul N Schofield 2.2 An evolutionary consideration of pharyngeal development, Anthony Graham, Victoria L Shone Videos Video 8.1 - Human in vitro fertilization and early development, Alison Campbell Video 9.1 - Ultrasound features of the maternal placental blood flow, Eric Jauniaux Video 14.1 - Ultrasound features of the fetus at 26 weeks, Jonathan D Spratt, Patricia Collins Section 3 - NEUROANATOMY Section Editor: Alan R Crossman 16 Overview of the nervous system, Alan R Crossman, Richard Tunstall 17 Development of the nervous system, Zoltán Molnár 18 Ventricular system and subarachnoid space, Jacob Bertram Springborg, Marianne Juhler 19 Vascular supply and drainage of the brain, Paul D Griffiths 20 Spinal cord: internal organization, Monty Silverdale 21 Brainstem, Duane E Haines 22 Cerebellum, Jan Voogd 23 Diencephalon, Ido Strauss, Nir Lipsman, Andres M Lozano 24 Basal ganglia, Tipu Aziz, Erlick AC Pereira 25 Cerebral hemispheres, Guilherme C Ribas Commentary 3.1 The resting human brain and the predictive potential of the default mode network, Stefano Sandrone Videos Video 18.1 - Interactive 3D rotation of the subarachnoid space, Jose C Rios Video 18.2 - Interactive 3D rotation of the ventricles and cisterns, Jose C Rios Video 19.1 - Rotational angiography of an intracranial aneurysm, Paul D Griffiths Section 4 - HEAD AND NECK Section Editor: Michael Gleeson 26 Head and neck: overview and surface anatomy, Michael Gleeson, Richard Tunstall Head and Neck 27 External skull, Sue Black 28 Intracranial region, Juan C Fernandez-Miranda 29 Neck, John C Watkinson, Michael Gleeson 30 Face and scalp, Simon Holmes Upper Aerodigestive Tract 31 Oral cavity, Barry KB Berkovitz 32 Infratemporal and pterygopalatine fossae and temporomandibular joint, Barrie T Evans 33 Nose, nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses, Claire Hopkins 34 Pharynx, Stephen McHanwell 35 Larynx, Stephen McHanwell 36 Development of the head and neck, Gillian M Morriss-Kay Special Senses 37 External and middle ear, Michael Gleeson 38 Inner ear, David N Furness 39 Development of the ear, Susan Standring 40 Development of the eye, Jane C Sowden 41 Orbit and accessory visual apparatus, John G Lawrenson, Ronald H Douglas 42 Eye, Ronald H Douglas, John G Lawrenson Commentaries 4.1 Surgery of the skull base, Juan C Fernandez-Miranda 4.2 The role of three-dimensional imaging in facial anatomical assessment, Vikram Sharma, Bruce Richard 4.3 Anatomy of facial ageing, Bryan C Mendelson, Chin-Ho Wong Videos Video 28.1 - 3D surface rotation of the sella turcica in the horizontal plane, Michael D Luttrell Video 28.2 - 3D surface rotation of the sella turcica in the multiaxial plane, Michael D Luttrell Video 28.3 - 3D surface rotation of the sella turcica in the vertical plane, Michael D Luttrell Video 30.1 - Pan-facial fractures, Simon Holmes Video 30.2 - Postoperative cranio-orbital imaging, Simon Holmes Video 30.3 - A comminuted zygomatic fracture (plus Le Fort I) pattern, Simon Holmes Video 30.4 - A comminuted zygomatic fracture pattern - post reduction, Simon Holmes Video 32.1 - Temporomandibular joint arthroscopy demonstrating intracapsular anatomy of the joint, Gary Warburton Video 32.2 - Endoscopic anatomy of the infratemporal and pterygopalatine fossae, Carl H Snyderman, Juan C Fernandez-Miranda Video 4.2.1 - 3D anatomical imaging of the face, Vikram Sharma Section 5 - THE BACK Section Editor: Neel Anand 43 Back, Eli M Baron, Richard Tunstall 44 Development of the back, Bodo EA Christ, Martin Scaal 45 Spinal cord and spinal nerves: gross anatomy, Eli M Baron Commentary 5.1 Minimally invasive surgical corridors to the lumbar spine, Y Raja Rampersaud Section 6 - PECTORAL GIRDLE AND UPPER LIMB Section Editor: Rolfe Birch 46 Pectoral girdle and upper limb: overview and surface anatomy , Rolfe Birch, Richard Tunstall 47 Development of the pectoral girdle and upper limb, Cheryll Tickle 48 Shoulder girdle and arm, Simon M Lambert 49 Elbow and forearm, Leela C Biant 50 Wrist and hand, Alistair C Ross Commentaries 6.1 Injuries of the supraclavicular brachial plexus, Rolfe Birch 6.2 Nerves at risk from musculoskeletal injury, Rolfe Birch 6.3 Thoracic outlet syndromes, Rolfe Birch Videos Video 46.1 - Upper limb surface anatomy, Rolfe Birch Video 50.1 - Movements of the hand, Rolfe Birch Video 50.2 - Wrist block: surface anatomy, Dominic Harmon Section 7 - THORAX Section Editor: Jonathan D Spratt 51 Thorax: overview and surface anatomy, Jonathan D Spratt, Richard Tunstall 52 Development of the thorax, Andrew Bush (lungs), Patricia Collins (thoracic walls), Antoon FM Moorman (heart) 53 Chest wall and breast, Thomas Collin, Julie Cox Lungs and Diaphragm 54 Pleura, lungs, trachea and bronchi, Horia Muresian 55 Diaphragm and phrenic nerves, Marios Loukas