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This volume on the clinical anatomy of the neurocranium, the orbit and the craniocervical junction is intended to provide a precise and detailed account for the use of neurosurgeons, otorhinolaryngologists, neuroradiologists and roentgenologists. In recent years diagnostic tech- niques and the scope of surgical intervention have broadened and have become increasingly refined. Many procedures are nowadays carried out with the aid of magnifying lenses and operat- ing microscopes which bring diminutive structures into the range of the surgeon's hand and eye. This means that an atlas of the clinical anatomy of the head must give the surgeon working with the operating microscope and the diagnostician using sophisticated equipment full details of the morphology relevant to the scope of each specialty. It would be a fascinating task to depict all the structures of the orbit and the head from the skull base upwards, but any such plan would have required a photoatlas in several volumes. For this reason I have confined myself to medical problems of current importance. In this volume I have included numerous variations which I have myself encountered, so as to underline the diversity of human anatomy. A more comprehensive presentation of the findings and the structures of the head will be published in the three volumes of LANZ-WACHSMUTH. All the dissections illustrated in this book were prepared and photographed by myself.

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Author:   J. Lang ,  R.R. Wilson ,  D.P. Winstanley
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983
ISBN:  

9783642682445

ISBN 10:   3642682448
Publication Date:   15 December 1983
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Synopsis of the Skull.- Anthropological Landmarks.- Skull.- Development of the Bones of the Skull.- Fontanelles and Sutures.- Sutural Bones and Synostosis of Sutures.- Craniostenosis.- Thickness and Modelling of the Calvaria.- Skull Base Angle and Skull Length.- Growth of the Median Structures of the Skull and Middle Cranial Fossa.- Growth in the Breadth of the Skull.- Development of the Paranasal Sinuses.- Frontipetal and Occipitopetal Skulls.- 2. Diploic Veins, Meninges and Scalp.- Diploic Veins.- Meningeal Sulci and Meningeal Vessels.- 3. Orbit and Contents.- Synopsis of the Cranial Blood Vessels.- Anterior Aspect of the Orbital Region.- Palpebral Fissure and Adjacent Blood Vessels.- Infraorbital Foramen.- Roof and Walls of the Orbit.- Orbital Contents and the Angle Between the Orbital Opening and Coronal Plane.- Lateral Approach to the Orbit and Anterior and Middle Cranial Fossae.- Fossa Alaris and Protuberances Over the Inferior Frontal, and Middle and Inferior Temporal Gyri.- Lateral Wall of the Orbit.- Orbital Apertures and Fissures of the Lateral Wall of the Orbit.- Lateral Orbital Wall and the Tendinous Ring.- Adjoining Structures of the Lateral Wall of the Orbit.- Intraconic Nerves and Vessels and Medial Wall of the Orbit.- Ethmoidal Foramina.- Medial Wall and Neighboring Structures.- Medial Wall of the Orbit and Superior Oblique Muscle.- and Course of the Ethmoidal Canals.- Course of the Ethmoidal Canals.- 4. Anterior Cranial Fossa, the Approach to the Orbit and the Ethmoid Bone.- Floor of the Anterior Cranial Fossa: Thickness and Blood Supply.- Anterior Cranial Fossa: the Neurosurgical Approach to the Orbit, the Olfactory Fossa and the Pituitary Region.- Paranasal Sinuses and the Roof of the Orbit.- The Hazardous Frontal Bone.- Distances Between the Olfactory Fossa and Adjacent Structures.- Olfactory Fossa and Cribriform Plate.- Olfactory Fibers.- Optic Canal: General.- Unroofing of the Superior Orbital Fissure and Optic Canal.- and Intraconic Nerves of the Optic Canal.- Orbital Contents from Above and the Periorbit.- Aponeurosis of the Levator Palpebrae Superioris Muscle.- Intraconic Course of Nerves and Vessels of the Orbit.- Ophthalmic Vein.- Sheaths and Vascular Supply of the Optic Nerves.- 5. The Floor of the Orbit.- Paries Inferior Orbitae.- Orbital Floor and the Roof of the Maxillary Sinus (Blow-out Fractures).- Apex of the Orbit; Angle Between Its Medial and Lateral Walls; Dimensions of the Eyeball.- 6. Pituitary Region and Anterior Cranial Fossa: Approaches via the Cranium.- Middle Cranial Fossa and Pituitary Region: Approach from the Side.