Hollinshead's Functional Anatomy of the Limbs and Back, 6th ed.The sixth edition of this relatively well-known reference has several notable changes that distinguish it from earlier editions. Major terms are in boldface, and critical words related to those terms are in italics. Terminology has been updated, and color has been added to improve visual understanding. There are new figures specifically emphasizing the osteological attachments of soft tissue structures. Review tables of muscles delineating origin, insertion, action, and innervation innervation /in·ner·va·tion/ (in?er-va´shun) 1. the distribution or supply of nerves to a part. 2. the supply of nervous energy or of nerve stimulation sent to a part. are provided within appropriate chapters. Other tables demonstrate peripheral nerves Peripheral nerves Nerves throughout the body that carry information to and from the spinal cord. Mentioned in: Amyloidosis, Charcot Marie Tooth Disease by segmental segmental /seg·men·tal/ (seg-men´t'l) 1. pertaining to or forming a segment or a product of division, especially into serially arranged or nearly equal parts. 2. undergoing segmentation. levels, as well as by the muscles that each nerve innervates. Drawings of vectors demonstrating the line of muscle pull are superimposed su·per·im·pose tr.v. su·per·im·posed, su·per·im·pos·ing, su·per·im·pos·es 1. To lay or place (something) on or over something else. 2. over illustrations of major muscle groups. This vector component offers excellent visual applications of the functional roles of appendicular muscles. Such varied approaches should assist the student in developing the ability to manipulate anatomy content from many directions. The volume is divided into five sections. The first is an introductory unit composed of three chapters that cover anatomical terminology, the basic tissues, and an overview of systems. Other sections offer regional approaches to the upper limb In human anatomy, the upper limb (also upper extremity) refers to what in common English is known as the arm, that is, the region of the shoulder to the fingertips. It includes the entire limb, and thus, is not synonymous with the term upper arm. , the back, and the lower limb. The volume concludes with short chapters on the head and neck, the thorax thorax, body division found in certain animals. In humans and other mammals it lies between the neck and abdomen and is also called the chest. The skeletal frame of the thorax is formed by the sternum (breastbone) and ribs in front and the dorsal vertebrae in back. , and the abdomen. The end of every chapter offers several review questions to help the reader use the information in a practical manner. Questions emphasize kinesiological applications of the structures discussed in greatest detail in the text. Since the primary purpose of the text is to present information concerning the extremities and the back, the lack of any depth in any other region of the body makes this volume inadequate for the physical therapist student. It likely would provide sufficient detail for the physical therapist assistant student and might serve as a quick reference for musculoskeletal musculoskeletal /mus·cu·lo·skel·e·tal/ (-skel´e-t'l) pertaining to or comprising the skeleton and muscles. mus·cu·lo·skel·e·tal adj. Relating to or involving the muscles and the skeleton. information for the practicing therapist or for those therapists who are returning to clinical practice. |
|
||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion