Table Of ContentTEXTBOOK OF ANATOMY
HEAD, NECK AND BRAIN
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TEXTBOOK OF ANATOMY
HEAD, NECK AND BRAIN
Volume III
Second Edition
Vishram Singh, MS, PhD
Professor and Head, Department of Anatomy
Professor-in-Charge, Medical Education Unit
Santosh Medical College, Ghaziabad
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the Anatomical Society of India
Member, Academic Council and Core Committee PhD Course, Santosh University
Member, Editorial Board, Indian Journal of Otology
Medicolegal Advisor, ICPS, India
Consulting Editor, ABI, North Carolina, USA
Formerly at: GSVM Medical College, Kanpur
King George’s Medical College, Lucknow
Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi (Libya)
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
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Vishram Singh
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Dedicated to
My Mother
Late SmtGanga Devi Singh Rajput
an ever guiding force in my life for achieving knowledge through education
My Wife
Mrs Manorama Rani Singh
for tolerating my preoccupation happily during the preparation of this book
My Children
Dr Rashi Singh and Dr Gaurav Singh
for helping me in preparing the manuscript
My Teachers
Late Professor (Dr) AC Das
for inspiring me to be multifaceted and innovative in life
Professor (Dr) A Halim
for imparting to me the art of good teaching
My Students, Past and Present
for appreciating my approach to teaching anatomy and
transmitting the knowledge through this book
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Preface to the
Second Edition
It is with great pleasure that I express my gratitude to all students and teachers who appreciated, used, and recommended the
first edition of this book. It is because of their support that the book was reprinted three times since its first publication in
2009.
The huge success of this book reflects appeal of its clear, unclustered presentation of the anatomical text supplemented by
perfect simple line diagrams, which could be easily drawn by students in the exam and clinical correlations providing the
anatomical, embryological, and genetic basis of clinical conditions seen in day-to-day life in clinical practice.
Based on a large number of suggestions from students and fellow academicians, the text has been extensively revised. Many
new line diagrams and halftone figures have been added and earlier diagrams have been updated.
I greatly appreciate the constructive suggestions that I received from past and present students and colleagues for
improvement of the content of this book. I do not claim to absolute originality of the text and figures other than the new mode
of presentation and expression.
Once again, I whole heartedly thank students, teachers, and fellow anatomists for inspiring me to carry out the revision. I
sincerely hope that they will find this edition more interesting and useful than the previous one. I would highly appreciate
comments and suggestions from students and teachers for further improvement of this book.
“To learn from previous experience and change
accordingly, makes you a successful man.”
Vishram Singh
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Preface to the
First Edition
This textbook on head, neck and brain has been carefully planned for the first year MBBS and Dental students. It follows the
revised anatomy curriculum of the Medical Council of India. It also meets the standards of dental curriculum of the Dental
Council of India. Following the current trends of clinically-oriented study of Anatomy, I have adopted a parallel approach –
that of imparting basic anatomical knowledge to students and simultaneously providing them its applied aspects.
To help students score high in examinations the text is written in simple language. It is arranged in easily understandable
small sections. Conforming to the anatomy curriculum and pattern of examination, major portion of the book has been
devoted to head and neck anatomy while for brain only essential aspects are included; for detailed description of brain students
can refer to the author’s Textbook of Clinical Neuroanatomy. While anatomical details of little clinical relevance, phylogenetic
discussions and comparative analogies have been omitted, all clinically important topics are described in detail. Brief accounts
of histological features and developmental aspects have been given only where they aid in understanding of gross form and
function of organs and appearance of common congenital anomalies. The tables and flowcharts summarize important and
complex information into digestible knowledge capsules. Multiple choice questions have been given chapter-by-chapter at the
end of the book to test the level of understanding and memory recall of the students. The numerous simple 4-color illustrations
further assist in fast comprehension and retention of complicated information. All the illustrations are drawn by the author
himself to ensure accuracy.
Throughout the preparation of this book one thing I have kept in mind is that anatomical knowledge is required by clinicians
and surgeons for physical examination, diagnostic tests, and surgical procedures. Therefore, topographical anatomy relevant to
diagnostic and surgical procedures is clinically correlated throughout the text. Further, Clinical Case Study is provided at the
end of each chapter for problem-based learning (PBL) so that the students could use their anatomical knowledge in clinical
situations. Moreover, the information is arranged regionally since while assessing lesions and performing surgical procedures,
the clinicians encounter region-based anatomical features. Due to propensity of lesions of oral cavity and cranial nerves there
is in-depth discussion on oral cavity and cranial nerves.
As a teacher, I have tried my best to make the book easy to understand and interesting to read. For further improvement of
this book I would greatly welcome comments and suggestions from the readers.
Vishram Singh
