Schuenke Michael - Neck and Internal Organs

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ISBN 978-1-60406-336-3 (set)

ISBN 978-1-60406-378-3 (General Anatomy and Musculoskeletal System)

ISBN 978-1-58890-444-7 (Neck and Internal Organs)

ISBN 978-1-58890-442-3 (Head and Neuroanatomy)

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ISBN 978-1-58890-444-7

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Foreword

Our enthusiasm for the THIEME Atlas of Anatomy began when each of us, independently, saw preliminary material from this Atlas. Both of us continue to be captivated by the new approach, the conceptual organization, and by the stunning quality and detail of the images of the Atlas. We were delighted by the ongoing opportunity provided by the editors at Thieme to cooperate with them in making this outstanding resource available to English-speaking students and colleagues.

As consulting editors we were asked to review, for accuracy, the English edition of the THIEME Atlas of Anatomy. In this, we have tried diligently to remain faithful to the intentions and insights of the original authors.

We extend our special thanks to Brian R. MacPherson, PhD, for his timely assistance in the role of Consulting Editor during the emergency illness of one editor (LMR).

We would like to thank the team at Thieme Medical Publishers who worked with us: Kelly Wright, Developmental Editor, and Cathrin E. Schulz, MD, Executive Editor, for checking and correcting our work and for their constant availability and encouragement.

We would also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Stefanie Langner, Production Manager, for preparing this volume with care and speed.

Lawrence M. Ross and Edward D. Lamperti

Preface

When the publisher started planning this Atlas, it sought out the opinions and needs of students and lecturers in both the United States and Europe. The goal was to find out what the ideal atlas of anatomy should beideal for students wanting to learn from the atlas, to master the extensive amounts of information while on a busy class schedule, and, in the process, to acquire sound, up-to-date knowledge. The result of this work is this atlas. The THIEME Atlas of Anatomy, unlike most other atlases, is a comprehensive educational tool that combines illustrations with explanatory text and summarizing tables, introducing clinical applications throughout, and presenting anatomical concepts in a step-by-step sequence that allows for the integration of both system-by-system and topographical views.

A further unique feature of the THIEME Atlas of Anatomy is the publication of this special Latin Nomenclature edition, intended to cater especially to those English-speaking users who study and use Latin nomenclature.

Since the THIEME Atlas of Anatomy is based on a fresh approach to the underlying subject matter, it was necessary to create for it an entirely new set of illustrationsa task that took eight years. Our goal was to provide illustrations that would compellingly demonstrate anatomical relations and concepts, revealing the underlying simplicity of the logic and order of human anatomy without sacrificing detail or aesthetics.

With the THIEME Atlas of Anatomy, it was our intention to create an atlas that would guide students in their initial study of anatomy, stimulate their enthusiasm for this intriguing and vitally important subject, and provide a reliable reference for experienced students and professionals alike.

If you want to attain the possible, you must attempt the impossible (Rabindranath Tagore).

Michael Schnke, Erik Schulte, Udo Schumacher, Markus Voll, and Karl Wesker

Acknowledgments

First we wish to thank our families. This atlas is dedicated to them.

We also thank Prof. Reinhard Gossrau, MD, for his critical comments and suggestions. We are grateful to several colleagues who rendered valuable help in proofreading: Mrs. Gabriele Schnke, Jakob Fay, MD, Ms. Claudia Dcker, Ms. Simin Rassouli, Ms. Heinke Teichmann, and Ms. Sylvia Zilles. We are also grateful to Dr. Julia Jrns-Kuhnke for helping with the figure labels.

We extend special thanks to Stephanie Gay and Bert Sender, who composed the layouts. Their ability to arrange the text and illustrations on facing pages for maximum clarity has contributed greatly to the quality of the atlas.

We particularly acknowledge the efforts of those who handled this project on the publishing side:

Jrgen Lthje, MD, PhD, executive editor at Thieme Medical Publishers, has made the impossible possible. He not only reconciled the wishes of the authors and artists with the demands of reality but also managed to keep a team of five people working together for years on a project whose goal was known to us from the beginning but whose full dimensions we came to appreciate only over time. He is deserving of our most sincere and heartfelt thanks.