- •Table of Contents
- •Front matter
- •Copyright
- •Preface to the twelfth edition
- •Preface to the eleventh edition
- •Preface to the tenth edition
- •Acknowledgements
- •Chapter 1. Introduction to regional anatomy
- •2. Upper limb
- •Part two. Shoulder
- •Part three. Axilla
- •Part four. Breast
- •Part five. Anterior compartment of the arm
- •Part six. Posterior compartment of the arm
- •Part eight. Posterior compartment of the forearm
- •Part nine. Wrist and hand
- •Part ten. Summary of upper limb innervation
- •Part eleven. Summary of upper limb nerve injuries
- •Part twelve. Osteology of the upper limb
- •Chapter 3. Lower limb
- •Part two. Medial compartment of the thigh
- •Part three. Gluteal region and hip joint
- •Part four. Posterior compartment of the thigh
- •Part five. Popliteal fossa and knee joint
- •Part six. Anterior compartment of the leg
- •Part seven. Dorsum of the foot
- •Part eight. Lateral compartment of the leg
- •Part nine. Posterior compartment of the leg
- •Part ten. Sole of the foot
- •Part eleven. Ankle and foot joints
- •Part twelve. Summary of lower limb innervation
- •Part thirteen. Summary of lower limb nerve injuries
- •Part fourteen. Osteology of the lower limb
- •Chapter 4. Thorax
- •Part one. Body wall
- •Part three. Thoracic cavity
- •Part five. Anterior mediastinum
- •Part eight. Pleura
- •Chapter 5. Abdomen
- •Part two. Abdominal cavity
- •Part nine. Spleen
- •Part eleven. Kidneys, ureters and suprarenal glands
- •Part twenty. Female urogenital region
- •Chapter 6. Head and neck and spine
- •Part three. Prevertebral region
- •Part eleven. Mouth and hard palate
- •Part fifteen. Lymph drainage of head and neck
- •Part twenty-two. Vertebral canal
- •Chapter 7. Central nervous system
- •Part two. Brainstem
- •Part three. Cerebellum
- •Part four. Spinal cord
- •Part five. Development of the spinal cord and brainstem nuclei
- •Chapter 8. Osteology of the skull and hyoid bone
- •Part two. Hyoid bone
- •Biographical notes
- •Index
Acknowledgements
Appreciative communications from the readership of the eleventh edition of Last's Anatomy have inspired the publication of another edition of this textbook of regional and applied anatomy. Several people have contributed to the production of the twelfth edition. In particular I thank Timothy Horne, lately of Churchill Livingstone and Elsevier Limited, for his encouragement, and Sally Davies, Elouise Ball and Bruce Hogarth of Elsevier Limited for their assistance with the preparation of the manuscript and the colouring of figures. I am grateful to Dr Ruchi Sinnatamby of Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, for her help with the harvesting of new clinical illustrations. I am greatly indebted to my wife, Selvi, for her patient support at all times.