The Virtual Anaesthesia Textbook

The Virtual Anaesthesia Textbook

Anatomy for Anaesthetists

Last modified on the 3rd July 2006 by Donal.Shanahan

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Fantastic sites

Pod casts and powerpoint audiovisual lectues from Dr Whitaker's Instant Anatomy website - just superb work.

3-D Brain Anatomy - very interesting use of the web



Head and neck anatomy

Basic motor pathway from Washington University School of Medicine. Eye tutorial | Eye examination | Blood supply to brain | Facial nerve and muscles of facial expression tutorial. | Skull tutorial. | Mandibular division of trigeminal nerve.

Skull tutorial - From Gateway Community College, Phoenix best l have seen for identification of foramina and major bony points of the skull - great work but could do with some text to fill in the gaps like what structures pass through these foramina so l would use this database with one from Emory University.

Cross sectional anatomy. - From Loyola University part of the Lumen Dissector (MRI, movie), overall OK but you really need to know your anatomy to benefit from this work.

The larynx plus a videoclip of the larynx during speech - from the phonetics lab University of Oxford.

Neck tutorial from University of Newcastle Upon Tyne.



Trunk

Cross sectional anatomy | Anatomy | Spinal cord.

Cross sectional anatomy - From Loyola University part of the Lumen Dissector great labelled and unlabelled images but lacks text thus you really need to know your anatomy to benefit from this work.

Heart tutorial.

Epidural misadventures - Holly A. Muir's review of the risks and complications of this procedure. Try the test after going through this informative tutorial.


Cross sectional anatomy. | Abdomen imaging. | Abdomen | Inguinal canal tutorial.



Limbs

Cross sectional anatomy | The Shoulder | Brachial plexus | Osteology of the hand | radiographs | Hand tutorial.

Cross sectional anatomy | Femoral triangle tutorial | Knee tutorial | Obturator nerve | Sciatic nerve | Pudendal nerve | Gluteal region.

Very useful source of peripheral nerve block information - NYSORA - New York School of Regional Anesthesia.



Videoclips of procedures and demonstrations

Epidural.

Lumbar puncture.

Dalhousie University resources.



Fun but useful

Bodyworld exhibition

Trauma org - Excellent interactive practice moulages.

Net Anatomy - Nice website check out the thorax USMLE type examination questions.


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This page is one chapter of many in the Virtual Anaesthesia Textbook. Please direct all comments about the organisation of this chapter, corrections to links, and suggestions for additions to:

Donal Shanahan Ph.D.
Anatomy and Clinical Skills Centre,
School of Medical Education Development,
Framlington Place,
The University of Newcastle Upon Tyne,
Newcastle Upon Tyne,
NE2 4HH,
UK
Website http://anatome.ncl.ac.uk/tutorials/index.html

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University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, England - Dr Donal Shanahan PhD Prosector Licenced Teacher of Anatomy

Newcastle University - Dr Donal Shanahan PhD Prosector and Licenced Teacher of Anatomy