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An overview of the nervous system (2021)
Journal Article
Bazira, P. J. (2021). An overview of the nervous system. Surgery (Oxford), 39(8), 451-462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mpsur.2021.06.012

The nervous system is divided topographically into two parts: the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. From a functional perspective, however, the two systems are intimately connected and function in an integrated and coordinated... Read More about An overview of the nervous system.

Clinically applied anatomy of the pelvis (2021)
Journal Article
Bazira, P. J. (2021). Clinically applied anatomy of the pelvis. Surgery (Oxford), 39(6), 324-332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mpsur.2021.04.002

The bony pelvis is an irregular but complete bony ring made up of the right and left hip bones anterolaterally and the sacrococcygeal part of the vertebral column posteriorly. The two hip bones are firmly united anteriorly at the pubic symphysis, and... Read More about Clinically applied anatomy of the pelvis.

Clinically applied anatomy of the vertebral column (2021)
Journal Article
Bazira, P. J. (2021). Clinically applied anatomy of the vertebral column. Surgery (Oxford), 39(6), 315-323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mpsur.2021.04.004

The vertebral column (spinal column, spine, or backbone) forms the central axis of the body's skeleton. It supports the skull superiorly and participates in the formation of the pelvis inferiorly. The vertebral column comprises the following five reg... Read More about Clinically applied anatomy of the vertebral column.

Clinically applied anatomy of the heart (2021)
Journal Article
Bazira, P. J. (2021). Clinically applied anatomy of the heart. Surgery (Oxford), 39(3), 117-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mpsur.2021.01.004

This article is a concise description of the applied topographical anatomy of the heart, emphasizing those aspects of cardiac functional anatomy that are essential to clinical cardiac examination.

Radiological anatomy of the abdomen (2021)
Journal Article
Fang, C., Kane, P., Bazira, P. J., & Ben Cresswell, A. (2021). Radiological anatomy of the abdomen. Surgery (Oxford), 39(2), 61-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mpsur.2020.12.001

Advances in technology have led to significant developments in techniques for imaging the abdominal and pelvic organs, in both the elective and emergency surgical settings. Improvements in the quality and availability of imaging has had a profound ef... Read More about Radiological anatomy of the abdomen.