Combines coverage of head and neck anatomy with photographs, drawings, and tables to provide students with a thorough understanding of this vital subject. This edition details structures of the oral cavity from an oral examination point of view to promote the practical application of fundamental anatomic concepts.

INTRODUCTIONANATOMICAL CONCEPTS Anatomical VariationBODY SYSTEMS Integumentary System Muscular System Skeletal System Circulatory System Nervous SystemTHE ORAL CAVITY, PALATE, AND PHARYNX Lips Vestibule Oral Cavity Proper PharynxEMBRYOLOGY OF THE HEAD AND NECK Pharyngeal Arch, Groove and Pouch Development Floor of the Pharynx Face, Nose and Palate DevelopmentOSTEOLOGY Skull and Cervical Vertebrae The Skull Mandible Hyoid Bone Cervical VertebraeNECK Surface Anatomy Superficial Structures of the Neck Deep Fascial Posterior Aspects of the Neck Triangles of the Neck Deep Prevertebral Muscles of the NeckSUPERFICIAL FACE Surface Anatomy Scalp FaceCRANIAL FOSSA Dura Mater Diploic and Emissary Veins Cranial NerveORBIT AND EAR Orbit Clinical Considerations Ear Clinical ConsiderationsPAROTID BED Superficial Anatomy and Boundaries Parotid Gland Carotid Arteries Facial Nerve Structures Deep to the Parotid Bed Clinical ConsiderationsDEEP FACE Descriptions and Boundaries Muscles and Fascia Vascular Supply Innervation MasticationTEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT Joint Anatomy Types of MovementPTERYGOPALATINE FOSSA, NASAL CAVITY, AND PARANASAL SINUSES Pterygopalatine Fossa External Nose Internal NoseSUBMANDIBULAR REGION AND FLOOR OF MOUTH Contents and Boundaries Muscles and Fascia Salivary Glands Innervation Vascular Supply Lymphatics Palate Pharynx Esophagus Larynx Trachea DeglutitionPALATE, PHARYNX, AND LARYNX Palate Pharynx Esophagus Larynx Trachea DeglutitionBRAIN AND SPINAL CORD Meninges Brain Spinal CordCRANIAL NERVES Olfactory Nerve Optic Nerve Oculomotor Nerve Trochlear Nerve Trigeminal Nerve Abducens Nerve Facial Nerve Vestibulocochlear Nerve Glossopharyngeal Nerve Vagus Nerve Accessory Nerve Hypoglossal NerveANATOMICAL BASIS FOR LOCAL ANESTHESIA Plexus Anesthesia Maxillary Mandibular Trunk Anesthesia Maxillary teeth Mandibular teethLYMPHATICS OF THE HEAD AND NECK Lymph Nodes of the Head and Neck Lymphatic Drainage of the Head and NeckVASCULAR SUPPLY OF THE HEAD AND NECK Common Carotid Artery Subclavian Artery Veins of the Head and NeckFASCIAE OF THE HEAD AND NECK Cervical Fascia Cervical Fascial Spaces Fasciae of the Face and Deep FaceGLOSSARYSUGGESTED READINGSINDEX