The
Concise Handbook of Human Anatomy
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192
pages,
softcover
234
x 156 mm page size
140
colour and b/w illustrations
ISBN: 978-1-874545-53-8
Price £16.95
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R.M.H.
McMinn, MD, PhD, FRCS
Emeritus Professor of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons of England,
and University of London, UK
Ralph T. Hutchings
Photographer
Bari M. Logan, MA, FMA, Hon MBIE
Prosector, University of Cambridge, UK
Focusing on the essentials, the Concise Handbook is an introduction
to anatomy, a revision aid and a handy reference. Clear jargon-free
descriptive text is supported by brilliant labelled dissections, colour
photographs, and schematic diagrams. The Concise Handbook, explains
difficult anatomical relationships, and indicates points of clinical
significance. Design matches content: the emphasis is on clarity and
precision.
Contents:
Head, Neck and Spine: Skull - front and side, Skull - base,
external and internal, Skull - fetal, Skull - mandible, Face - surface,
Face - superficial dissection, Face - infratemporal region, Neck -
surface, Neck - front and side, Head & Neck - median sagittal section,
Nose, Larynx, Cranial fossae, Eye, Ear, Brain - side, below and sagittal,
Brain - horizontal, coronal and stem, Vertebral column - whole & selected
vertebrae, Vertebral column - spinal cord and nerves. Upper Limb:
Upper limb bones, Shoulder - surface front & back, Shoulder -
dissection front & back, Shoulder - joint and sections, Brachial plexus,
Arm - front & back, Cubital fossa, Elbow and forearm - front & back,
Hand - palmar surface & dissections, Hand - dorsal surface & dissections.
Thorax and Abdomen: Thorax - skeleton, Thorax - surface front
& back, Heart & lungs, Heart & chambers, Mediastinum, Bronchi & lungs,
Diaphragm, Abdomen - surface, Anterior abdominal wall, Upper abdomen,
Coeliac trunk, Superior mesenteric vessels, Inferior mesenteric vessels,
Duodenum & pancreas, Liver & biliary tract, Kidneys, suprarenals,
appendix, Posterior anterior wall, Pelvic walls, Male pelvis, Inguinal
and femoral rings, Male perineum, Female pelvis, Female organs, Female
perineum. Lower Limb: Lower limb bones, Gluteal region - surface
& dissection, Femoral region - surface & dissection, Hip joint, Popiteal
fossa, Knee joint - surface, dissection & sections, Leg - front &
back, Foot & ankle - surface and dorsum, Foot & ankle - joints & sections,
Sole - dissections & ligaments. Survey diagrams of skeleton, muscles
& vessels. Glossary. Index.
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Key Features
Focuses
on the essentials.
Clear
explanatory descriptive text.
Superb
dissections, colour photos and drawings.
Clinically
relevant
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