Table of Contents

 

 

 

1

Human Phytogeny and Ontogeny

 

1.1

Human Phylogeny

2

1.2

Human Ontogeny: Overview, Fertilization, and Earliest Developmental Stages

4

1.3

Gastrulation, Neurulation, and Somite Formation

6

1.4

Development of the Fetal Membranes and Placenta

8

1.5

Development of the Pharyngeal (Branchial) Arches in Humans

10

1.6

Early Embryonic Circulation and the Development of Major Blood Vessels

12

1.7

Bone Development and Remodeling

14

1.8

Ossification of the Limbs

16

1.9

Development and Position of the Limbs

18

2

Overview of the Human Body

 

2.1

The Human Body (Proportions, Surface Areas, and Body Weights)

20

2.2

The Structural Design of the Human Body

22

3

Surface Anatomy of the Body, Landmarks and Reference Lines

 

3.1

Terms of Location and Direction, Cardinal Planes and Axes

24

3.2

Body Surface Anatomy

26

3.3

Body Surface Contours and Palpable Bony Prominences

28

3.4

Landmarks and Reference Lines on the Human Body

30

3.5

Body Regions (Regional Anatomy)

32

4

The Bones and Joints

 

4.1

The Bony Skeleton and the Structure of Tubular Bones

34

4.2

Continuous and Discontinuous Joints: Synarthroses and Diarthroses

36

4.3

Basic Principles of Joint Mechanics

38

5

The Muscles

 

5.1

The Skeletal Muscles

40

5.2

The Tendons and Mechanisms that Assist Muscle Function

42

6

The Vessels

 

6.1

Overview of the Human Cardiovascular System

44

6.2

The Structure of Arteries and Veins

46

6.3

The Terminal Vascular Bed

48

7

The Lymphatic System and Glands

 

7.1

The Human Lymphatic System

50

7.2

Exocrine and Endocrine Glands

52

8

General Neuroanatomy

 

8.1

Development of the Central Nervous System (CNS)

54

8.2

Neural Crest Derivatives and the Development of the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

56

8.3

Topography and Structure of the Nervous System

58

8.4

Cells of the Nervous System

60

8.5

Structure of a Spinal Cord Segment

62

8.6

Sensory Innervation: An Overview

64

8.7

Dermatomes and Cutaneous Nerve Territories

66

8.8

Motor Innervation

68

8.9

Differences Between the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems

70

8.10

The Autonomic Nervous System

72