Second Edition
Editors Harishanker JS
Ajai Sasi
Avinash N 2011-2012 Batch MBBS
Malabar Medical College, Kerala University of Health Sciences,
Calicut, Kerala, India
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Asterion—The Practical Handbook of Anatomy
First Edition: 2013
Second Edition: 2015
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Our family and friends for continuous suppport at all times
“Learn to see, learn to hear, learn to feel, learn to smell, and know that by practice alone can you become expert”
I am very happy to know that the students of Malabar Medical College, Calicut, Kerala, India, are coming out with a handbook on anatomy. When they approached me with a different idea, Asterion—The Practical Handbook of Anatomy, I readily welcomed that idea. The editors have seen that the book is brief and student-friendly. This handbook covering Histology, Osteology, Embryology, Radiology and Surface Marking will make a quick reference for the examination going students. It will also help them save a lot of time to concentrate on gross and applied anatomy.
I am using this opportunity to congratulate Harishanker JS, Ajai Sasi and Avinash N of 2nd batch, all staff members of Department of Anatomy and all those students of Malabar Medical College, Calicut, Kerala, India, who helped them to see that the book is through. I wish all the success for this venture.
VS Akbar Sherif MBBS MS MCh
Pediatric Surgeon
Principal, Malabar Medical College
9Preface to the Second Edition
It gives us immense pleasure to present before you once again the revised second edition of Asterion. The first handout was indeed a success, which made many of the 1st MB's to walk through their practicals with a light heart. The response of Asterion was the biggest encouragement for the upcoming of its modified version.
Many more modifications have been brought into this book. We have included the finer most images. Every chapter of anatomy has been incorporated with fine details and its clinical aspects dealt in detail. The first edition was made with a solo motto of getting every student through the practical. But now the focus of Asterion is not just cracking the examinations, but it will help you get into the subject. All the most probable questions have been included in the chapter Red Alert so that you do not even miss the toughest of the questions.
Altogether Asterion is a definite solution for every examination preparing student which can surely promise them an upper hand in their examination.
Harishanker JS
Ajai Sasi
11Preface to the First Edition
Every tributary of anatomy confluent to form “Asterion”. It is the right solution for all the last minute queries of every student just before the examination. It is an exclusive handout focusing mainly on practical anatomy.
A need of such a book will be felt maximum as we approach our university examination, a point of time when we get lost completely but keep staring at Histology, Radiology, Osteology, etc with a heavy heart full of fear and anxiety. Such a fear was there indeed in our heart too, which gave us the spark of compiling all these together, and this gave birth to our Asterion.
Asterion covers all practical aspects of anatomy comprising Histology, Embryology, Osteology, Radiology and Surface Marking. It is only a preparatory manual for undergraduates (UG), not a complete textbook. It is a very student-friendly concise book which will make you so confident that you can spot the toughest of spotters with no time. It gives you the exact idea for facing every exam—be it viva or theory at most precision, thus helping you to leave the exam hall with a smile.
One of the marking features of Asterion is that it presents you “The Red Alert” section which gives you the most probable theory questions from the gross anatomy section, thereby clearing away your vague minds and promising you a sure shot at the exam.
Now everything is set. Here we present you so gladly and proudly the magical wand of anatomy “Asterion”. So take away the wand and cast your spell on the examiner, so that everyone of you have a magical result.
Harishanker JS
Ajai Sasi
13Acknowledgments
We would take this opportunity to express our profound gratitude and deep regards to our principal Dr VS Akbar Sherif for his exemplary guidance, monitoring and constant encouragement throughout the course.
We also extend our sincere thanks to the Dr BS Ratna (Head, Department of Anatomy) and all the teachers and staff of the Department of Anatomy. We are also grateful to Dr Major Hari Bhaskar S and to all the other staff of the Department of Radiology, Malabar Medical College, Calicut, Kerala, India.
We are heartily thankful to Shri Jitendar P Vij (Group Chairman), Mr Ankit Vij (Group President), Mr Tarun Duneja (Director-Publishing), Mr Sunil Kumar Dogra (Production Executive), Mr Neelambar Pant (Production Coordinator) Mr Bharat Bhushan (Typesetter), Mr Manoj Pahuja (Graphic Designer), M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd., New Delhi, India, for their valuable guidance and support. We also note the help and continued support of Mr PM Sebastian (Jose) Branch Manager and Mr Diffin Robin, M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd., Kochi, Kerala, India
We would like to thank Shabeeb PK, Rarimol, Midhun NL, Mekha Premachandran, Hemanth Raj and the first batch of Malabar Medical College for their help and support. We are also thank Mohamed Abshad for the assistance with photographs.
We are indebted to Fathima Farsana Pulikkal, Sreekiran PR, Fathima Bathool (IInd batch, Malabar Medical College), Kavya P Valsaraj (Government Dental College, Calicut, Kerala, India), Ashwin Ramesh, Aswin KR (KMCT Medical College, Calicut, Kerala, India) for the immense help with illustrations.
We also thank Abhijith Varma, Aswathy BI, Shreelakshmi Pradeep, Ambili Pillai (IInd batch, Malabar Medical College) for their help in the initial editing and valuable suggestions.
We are also grateful to Team MASK, Sonu P Alex, Aishwarya A, Anagha Manoj (IInd batch, Malabar Medical College), Aparna J and Karthika J (IIIrd batch, Malabar Medical College) for providing us the right resources at the right time.
We also take this opportunity to thank the all students of Malabar Medical College, Calicut, Kerala, India, especially second batch without their support this would not have been a complete one.