Overview

Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, and in full-colour, this new edition provides an accessible introduction and revision aid for medical, nursing and all health sciences students. Thoroughly updated and now fully supported by a set of web-based flashcards, Anatomy at a Glance provides a user-friendly overview of anatomy to encapsulate all that the student needs to know.

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Overview

Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, and in full-colour, this new edition provides an accessible introduction and revision aid for medical, nursing and all health sciences students. Thoroughly updated and now fully supported by a set of web-based flashcards, Anatomy at a Glance provides a user-friendly overview of anatomy to encapsulate all that the student needs to know.

Anatomy at a Glance:

  • Addresses the basic concepts of anatomy in an highly visual, easy-to-remember way
  • Features two new chapters outlining anatomical terminology and basic embryology
  • Includes more coverage of imaging techniques such as CT and MRI
  • Offers free online flashcards for self-assessment and revision at wiley.com/go/anatomyataglance

To find out more about the at a Glance series, please visit ataglanceseries.com

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Editorial Reviews

From The Critics
Designed to conform to the latest guidelines for medical school anatomy courses, this text follows the double-page format of the series, with each topic presented through key facts and accompanied by color line drawings and radiographs. Content is both systematic and regional, so that the complete courses of major nerves and blood vessels are described as well as their regional relationships. Clinical notes are also included. The book can be used as a primary or supplemental text in a lecture-based course, or for exam preparation. Faiz is a specialist registrar in general surgery. Moffat is emeritus professor of anatomy of the University of Cardiff. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
From The Critics
Reviewer: Sandra E Inouye, PhD(Midwestern University)
Description: This is an illustrated synopsis of human gross anatomy, as the title implies. It is arranged in short chapters to facilitate a quick review of gross anatomy "accomplished in 176 pages" and follows the standard format of the At a Glance series.
Purpose: The authors have designed the book to correlate with the purported changes in anatomical studies. They claim that students of anatomy now only need to know the basic essentials of anatomy with particular emphasis on their clinical relevance. To match this statement, the authors have written a book that they hope provides "rapid revision without any frills." Although I do not fully agree with their statement concerning anatomical studies, I acknowledge that there is a need for textbooks to match those anatomy courses that have moved in this particular, abbreviated direction. This book is clearly designed for this purpose, with brief text chapters of basic anatomy accompanied by simple and comprehensible illustrations on the facing page.
Audience: "The authors designed the book to target medical students who have taken gross anatomy and need a brief review. It is certainly an appropriate anatomy review for not only medical students, but also graduate students in other health science programs, such as physician assistant, physical therapy, and occupational therapy. "
Features: The book very briefly covers the major regions of gross anatomy. Written in note format, it is designed to allow the reader to quickly peruse the section. The brevity of the text plainly indicates that it is designed to reinforce a student's basic knowledge of anatomy. For example, the section on the spine and spinal cord is covered in four pages — two pages of text and two pages of illustrations. The graphics accompanying the text are predominantly schematic, color illustrations, with a few radiographs interspersed throughout the book. The illustrations are clear, uncluttered, and designed to illustrate a few key points. A useful muscle index is included that allows the reader to quickly look up the origin, insertion, action, and nerve supply of a muscle.
Assessment: This is an appropriate book for all health sciences students who wish to quickly review anatomy. It is undoubtedly designed for those readers who already have a good knowledge of gross anatomy. Because of its succinct nature, not all of the information is graphically illustrated or presented in much detail. Obviously, most of the book is a reminder to the reader about some information that they already know. Although it is an appropriate book for former students of anatomy, I would not recommend it for those students currently taking gross anatomy.

3 Stars from Doody
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781118297100
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 11/30/2011
  • Series: At a Glance , #66
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Edition number: 3
  • Pages: 192
  • Sales rank: 1,272,387
  • File size: 8 MB

Meet the Author

Omar Faiz is a Senior Lecturer and Consultant Surgeon at St Mary's Campus, Imperial College, London

Simon Blackburn is a Specialty Registrar in Paediatric Surgery at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London

David Moffatt is Emeritus Professor of Anatomy at Cardiff University

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Table of Contents

Preface 5
The thorax
1 The thoracic wall I 6
2 The thoracic wall II 8
3 The mediastinum I - the contents of the mediastinum 10
4 The mediastinum II - the vessels of the thorax 12
5 The pleura and airways 14
6 The lungs 16
7 The heart I 18
8 The heart II 22
9 The nerves of the thorax 24
10 Surface anatomy of the thorax 26
The abdomen and pelvis
11 The abdominal wall 28
12 The arteries of the abdomen 31
13 The veins and lymphatics of the abdomen 34
14 The peritoneum 36
15 The upper gastrointestinal tract I 38
16 The upper gastrointestinal tract II 40
17 The lower gastrointestinal tract 42
18 The liver, gall-bladder and biliary tree 44
19 The pancreas and spleen 46
20 The posterior abdominal wall 48
21 The nerves of the abdomen 50
22 Surface anatomy of the abdomen 52
23 The pelvis I - the bony and ligamentous pelvis 54
24 The pelvis II - the contents of the pelvis 56
25 The perineum 58
26 The pelvic viscera 60
The upper limb
27 The osteology of the upper limb 62
28 Arteries of the upper limb 66
29 The venous and lymphatic drainage of the upper limb and the breast 68
30 Nerves of the upper limb I 70
31 Nerves of the upper limb II 72
32 The pectoral and scapular regions 74
33 The axilla 76
34 The shoulder (gleno-humeral) joint 78
35 The arm 80
36 The elbow joint and cubital fossa 82
37 The forearm 84
38 The carpal tunnel and joints of the wrist and hand 86
39 The hand 88
40 Surface anatomy of the upper limb 90
The lower limb
41 The osteology of the lower limb 92
42 The arteries of the lower limb 94
43 The veins and lymphatics of the lower limb 96
44 The nerves of the lower limb I 98
45 The nerves of the lower limb II 100
46 The hip joint and gluteal region 102
47 The thigh 106
48 The knee joint and popliteal fossa 109
49 The leg 112
50 The ankle and foot I 114
51 The ankle and foot II 116
52 Surface anatomy of the lower limb 118
The autonomic nervous system
53 The autonomic nervous system 120
The head and neck
54 The skull I 122
55 The skull II 124
56 Spinal nerves and cranial nerves I-IV 126
57 The trigeminal nerve (V) 128
58 Cranial nerves VI-XII 130
59 The arteries I 132
60 The arteries II and the veins 134
61 Anterior and posterior triangles 136
62 The pharynx and larynx 138
63 The root of the neck 140
64 The oesophagus and trachea and the thyroid gland 142
65 The upper part of the neck and the submandibular region 144
66 The mouth, palate and nose 146
67 The face and scalp 148
68 The cranial cavity 152
69 The orbit and eyeball 154
70 The ear, and lymphatics and surface anatomy of the head and neck 156
The spine and spinal cord
71 The spine 158
72 The spinal cord 160
Muscle index 162
Index 168
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