Page 10 - Clinical Anatomy

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◊◊The knee joint, 229
◊◊The tibiofibular joints, 233
◊◊The ankle, 233
◊◊The joints of the foot, 234
◊◊The arches of the foot, 235
◊◊The anatomy of walking, 237

Three important zones of the lower limb—the femoral
triangle, adductor canal and popliteal fossa, 237
◊◊The femoral triangle, 237
◊◊The fascia lata, 238
◊◊The femoral sheath and femoral canal, 238
◊◊Femoral hernia, 239
◊◊The lymph nodes of the groin and the lymphatic drainage of the lower
limb, 241
◊◊The adductor canal (of Hunter) or subsartorial canal, 242
◊◊The popliteal fossa, 242

The arteries of the lower limb, 244
◊◊Femoral artery, 244
◊◊Popliteal artery, 246
◊◊Posterior tibial artery, 246
◊◊Anterior tibial artery, 246

The veins of the lower limb, 247
◊◊Clinical features, 249

The course and distribution of the principal nerves of the
lower limb, 249
◊◊The lumbar plexus, 250
◊◊The sacral plexus, 251
◊◊The sciatic nerve, 253
◊◊The tibial nerve, 255
◊◊The common peroneal (fibular) nerve, 255
◊◊Segmental cutaneous supply of the lower limb, 256

Part 5:◊The Head and Neck
The surface anatomy of the neck, 261
◊◊The fascial compartments of the neck, 262
The thyroid gland, 264
◊◊The parathyroid glands, 267

The palate, 270
◊◊The development of the face, lips and palate with special reference to
their congenital deformities, 270