- Dural Sinuses and Anastomotic Veins.- Subarachnoid Space and Cerebral Arteries.- Arachnoid Granulations.- Superficial Cerebral Veins and Cortical Branches of the Middle Cerebral Artery.- Superolateral Surface of the Hemisphere, Gyri and Sulci.- Medial Surface of the Hemisphere, Gyri and Sulci and Corpus Callosum.- Orbital Surface of the Frontal Lobe.- Cortical Branches of the Anterior Cerebral Artery.- Median Artery of the Corpus Callosum and Frontal Veins.- Anterior Cranial Fossa.- Situation and Blood Supply of the Dural Olfactory Fossa and Anterior Cranial Fossa.- Branches of the Ethmoidal Arteries.- Postnatal Change in the Cribriform Plate.- The Frontal (and Frontolateral) Approach to the Pituitary Region.- Osteology of the Pituitary Region.- Sella Turcica and Sella Bridges.- Dura Mater of the Pituitary Region.- Diaphragma Sellae.- Superior Hypophyseal Arteries.- 7. Transnasal Approach to the Pituitary Region.- Inferior Hypophyseal Arteries.- Pituitary and Sphenoid Sinus.- Sphenoid Sinus.- Morphological Types and Apertures of the Sphenoid Sinus.- Measurements of the Transnasal Approach to the Pituitary Fossa.- Projections Within the Sphenoid Sinus Caused by Internal Carotid Artery and Various Nerves.- Prominences Within the Sphenoid Sinus.- Location of the Pituitary in the Sella Turcica.- Intracranial Course of the Optic Nerve and Optic Canal.- Optic Canal and Optic Nerve.- Optic Chiasma and Neighboring Structures.- 8. Cisternae and Vessels of the Pituitary and Diencephalom.- Subarachnoid Cavity: General.- Basal Cisternae and the Cisterna Ambiens.- Cisternae and Cerebral Arteries: Relations Between Vessels and Nerves.- Circulus Arteriosus and Diencephalic Branches.- Inferior Diencephalic Branches.- Posterior Diencephalic Branches.- Formation Zone and Course of the Basal Vein.- Cranial Nerves: So-called Glial and Peripheral Segments.- 9. Cavernous Sinus and Trigeminal Ganglion.- The Lateral Wall of the Cavernous Sinus.- Nerves of the Cavernous Sinus.- Trigeminal Impression and Foramina in the Middle Cranial Fossa.- Orientation of the Trigeminal Ganglion in the Cavum Trigeminale.- Cavum Trigeminale and Adjacent Structures.- Sphenopetrosal Ligaments.- The Cavernous Part of the Internal Carotid Artery and Its Branches.- Neighboring Cisternae and Venous Portals of the Cavernous Sinus.- 10. Cerebral Ventricles of the Anterior and Middle Cranial Fossae.- Development of the Brain.- Corpus Callosum and Fornix.- Cavum Septi Pellucidi.- Verga's Ventricle.- Third Ventricle.- Diencephalon and Internal Capsule.- Posterior Choroid Branches.- The Internal Cerebral Vein and Its Tributaries.- Other Veins of the Lateral Ventricle.- Superior Thalamic Veins.- Superior Thalamostriate Vein and Its Tributaries.- 11. Floor and Contents of the Middle Cranial Fossa.- Middle Cranial Fossa and Orifices.- Other Foramina of the Middle Cranial Fossa.- Postnatal Enlargement of the Foramina Rotundum, Ovale and Spinosum and Shifts in Their Position.- Thick and Thin Zones of the Floor of the Middle Cranial Fossa.- Meningeal Grooves of the Middle Cranial Fossa.- Floor of the Middle Cranial Fossa.- Dural Lining of the Floor of the Middle Cranial Fossa.- Ascending Anastomotic Veins.- Arachnoid Granulations and Falx Bones.- Inferior Surface of the Cerebral Hemisphere.- Arterial Supply of the Inferior Surface of the Hemisphere.- Arterial Supply of the Inferior Surface of the Hemisphere and Rostral Perforated Substance.- Length, Diameter and Division of the Middle Cerebral Artery.- Vessels Entering the Rostral Perforated Substance and Perfusion of the Brainstem.- Middle Cerebral Artery, Central Branches (Anterolateral Arteries, Anterolateral Thalamostriate Arteries).- Anterior Cerebral Artery, Central Branches (Anteromedial Central Arteries, Anteromedial Thalamostriate Arteries, Long Central Artery, Medial Striate Branches).- Central Cerebral Veins.- Tributaries and Course of the Basal Vein.- Blood Supply and Principal Tracts of the Telencephalon.- Cortical Branches of the Middle Cerebral Artery.- Insula and Insular Veins.- Vascular Supply to the Hippocampus.- Blood Supply to the Cuneus and Precuneus.- The Extradural Approach to the Internal Acoustic Meatus, the Geniculate Ganglion, the Petrosal Nerves and Nerves V2 and V3.- Anterior Surface of the Petrous Temporal Bone.- Petrosal Nerves and Foramina in the Middle Cranial Fossa.