Mcminn's Interactive Clinical Anatomy (Windows Cd-Rom) [CD-ROM]

Peter H. Abrahams (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0723421862 | ISBN-13: 978-0723421863 | Publication Date: January 15, 1997 | Edition: 1st

This CD-ROM provides an interactive database of human anatomy, with the emphasis on clinical and functional relevance. Based on the texts "Colour Atlas of Human Anatomy" and "Functional and Clinical Anatomy", it illustrates key functions by using video clips and animated graphics. Some features of anatomy, such as the skeleton and other parts of the body, are included in 3-D by MRI; and anatomy can be studied by system or region, or both, in this interactive programme. Interactive tests are included for all stills in the programme, as well as Peter Abraham's Cambridge anatomy worksheets, which include core questions on every region of the body. There is a zoom facility for close study and highlighting interesting structures.

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About the Author

Peter H. ABRAHAMS , MB BS, FRCS (Ed), FRCR

We have few authors as dynamic and entrepreneurial as Peter Abrahams. He combines a part-time Family Practitioner job, in a busy North London GP practice, with academic positions at Girton College and Kigezi School in Cambridge, in addition to numerous publishing activities (ranging from Editorial Board of Clinical Anatomy to Consultant on Inside the Human Body). He has been involved in the publication of numerous Mosby anatomy titles, in print and non-print formats, and took over the McMinn atlas in its last, fourth edition. He is an efficient, business-like author with a great delivery record.

Sandy C. MARKS Jr. BS, DDS, PhD

Sandy is a graduate with highest honours fromWashington and Lee University (B.S.1960, the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry (D.D.S. 1964) and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Ph.D. in Anatomy 1968). He did postdoctoral training at the National Naval Medical Center and the National Institute of Dental Research before joining the Department of Anatomy at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1970, where he is presently Professor of Cell Biology, Radiology and Surgery. He has taught anatomy, cell biology, neuroanatomy and embryology since 1965 and has been the North American Editor of the journal Clinical Anatomysince 1991. He is a founding member and former President of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists and has been an External Assessor and External Examiner in Anatomy for medical and dental students at the National University of Singapore and at the University of Malaya. He was brought on as U.S. co-author of the 4th edition of McMinn's Color Atlas of Human Anatomy, in a bid to improve the book's marketability in North America.

Ralph Hutchings

Ralph is now a freelance photographer, sculptor and restorer of vintage cars! Earlier in his career he was photographer at the Royal College of Surgeons, under the management of Bob McMinn. He owns the copyright to all images taken at the RCS at that time, and has in his possession copies of most of the photographs used in all the Mosby(-Wolfe) anatomy atlases published down the years… --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• CD-ROM
• Publisher: Mosby-Year Book; 1st edition (January 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0723421862
• ISBN-13: 978-0723421863
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,549,304 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I trained in London as a physician after Peace Corps teaching (VSO) in the jungles of Sarawak, Borneo.I had intended to become a surgeon but was side-tracked into anatomy after writing "Clinical Anatomy of Practical Procedures". This led to a Fulbright Scholarship to the University of Iowa.I was Clinical Anatomist at UCL (London) for 15 years and then held the Clinical Anatomist post at The University of Cambridge (UK) before moving to the new Chair of Clinical Anatomy at Warwick Post-Grad Medical School in 2007.I am a Fellow of Girton College, Cambridge and also do a couple of days a week in "real metropolitan, innner city medicine" as an NHS family practitioner in London.I worked as an anatomical consultant for WHO in Alexandria and Geneva, and have examined and lectured doctors and surgeons worldwide.Since 1993 I've been a Professor at St. Georges University, Grenada where I'm known for my passions of Scuba ,jungle hiking and lecturing on the history of art.Since 2005 I have been associated with Pretoria University, South Africa where one of my co-authors works.In 1997 I was awarded the BMA electronic publishing prize and the IAMS prize for "Interactive Skeleton" CD-ROM. In 2005 with Craven and Lumley won The Richard Asher Prize from the Royal Society of Medicine, London for the best new medical text book.My major works include the McMinn "Clinical Atlas of Human Anatomy" now in its 6th edition which won the BMA book award 2008 and with Weir "Imaging Atlas of Human Anatomy" now in its 4th edition. In 2006 the American Associstion of Clinical Anatomists recognized my contributions as its "Honoured Member" - "for authorship of anatomical textbooks and electronic resources in many languages" In 2007 I moved to Warwick post-graduate medical school where I was awarded the top teaching award ( WATE) in my first year. Last year I received an educational grant of 2.0 million dollars from government with which I have recently set up the West Midlands Surgical Training Centre which is a cadaver operative suite and plastinate teaching centre for all international health professionals.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Photographic Atlas For Human Gross Anatomy, July 12, 2002

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Benston Johnson (Central Islip, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: McMinn's Color Atlas of Human Anatomy, 4e (McMinn's Clinical Atls of Human Anatomy) (Paperback)

To all those who are looking for a photographic atlas of anatomy, LOOK NO FURTHER THAN McMINN's. This atlas has dissections and photos that are the epitomy of anatomical science. The book itself is beautifully organized into logical sections that integrate osteology, myology, and anatomy into a comprehensive package. After I read this book, I was ready for anything my professors could dish out on practicals. However, for written (theoretical) anatomy, you will need a descriptive atlas (I recommend Grant's). All in all, this book is extremely useful, and I recommend it to any allied health student who has to take anatomy.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent detail using real dissections, November 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: McMinn's Color Atlas of Human Anatomy, 4e (McMinn's Clinical Atls of Human Anatomy) (Paperback)

As a medical student I was looking for more detailed descriptions of muscle attachments as well as of the actual placement of structures in the human body. McMinn's Atlas has first-class dissections that expose the human body and its structures clearly, and also covers osteology thoroughly. I found the sites of muscle attachments to be most helpful. I highly recommend this atlas for students who just cannot get enough information from drawings. McMinn's Atlas uses the real thing; it is an excellent resource and investment.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Source of Knowledge, September 15, 2000

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"safeeya1" (Trinidad and Tobago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mcminn's Interactive Clinical Anatomy (Macintosh D-Rom) (CD-ROM)

This CD is just fantastic ! Being a medical student... I was in total awe when Professor Peter Abrahams presented this to our class. Never was my attention so focused on one thing. I highly recommend this CD to any person in the medical field and who is interested in having an excellent grasp on the Anatomy of the Human Body. This CD gives a 3D aspect on every aspect of the human body - bones, muscles, joints etc and that's just the beginning. This is definitely one you should have as part of your medical resources.