Heart and Mediastinum 56 Mediastinum, Horia Muresian 57 Heart, Marios Loukas 58 Great vessels, Marios Loukas Commentaries 7.1 Technical aspects and applications of diagnostic radiology, Jonathan D Spratt 7.2 Endobronchial ultrasound, Natalie M Cummings Video Video 52.1 - Animation of the pattern of contraction of the early heart tube, Antoon FM Moorman Section 8 - ABDOMEN AND PELVIS Section Editor (Abdomen): Mark D Stringer Section Editors (Pelvis): Ariana L Smith and Alan J Wein 59 Abdomen and pelvis: overview and surface anatomy, Mark D Stringer, Ariana L Smith, Alan J Wein,Richard Tunstall 60 Development of the peritoneal cavity, gastrointestinal tract and its adnexae, Patricia Collins 61 Anterior abdominal wall, Michael J Rosen, Clayton C Petro, Mark D Stringer 62 Posterior abdominal wall and retroperitoneum, Alexander G Pitman, Donald Moss, Mark D Stringer 63 Peritoneum and peritoneal cavity, Paul H Sugarbaker Gastrointestinal Tract 64 Abdominal oesophagus and stomach, Hugh Barr, L Max Almond 65 Small intestine, Simon M Gabe 66 Large intestine, Peter J Lunniss Abdominal Viscera 67 Liver, J Peter A Lodge 68 Gallbladder and biliary tree, Mark D Stringer 69 Pancreas, Mohamed Rela, Mettu Srinivas Reddy 70 Spleen, Andy Petroianu 71 Suprarenal (adrenal) gland, Nancy Dugal Perrier Urogenital System 72 Development of the urogenital system, Patricia Collins, Girish Jawaheer, Richard M Sharpe 73 True pelvis, pelvic fl oor and perineum, John OL Delancey 74 Kidney and ureter, Thomas J Guzzo, Drew A Torigian 75 Bladder, prostate and urethra, Serge Ginzburg, Anthony T Corcoran, Alexander Kutikov 76 Male reproductive system, Marc Goldstein, Akanksha Mehta 77 Female reproductive system, Lily A Arya, Nadav Schwartz Commentaries 8.1 The neurovascular bundles of the prostate, Robert P Myers 8.2 Real-time microscopy of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract and the hepatobiliary-pancreatic system during endoscopy, Martin Götz Videos Video 63.1 - Surgical exploration of the peritoneal cavity, Paul H Sugarbaker Video 75.1 - Laparoscopic view of bladder fi lling and emptying in relation to the rectovesical pouch, Serge Ginzberg, Anthony T Corcoran, Alexander Kutikov Video 75.2 - Laparoscopic view of anterior abdominal wall and ligaments, Serge Ginzberg, Anthony T Corcoran, Alexander Kutikov Section 9 - PELVIC GIRDLE AND LOWER LIMB Section Editor: R Shane Tubbs 78 Pelvic girdle and lower limb: overview and surface anatomy, Nihal Apaydin, Richard Tunstall 79 Development of the pelvic girdle and lower limb, Cheryll Tickle 80 Pelvic girdle, gluteal region and thigh, Mohammadali M Shoja 81 Hip, Donald A Neumann 82 Knee, Brion Benninger 83 Leg, Robert J Spinner, Benjamin M Howe 84 Ankle and foot, Anthony V D'Antoni Commentaries 9.1 Nerve biomechanics, Kimberly S Topp 9.2 Functional anatomy and biomechanics of the pelvis, Andry Vleeming, Frank H Willard 9.3 Articularis genus, Stephanie J Woodley Videos Video 78.1 - Lower limb surface anatomy, Rolfe Birch Video 84.1 - Ankle block: surface anatomy, Dominic Harmon Index BONUS IMAGING COLLECTION Section 2 2.1 Human oocyte undergoing fertilization, cell division, blastocyst development and hatching in vitro Section 3 3.1 MRI head: axial T2-weighted 3.2 MRI head: coronal T2-weighted 3.3 MRI head: sagittal T2-weighted Section 4 4.1 CT neck: axial post-IV contrast 4.2 CT neck: coronal post-IV contrast Section 7 7.1 CT chest, abdomen and pelvis: axial post-IV contrast 7.2 CT chest, abdomen and pelvis: coronal post-IV contrast 7.3 CT chest, abdomen and pelvis: sagittal post-IV contrast Section 8 8.1 MRI male pelvis: axial T1-weighted Section 9 9.1 MRI male pelvis: coronal T1-weighted Eponyms Historical bibliography: References cited in earlier editions, up to and including the thirty-eighth edition

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"The newest (2015) and the 41st edition of Gray's Anatomy is a mirror on the explosion of medical knowledge that has occurred over the past 8 years since the 40th edition was published... the 41st edition of Gray's Anatomy is the single most important text a radiologist should own. Buy it not only for its practical and intellectual/educational value but to have in your possession-a slice of medical history." --2016 BMA Awards: Highly Commended, Basic & Clinical Sciences

"The newest (2015) and the 41^st edition of Gray's Anatomy is a mirror on the explosion of medical knowledge that has occurred over the past 8 years since the 40^th edition was published... the 41^st edition of Gray's Anatomy is the single most important text a radiologist should own. Buy it not only for its practical and intellectual/educational value but to have in your possession-a slice of medical history." --American Journal of Neuroradiology (March 2016)