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R. Shane Tubbs, MS, PA-C, PhD is a native of Birmingham, Alabama, USA and a is a clinical anatomist, author, editor, educator, and researcher. He is Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology, Surgery, and Structural & Cellular Biology, Director of Surgical Anatomy at Tulane School of Medicine and Program Director of Anatomical Research in the Clinical Neuroscience Research Center at Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana and Department of Neurosurgery and Ochsner Neuroscience Institute Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA. He has multiple honorary professorships/faculty positions both in the US and abroad. Dr. Tubbs is President-elect of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists (AACA) and serves as its Journal's (Clinical Anatomy) Editor-in-Chief. Dr. Tubbs' research interests are centered around what has been termed "reverse translational anatomy research” where clinical/surgical problems are identified and solved/explained with anatomical studies. This investigative paradigm in anatomy has resulted in over 1,800 peer reviewed publications from his laboratory. Dr. Tubbs' laboratory has made novel discoveries in human anatomy and in 2018, he was listed as a "hyperprolific author” in the journal Nature. Dr. Tubbs sits on the editorial board of over 10 anatomical journals and over 30 clinical journals and has reviewed for over 150 various scientific journals. He has authored/edited over 50 books and over 80 book chapters primarily in anatomical and neurosurgical textbooks. Lastly, Dr. Tubbs is Chair of the Federative International Programme on Anatomical Terminologies (FIPAT) and oversees six working groups dedicated to this topic. Under his leadership, the second edition of Terminologia Anatomica was just published.

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 Dissection Lab Materials and Instruments

Section 1 Back

Chapter 2 The Muscles of the Back and the Scapula

Chapter 3 Suboccipital Triangle and Spinal Cord

Clinical Applications: Back

Section 2 Thorax

Chapter 4 Pectoral Region and Breast

Chapter 5 Lungs, Removal of the Heart and Posterior Mediastinum

Chapter 6 The Heart

Clinical Applications: Thorax

Section 3 Upper Limb

Chapter 7 The Axilla and Arm

Chapter 8 The Forearm (Antebrachium)

Chapter 9 The Hand

Clinical Applications: Upper Limb

Section 4 Abdomen

Chapter 10 The Anterior Abdominal Wall

Chapter 11 Peritoneal Cavity

Chapter 12 Gastrointestinal Tract

Chapter 13 The Posterior Abdominal Wall

Clinical Applications: Abdomen

Section 5 Pelvis and Perineum

Chapter 14 Pelvis

Chapter 15 The Perineum

Clinical Applications: Pelvis Perineum

Section 6 Lower Limb

Chapter 16 Gluteal Region

Chapter 17 The Thigh

Chapter 18 The Leg

Chapter 19 The Foot

Clinical Applications: Lower Limb

Section 7 Head and Neck

Chapter 20 The Neck

Chapter 21 The Face

Chapter 22 The Infratemporal Fossa

Chapter 23 Calvaria, Dural Venous Sinuses, Brain and Cranial Nerves

Chapter 24 The Orbit

Chapter 25 The Ear

Chapter 26 The Nasal Cavity

Chapter 27 The Pharynx and Oral Cavity

Chapter 28 The Larynx

Chapter 29 The Retropharyngeal Region and Pharynx

Clinical Applications: Head and Neck

Appendix: Answers to Test Yourself