
ContentsPreface / viiAcknowledgments / xiList of Clinical Blue Boxes / xixFigure Credits / xxvIntroduction to Clinically OrientedAnatomy/ 1APPROACHES TO STUDYING ANATOMY / 2Regional Anatomy / 2Systemic Anatomy / 3Clinical Anatomy / 4ANATOMICOMEDICAL TERMINOLOGY / 4Anatomical Position / 5Anatomical Planes / 5Terms of Relationship and Comparison / 6Terms of Laterality / 7Terms of Movement / 7ANATOMICAL VARIATIONS / 12INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM / 12FASCIAS, FASCIAL COMPARTMENTS, BURSAE,AND POTENTIAL SPACES / 16SKELETAL SYSTEM / 19Cartilage and Bones / 19Bone Markings and Formations / 20Joints / 25MUSCLE TISSUE AND MUSCULAR SYSTEM / 29Types of Muscle (Muscle Tissue) / 29Skeletal muscles / 29Cardiac Striated Muscle / 36Smooth Muscle / 36CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM / 37Vascular Circuits / 37Blood Vessels /...

Contributors xiPreface to the fi rst edition xvPreface to the second edition xviiPreface to the third edition xviiiAcknowledgments xixI Uterine and Vaginal Procedures1 Cold knife conization of the cervix 1Nadeem R. Abu-Rustum2 Sentinel lymph node identifi cation for early-stage cervical and uterine cancer 3Nadeem R. Abu-Rustum and Lukas Rob3 Surgical staging of apparent early-stage uterine and adnexal malignancies 12Eric L. Eisenhauer and Yukio Sonoda4 Laparoscopic and robotic staging procedures for gynecologic malignancies 44Mario M. Leitao Jr. and Yukio Sonoda5 Extraperitoneal lymph node dissection 74Yukio Sonoda, Cherif Y. Akladios, Denis Querleu, and Eric Leblanc6 Pelvic lymphadenectomy 83David Cibula and Nadeem R. Abu-Rustum7 Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection 88Oliver Zivanovic,...

1 Anatomy and Functional Anatomy of the Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.2 Structure and Function of the Proximaland Distal Radioulnar Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.2.1 Anular Ligament of the Radius . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.2.2 Oblique Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.2.3 Interosseous Membrane of theForearm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.2.4 Structure and Function of theTriangular Fibrocartilage Complex . . . . . . . . . 6Ulnocarpal Disc and Meniscal Homologue . . . . . . 8Palmar and Dorsal Radioulnar Ligaments . . . . . . . 8Ulnolunate and Ulnotriquetral Ligaments . . . . . . . 8Ulnar Collateral...

Preface xvAbout the Authors xixIntroduction 1The Biological Universe 3The Bacteria 3The Archaea 3The Eukaryotes 5Speculations on the Origin of the Three Domains of Life 5What Is Genetics? 6Bacterial Genetics 6Bacteria Are Haploid 7Short Generation Times 7Asexual Reproduction 7Colony Growth on Agar Plates 7Colony Purification 7Serial Dilutions 7Selections 8Storing Stocks of Bacterial Strains 8Genetic Exchange 8Phage Genetics 8Phages Are Haploid 8Selections with Phages 9Crosses with Phages 9vi CONTENTSA Brief History of Bacterial MolecularGenetics 9Inheritance in Bacteria 9Transformation 9Conjugation 10Transduction 10Recombination within Genes 10Semiconservative DNA Replication 10mRNA 10The Genetic Code 10The Operon Model 10Enzymes for Molecular Biology 10What Is Ahead 11SUGGESTED READING...

Detailed contents xiContributors xivSymbols and abbreviations xix1 Principles of endocrinology 12 Thyroid hormone metabolism 253 Pituitary gland 604 Posterior pituitary gland 1225 Pineal gland 1306 Adrenal gland 1347 Female hormone metabolism 2048 Male hormone metabolism 2389 Disorders of gender and fertility 26310 Endocrine disorders in pregnancy 28311 Mineral metabolism 29712 Bone 33013 Endocrine oncology and neuroendocrinedisorders 36214 Inherited endocrine syndromes and multipleendocrine neoplasia 39315 Endocrinology of metabolism 414Brief contents Hormone resistance syndromes 43417 Endocrinology of different age groups 45018 Endocrine investigation, nursing, and dietetics 45719 Patient advice and reference 46720 Speedy reference 48021 Medico- legal aspects Contributors xivSymbols...