Contents
Part I : INDIVIDIAL BONES OF THE Body :
1. Introduction to the skeleton
2. Bones of the Upper Limb
3. Bones of the Lower Limb
4. The Vertebral Column
5. The Sternum and Ribs
6. The Skull as a whole
7. Individual Bones of the Skull
Part II : ATLAS OF MUSCLE ATTACHMENTS :
1. Muscles of Upper Limb
2. Muscles of Lower Limb
3. Some Muscles of Head and Neck
4. Some Muscles of Thorax and Abdomen
Preface
This edition of Textbook of Human Osteology has been prepared keeping in mind the requirements of undergraduate and postgraduate students. This edition incorporates a large number of changes that should make it much more useful.
1. The entire text has been thoroughly edited and revised to improve readability. Special effort has been made to have the text as near as possible to the relevant illustration.
2. Almost all the illustrations have been improved both with regard to appearance and to content.
3. The value of the book has been greatly increased by the addition of an entirely new part presenting an atlas of muscle attachments. I believe that students will find the atlas very useful as it will considerably reduce the burden of remembering the numerous attachments of muscles to the skeleton.
I am grateful to the numerous teachers of Anatomy who have encouraged me in my book writing endeavours. I am equally grateful to the many students who have written letters, and have provided useful suggestions.
The support of Shri J.R Vij (CMD of Jaypee Brothers) has been vital to the publication of this edition, and I am deeply indebted to him.