Essentials of Human Anatomy, 8th ed.Essentials of Human Anatomy Human anatomy is primarily the scientific study of the morphology of the adult human body.[1] It is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy.[1] , ed 8 By Woodburne RT, Burkel WE. New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10016, Oxford University Press, 1988, cloth, 675 pp, illus, $41.95 The eighth edition of this classical textbook has undergone significant changes both in content and in preparation. There is a new subsection on embryology embryology Study of the formation and development of an embryo and fetus. Before widespread use of the microscope and the advent of cellular biology in the 19th century, embryology was based on descriptive and comparative studies. that will assist students in understanding introductory concepts. Photographs of magnetic resonance imaging magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), noninvasive diagnostic technique that uses nuclear magnetic resonance to produce cross-sectional images of organs and other internal body structures. have replaced those of computerized axial tomography computerized axial tomography: see CAT scan. computerized axial tomography (CAT) Diagnostic imaging method using a low-dose beam of X-rays that crosses the body in a single plane at many different angles. . Line drawings show cross sectional anatomy that correlates to the imaging examples. Many types of radiographs are used, including sialograms of the parotid parotid /pa·rot·id/ (pah-rot´id) near the ear. pa·rot·id adj. 1. Situated near the ear. 2. Of or relating to a parotid gland. n. A parotid gland. and submandibular glands. The volume is divided into nine sections and begins with a relatively complete systemic review of terminology and structures. Other sections are presented from a regional approach. Each section is organized from superficial to deep; this organization should be helpful to students doing concomitant dissection. A short glossary precedes a bibliography at the end of the textbook. The type has been reset; key words are in bold print, and clinical correlations are in smaller print. Pages are organized in a double-column format. Although the content is very well organized and flows easily from one concept to another, individual pages are "busy" and potentially overwhelming to the student who knows little background terminology. Most of the visuals are black and white line drawings. In an effort to be complete, the authors often supply so much detail that the reader cannot discriminate between structures. There also are two groups of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color plates. Although they are well done, with labeled black and white counterparts, they might have been more effective if they had been placed closer to their appropriate content areas. The authors' goal was to offer an updated anatomy textbook that would be useful over time to students entering the medical professions. This new edition certainly meets that goal, especially with the changes in content and graphics. This volume would be useful for the student physical therapist, but is presented in greater depth than that needed by the student physical therapist assistant. |
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