Quick Draw Anatomy for anesthetists

I have always found anatomy a tricky subject: it was my ‘last minute’ subject when revising for exams. During fi nal FRCA preparation, both I and Kiran Singh-Kandola realised that drawing simplifi ed diagrams helped us to label any anatomy image shown to us, and so it might help others too. This idea stayed an idea for a long time. I then started teaching some of the diagrams to core trainees studying for the primary FRCA. They seemed enthused to have an easy way to learn anatomy, but there seemed to be no revision books which did this.

I developed the step-by-step approach to drawing the diagrams from the way I taught people to draw them. In the last few years I have added many more drawings/diagrams, with the aim of covering most of the syllabus for anatomy.

Many of the diagrams are done in a step-by-step ‘how to draw’ method. For some topics, such as the eye and the spleen, rather than step-by-step drawing, the salient points and general anatomy needed for the exams are covered.

The main idea of the book is to make anatomy simpler for you to learn. Lots of tips are included, some about how to draw and some to help you answer some common questions. The book should aid you in all primary and fi nal FRCA exam revision.

Section 1 Head, neck and neuro-anatomy
1.1 Circle of Willis
1.2 Venous drainage of the brain
1.3 Venous drainage in the neck
1.4 Base of the skull
1.5 Trigeminal nerve
1.6 Motor and sensory innervation of the face
1.7 Vagus nerve
1.8 Cervical plexus
1.9 Eye and eye socket bones

Section 2 Vertebral column

2.1 Spinal cord
2.2 Epidural space
2.3 Paravertebral space
2.4 Vertebrae
2.5 Sacrum and sacral anatomy

Section 3 Cardiac

3.1 Coronary arteries
3.2 Venous drainage of the heart

Section 4 Airway and respiratory

4.1 Airway sensation
4.2 Larynx
4.3 Bronchial tree
4.4 Thoracic inlet
4.5 First rib
4.6 Intercostal nerves
4.7 Mediastinum
4.8 Diaphragm

Section 5 Abdomen

5.1 Abdominal aorta
5.2 Coeliac plexus
5.3 Abdominal wall
5.4 Spleen
5.5 Liver
5.6 Nephron

Section 6 Limb – upper

6.1 Blood vessels in the arms
6.2 Brachial plexus
6.3 Axilla
6.4 Cubital fossa
6.5 Wrist

Section 7 Limb – lower

7.1 Blood vessels in the legs
7.2 Lumbosacral plexus
7.3 Femoral canal
7.4 Popliteal fossa
7.5 Ankle