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Sixth edition
APPLETON & LANGE REVIEW OF
ANATOMY
Royce Lee Montgomery, PhD
Professor
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
School of Medicine
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Kurt Ogden Gilliland, PhD
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
School of Medicine
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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in treatment and drug therapy are required. The authors and the publisher of this work have checked with sources
believed to be reliable in their efforts to provide information that is complete and generally in accord with the stan-
dards accepted at the time of publication. However, in view of the possibility of human error or changes in med-
ical sciences, neither the authors nor the publisher nor any other party who has been involved in the preparation
or publication of this work warrants that the information contained herein is in every respect accurate or com-
plete, and they disclaim all responsibility for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from use of the
information contained in this work. Readers are encouraged to confirm the information contained herein with
other sources. For example and in particular, readers are advised to check the product information sheet included
in the package of each drug they plan to administer to be certain that the information contained in this work is
accurate and that changes have not been made in the recommended dose or in the contraindications for admin-
istration. This recommendation is of particular importance in connection with new or infrequently used drugs.
This book was set in Palatino by Circle Graphics.
The editors were Catherine W. Johnson and Lester A. Sheinis.
The production supervisor was Lisa Mendez.
The cover designer was Aimée Nordin.
The indexer was Alexandra Nickerson.
Von Hoffmann Graphics, Inc., was printer and binder.
This book was printed on acid-free paper.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Montgomery, Royce L.
Appleton & Lange review of anatomy / Royce L. Montgomery, Kurt Ogden
Gilliland.—6th ed.
p. ; cm.
Rev. ed. of: Appleton & Lange review of anatomy for the USMLE Step 1 / Royce L. Montgomery,
Gerald A. Montgomery. © 1995.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-07-137727-1 (alk. paper)
1. Human anatomy—Examinations, questions, etc. 2. Physicians—Licenses—United States—Examinations—Study
guides. I. Title: Appleton & Lange review of anatomy. II. Title: Review of anatomy. III. Gilliland, Kurt Ogden. IV.
Montgomery, Royce L. Appleton & Lange review of anatomy for the USMLE Step 1. V. Title.
[DNLM: 1. Anatomy—Examination Questions. QS 18.2 M788a 2003]
QM32 .M65 2002
611′.0076—dc21
2002016672
International Edition ISBN 0-07-121248-5
Copyright © 2003. Exclusive rights by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., for manufacture and export. This book cannot
be reexported from the country to which it is consigned by McGraw-Hill. The International Edition is not available in
North America.
Sixth edition
APPLETON & LANGE REVIEW OF
ANATOMY
Royce Lee Montgomery, PhD
Professor
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
School of Medicine
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Kurt Ogden Gilliland, PhD
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
School of Medicine
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Appleton & Lange Reviews/McGraw-Hill
Medical Publishing Division
New York Chicago San Francisco Lisbon London
Madrid Mexico City Milan New Delhi San Juan Seoul
Singapore Sydney Toronto
, 0523-00 FM 07/15/02 15:30 Page ii
Appleton & Lange Review of Anatomy, Sixth Edition
Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States
of America. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication
may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a data base or retrieval system,
without the prior written permission of the publisher.
Previous editions copyright © 1995, 1989, by Appleton & Lange; copyright © 1982, 1978, 1974,
by Arco Publishing, Inc.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 VNH VNH 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
ISBN: 0-07-137727-1
Notice
Medicine is an ever-changing science. As new research and clinical experience broaden our knowledge, changes
in treatment and drug therapy are required. The authors and the publisher of this work have checked with sources
believed to be reliable in their efforts to provide information that is complete and generally in accord with the stan-
dards accepted at the time of publication. However, in view of the possibility of human error or changes in med-
ical sciences, neither the authors nor the publisher nor any other party who has been involved in the preparation
or publication of this work warrants that the information contained herein is in every respect accurate or com-
plete, and they disclaim all responsibility for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from use of the
information contained in this work. Readers are encouraged to confirm the information contained herein with
other sources. For example and in particular, readers are advised to check the product information sheet included
in the package of each drug they plan to administer to be certain that the information contained in this work is
accurate and that changes have not been made in the recommended dose or in the contraindications for admin-
istration. This recommendation is of particular importance in connection with new or infrequently used drugs.
This book was set in Palatino by Circle Graphics.
The editors were Catherine W. Johnson and Lester A. Sheinis.
The production supervisor was Lisa Mendez.
The cover designer was Aimée Nordin.
The indexer was Alexandra Nickerson.
Von Hoffmann Graphics, Inc., was printer and binder.
This book was printed on acid-free paper.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Montgomery, Royce L.
Appleton & Lange review of anatomy / Royce L. Montgomery, Kurt Ogden
Gilliland.—6th ed.
p. ; cm.
Rev. ed. of: Appleton & Lange review of anatomy for the USMLE Step 1 / Royce L. Montgomery,
Gerald A. Montgomery. © 1995.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-07-137727-1 (alk. paper)
1. Human anatomy—Examinations, questions, etc. 2. Physicians—Licenses—United States—Examinations—Study
guides. I. Title: Appleton & Lange review of anatomy. II. Title: Review of anatomy. III. Gilliland, Kurt Ogden. IV.
Montgomery, Royce L. Appleton & Lange review of anatomy for the USMLE Step 1. V. Title.
[DNLM: 1. Anatomy—Examination Questions. QS 18.2 M788a 2003]
QM32 .M65 2002
611′.0076—dc21
2002016672
International Edition ISBN 0-07-121248-5
Copyright © 2003. Exclusive rights by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., for manufacture and export. This book cannot
be reexported from the country to which it is consigned by McGraw-Hill. The International Edition is not available in
North America.
