Written completely in outline format to be perfect for introductory human anatomy courses as a standalone or companion text. This instructional text is complemented with illustration keys so the visual image of the structure, its name and its purpose in that anatomical position can be related.

Festures

• NEW - ANATLAB—Interactive multimedia demo CD-ROM featuring real cadaver images and narrated demonstrations.

  • Helps students visualize the body three-dimensionally.

• Concise text—Usually presented with illustrations.

  • Helps students learn the most vital information as they look at the structure involved without confusing them with extraneous detail.

• Organized by body regions—Lower Limb, Upper Limb, Head & Neck, and Abdomen & Thorax.

  • Allows students to have a greater understanding of the relationship of anatomical structures.

• Activities and exercises.

  • Reinforce each lesson and help students form the mental images and the understanding of positions on their own bodies, which will help in remembering the information.

• Illustrations—Simple and clean, designed to be colored by reader.

  • Helps students visualize the structure they are reading about.

• Clinical comments.

  • Make selected information more clinically relevant.

• Reviews—At the end of each unit.

  • Gives students a self evaluation of important material.

• Spiral binding.

  • Allows book to be used open—needed for facing pages.

• Concisely edited.

  • Students can easily carry the book to class and are not intimidated by huge amounts of information.

New To This Edition

• ANATLAB—Interactive multimedia demo CD-ROM featuring real cadaver images and narrated demonstrations.

  • Helps students visualize the body three-dimensionally.

Table of Contents

I. OVERVIEW OF BODY SYSTEMS AND THE LOWER LIMB. 
      1. Introductory Terminology and Orientation to the Body. 
      2. Osteology: The Study of Bone. 
      3. Bones of the Pelvic Girdle and Lower Limb. 
      4. Arthrology: The Study of Joints. 
      5. Myology: The Study of Muscles. 
      6. Muscles of the Hip and Thigh. 
      7. Muscles of the Leg and Foot. 
      8. Introduction to the Nervous System. 
      9. Nerves of the Lower Limb.
     10. Introduction to the Cardiovascular System.
     11. Blood Vessels of the Lower Limb.
     12. Special Areas of the Lower Limb.
     13. Review of Unit I.

II. THE BACK AND THE UPPER LIMB.
     14. The Axial Skeleton.
     15. Muscles of the Axial Skeleton.
     16. Bones of the Pectorial Girdle and Upper Limb.
     17. Arthrology of the Upper Limb.
     18. Muscles of the Shoulder and Arm.
     19. Muscles of the Forearm and Hand.
     20. Nerves of the Upper Limb.
     21. Blood Vessels of the Upper Limb.
     22. Special Areas of the Upper Limb.
     23. Review of Unit II.

III. THE HEAD AND NECK.
     24. The Skull.
     25. The Brain.
     26. Meninges and Circulation of the Brain.
     27. Functions of the Cerebrum.  
     28. Spinal Cord and Tracts.
     29. Cranial Nerves.
     30. Organs of Special Sense.
     31. Muscles and Vessels of the Head and Neck.
     32. The Autonomic Nervous System.
     33. Review of Unit III.

IV. THE ABDOMEN, PELVIS, AND THORAX.
     34. Muscles of the Abdomen and Pelvis.
     35. Digestive System and Peritoneum.
     36. Vessels and Nerves of the Abdomen and Pelvis. 
     37. The Urinary System.
     38. The Male Reproductive System.
     39. The Female Reproductive System.
     40. The Endocrine System.
     41. The Thorax: Muscles, Nerve and Blood Supply.
     42. The Respiratory System.
     43. The Heart.
     44. Fetal Circulation.
     45. The Lymphatic System.
     46. Review of Unit IV. 
     Appendix.
     Index.