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Human Anatomy (MyA&P Series)

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The authors of this book have chosen to present human anatomy in the traditional "systems" manner (nervous system, respiratory system, etc) instead of interacting sections (upper thoracic, lower limbs, etc). Complicated systems (such as the nervous system) are broken up into different chapters, and certain organs (heart, blood vessels) also receive their own chapters. All in all, the book was well organized and made studying easy.

The book opens with an introduction to body orientation, those terms doctors and nurses use to describe locations of disease and pain relative to certain parts of the body. The second chapter is a brisk jaunt through the structure of cells. The third chapter is a fascinating introduction to embryology, and the fourth chapter focuses on tissues. Chapters 5-25 are the actual anatomy systems chapters.

The text simplifies many concepts and biological pathways with color-coded charts, tables, and figures. Interesting diseases and conditions are scattered throughout each chapter, which makes some of the dry text more interesting, because they tend to bring together different chunks of knowledge from a particular chapter.

I found the chapter on the lymphatic and immune systems to be somewhat thin, but since much of the anatomy of those systems is covered in other chapters, it's perhaps understandable. Also, I'm not sure why there wouldn't be a chapter on the exocrine system(s).

The book is bundled with A Brief Atlas of the Human Body, which gives a nice summary of tissues and provides cadaver examples of all bones, muscles, and organs.

Subjects of each chapter:
1. Description of body orientation
2. Cells
3. Embryology
4. Tissues
5. Skin
6. Introduction to bones
7. Axial skeleton
8. Appendicular skeleton
9. Joints
10. Skeletal muscle tissue
11. Muscles of the body
12. Introduction to the nervous system and nervous tissue
13. Central nervous system
14. Peripheral nervous system
15. Autonomic nervous system
16. Hearing, taste, smell
17. Blood
18. The heart
19. Blood vessels
20. Lymphatic and immune system
21. Respiratory system
22. Digestive system
23. Urinary system
24. Reproductive system
25. Endocrine system

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