The new edition of this classic text is now in full color and combines concise yet complete coverage of head and neck anatomy with superb illustrations, photographs and tables to provide students with a thorough understanding of this vital subject. The Fourth Edition contains basic anatomic information not found in other specialized textbooks of head and neck anatomy. It details structures of the oral cavity from an oral examination point of view to promote the practice application of fundamental anatomic concepts.

INTRODUCTION ANATOMICAL CONCEPTS Anatomical Variation BODY SYSTEMS Integumentary System Muscular System Skeletal System Circulatory System Nervous System THE ORAL CAVITY, PALATE, AND PHARYNX Lips Vestibule Oral Cavity Proper Pharynx EMBRYOLOGY OF THE HEAD AND NECK Pharyngeal Arch, Groove and Pouch Development Floor of the Pharynx Face, Nose and Palate Development OSTEOLOGY Skull and Cervical Vertebrae The Skull Mandible Hyoid Bone Cervical Vertebrae NECK Surface Anatomy Superficial Structures of the Neck Deep Fascial Posterior Aspects of the Neck Triangles of the Neck Deep Prevertebral Muscles of the Neck SUPERFICIAL FACE Surface Anatomy Scalp Face CRANIAL FOSSA Dura Mater Diploic and Emissary Veins Cranial Nerve ORBIT AND EAR Orbit Clinical Considerations Ear Clinical Considerations PAROTID BED Superficial Anatomy and Boundaries Parotid Gland Carotid Arteries Facial Nerve Structures Deep to the Parotid Bed Clinical Considerations DEEP FACE Descriptions and Boundaries Muscles and Fascia Vascular Supply Innervation Mastication TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT Joint Anatomy Types of Movement PTERYGOPALATINE FOSSA, NASAL CAVITY, AND PARANASAL SINUSES Pterygopalatine Fossa External Nose Internal Nose SUBMANDIBULAR REGION AND FLOOR OF MOUTH Contents and Boundaries Muscles and Fascia Salivary Glands Innervation Vascular Supply Lymphatics Palate Pharynx Esophagus Larynx Trachea Deglutition PALATE, PHARYNX, AND LARYNX Palate Pharynx Esophagus Larynx Trachea Deglutition BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD Meninges Brain Spinal Cord CRANIAL NERVES Olfactory Nerve Optic Nerve Oculomotor Nerve Trochlear Nerve Trigeminal Nerve Abducens Nerve Facial Nerve Vestibulocochlear Nerve Glossopharyngeal Nerve Vagus Nerve Accessory Nerve Hypoglossal Nerve ANATOMICAL BASIS FOR LOCAL ANESTHESIA Plexus Anesthesia Maxillary Mandibular Trunk Anesthesia Maxillary teeth Mandibular teeth LYMPHATICS OF THE HEAD AND NECK Lymph Nodes of the Head and Neck Lymphatic Drainage of the Head and Neck VASCULAR SUPPLY OF THE HEAD AND NECK Common Carotid Artery Subclavian Artery Veins of the Head and Neck FASCIAE OF THE HEAD AND NECK Cervical Fascia Cervical Fascial Spaces Fasciae of the Face and Deep Face GLOSSARY SUGGESTED READINGS INDEX