In preparing this manual, it was essential to consider the need of both the students and teachers. With this in mind, the following objectives were formulated : To provide an accurate and up-to-date text that is visually appealing, interesting, applicable, examination- oriented and readable To develop in you a sufficient anatomical vocabulary so that you are conversant with medical terminology To identify and clearly state the basic concepts and learning objectives common for all branches of allied health courses To provide a correlated and balanced presentation of anatomy at both gross and clinical levels