- Cisterna Ambiens and Tentorial Notch.- 12. Midbrain and Adjacent Structures.- Mesencephalon.- Interpeduncular Fossa of the Mesencephalon (Nuclei and Dimensions).- Lateral Geniculate Body.- Mesencephalon: Blood Supply and Topography of the Cisterna Ambiens.- Medial Posterior Choroid Branch.- Great Cerebral Vein and Straight Sinus.- Thalamogeniculate Branches.- Posterior Diencephalic Branches.- Trigeminal Nerve Roots and Adjacent Vessels.- Basal Vein: Normal and Dorsal Formation; Tributaries and Outflow.- Minor Tributaries of the Basal Vein.- Tributaries of the Great Cerebral Vein from the Cerebellum.- 13. Posterior Cranial Fossa and Contents.- Tentorial Sinus and Transverse Sinus.- Cerebellar Veins.- Posterior Cranial Fossa: Posterior Part of the Floor.- Posterior Cranial Fossa: Anterior Part of the Floor; Thick and Thin Areas of the Floor.- Jugular Foramen.- Mastoid Emissary Foramen and Meningeal Branches.- Posterior Cranial Fossa and Cerebellum.- Fourth Ventricle.- Rhomboid Fossa.- Nuclear Areas of the Cerebellum and Medulla Oblongata.- Nuclear Areas of the Medulla Oblongata.- Parolivary Fossa (Retro-olivary Area) and Cranial Nerves.- Arteries of the Medulla Oblongata.- Cerebellar Peduncles.- Nuclei of the Cerebellum.- Intracisternal Course of the Lower Cranial Nerves.- Basal Arteries of the Posterior Cranial Fossa.- Locations of the Dural Portals and Postnatal Lateral Shift in the Acoustic Meatus.- Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery and Pontine Branches.- Anterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery and Superior Cerebellar Artery.- Branches of the Superior Cerebellar Artery and Tentorial Herniae.- Basal Cerebellar Veins.- Tributaries of the Posterior Superior Vein of the Cerebellar Hemisphere.- Petrosal Vein and Supra-infratentorial Anastomoses.- Topography of the Trigeminal Nerve.- Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery.- Lateral Aperture of the Fourth Ventricle.- Postnatal Changes in the Internal Acoustic Meatus and Other Bony Structures.- Internal Acoustic Meatus and Orifice, Lateral Angle of the Petrous Temporal and Orientation of the Sigmoid Sinus.- Subarcuate Artery.- Nerves and Vessels of the Internal Acoustic Meatus.- Internal Acoustic Meatus and Facial Canal.- Blood Supply to the Facial Nerve.- Internal Acoustic Meatus: Postnatal Changes of the Subarcuate Fossa and Fissure for the Endolymphatic Sac.- Median Aperture of the Fourth Ventricle.- 14. Craniocervical Junction.- Development of the Occipital Bone.- Foramen Magnum.- Exterior of Base of Skull.- Variations of the Craniocervical Junction.- Atlas and Axis.- Measurements and Articular Surfaces of the Axis and Atlas.- Craniovertebral Joints (Movements) and Epidural Space.- Internal Vertebral Venous Plexuses.- Squamous Part of the Occipital Bone.- Muscles, Vessels and Nerves of the Neck.- Various Dimensions and Distances of the Cervical Musculature and Bony Landmarks.- Posterior Meningeal Arteries.- Blood Supply to the Spinal Cord.- Dorsal Roots.- Accessory Nerve, Cervical Nerves and Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery.- Supporting Structures to the Spinal Cord and Medulla Oblongata.- Ventral Rootlets of the Twelfth Cranial and Upper Two Cervical Nerves.- Variations of the Vertebral Artery.- of the Hypoglossal Canal.- Ventral Aspect of the Medulla Oblongata (Rhomboid Halter).- Nerves and Vessels of the Base of the Skull.- Anterior Aspect and Ligaments of the Craniocervical Junction.- Main Difference of the Ventral Root of the First Cervical Nerve from the Ventral Roots of Other Cervical Nerves.- Cranial Part of the Parapharyngeal Space.- 15. Skull: Data for Computed Tomography.- Orbitomeatal Plane.- Cranial Fossae, Postnatal Changes in Heights and Depths of Certain Parts of Their Floors.- Orbitomeatal Plane.- Tympanic Cavity in the Orbitomeatal Plane (from Below).- Orbitomeatal Plane.- The Pituitary Region in the Orbitomeatal Plane (Circulus Arteriosus and Blood Supply of the Diencephalon).- Orbitomeatal Plane (Blood Supply to Various Parts of the Brain).- Orbitomeatal Plane (Dimensions of the Ventricles of the Brain).- Orbitomeatal Plane (Superior Sagittal Sinus).- Orbitomeatal Plane.- Paramedian Sagittal Sections (Growth of the Skull in the Sagittal Plane).- Paramedian Sagittal Sections.- Paramedian Sagittal Section.- References.

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