Textbook of Anatomy Head, Neck, and Brain; Volume III

Vishram Singh is presently Professor and Head, Department of Anatomy, and Member of the Academic Council and Core Committee PhD Course, Santosh Medical College, Santosh University, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is also Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the Anatomical Society of India. He holds MBBS and MS (Anatomy) degrees from King George's Medical College, Lucknow, UP. Professor Singh has been teaching anatomy to undergraduate and postgraduate students at several colleges and institutes like King George's Medical College, and All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, and has been an examiner to various colleges and universities. He has more than 40 years of experience in teaching, research, and clinical practice. He is the recipient of The Best Teacher and Researcher Award from Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. He is an expert in anatomy and has more than 15 books to his credit and published several research articles in national and international journals.

• Preface to the Second Edition viiPreface to the First Edition ixAcknowledgments xiChapter 1 Living Anatomy of the Head and Neck 1Chapter 2 Osteology of the Head and Neck 12Chapter 3 Scalp, Temple, and Face 46Chapter 4 Skin, Superfi cial Fascia, and Deep Fascia of the Neck 68Chapter 5 Side of the Neck 77Chapter 6 Anterior Region of the Neck 86Chapter 7 Back of the Neck and Cervical Spinal Column 96Chapter 8 Parotid Region 111Chapter 9 Submandibular Region 119Chapter 10 Infratemporal Fossa, Temporomandibular Joint, and Pterygopalatine Fossa 133Chapter 11 Th yroid and Parathyroid Glands, Trachea, and Esophagus 156Chapter 12 Pre- and Paravertebral Regions and Root of the Neck 168Chapter 13 Oral Cavity 180Chapter 14 Pharynx and Palate 199Chapter 15 Larynx 218Chapter 16 Blood Supply and Lymphatic Drainage of the Head and Neck 231Chapter 17 Nose and Paranasal Air Sinuses 251Chapter 18 Ear 265Chapter 19 Orbit and Eyeball 282Chapter 20 Vertebral Canal and its Contents 302Chapter 21 Cranial Cavity 315Chapter 22 Cranial Nerves 333Chapter 23 General Plan and Membranes of the Brain 353Chapter 24 Brainstem 363Chapter 25 Cerebellum and Fourth Ventricle 375Chapter 26 Diencephalon and Th ird Ventricle 382Chapter 27 Cerebrum 389Chapter 28 Basal Nuclei and Limbic System 399Chapter 29 Blood Supply of the Brain 405Multiple Choice Questions 413Index