The Anatomy Coloring Book

by Wynn Kapit, Lawrence Elson

Overview

Why use this coloring book?

For more than 35 years, The Anatomy Coloring Book has been the #1 best-selling human anatomy coloring book! A useful tool for anyone with an interest in learning anatomical structures, this concisely written text features precise, extraordinary hand-drawn figures that were crafted especially for easy coloring and interactive study. Organized according to body systems, each of the 162 two-page spreads featured in this book includes an ingenious color-key system where anatomical terminology is linked to detailed illustrations of the structures of the body. When you color to learn with The Anatomy Coloring Book, you make visual associations with key terminology, and assimilate information while engaging in kinesthetic learning. Studying anatomy is made easy and fun!

The Fourth Edition features user-friendly two-page spreads with enlarged art, clearer, more concise text descriptions, and new boldface headings that make this classic coloring book accessible to a wider range of learners.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780321832016
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	03/27/2013
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	8.62(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Wynn Kapit, the designer and illustrator of this book, has had careers in law, graphic and advertising design, painting, and teaching.

In 1955, he graduated from law school, with honors, from the University of Miami and was admitted to the Florida Bar. He practiced law both before and after military service. Four years later, he decided to pursue a childhood ambition and enrolled at what is now the Art Center College in Los Angeles, where he studied graphic design. Afterwards, he worked in the New York advertising world for six years as a designer and art director. He "dropped out" in the late 1960s, returned to California, and began painting. His numerous exhibitions included a one-man show at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor in 1968. He returned to school and received a master's degree in painting from the University of California at Berkeley in 1972.

Kapit was teaching figure drawing in Adult Ed in San Francisco in 1975 when he decided he needed to learn more about bones and muscles. He enrolled in Dr. Elson's anatomy class at San Francisco City College. While he was a student, he created the word-and-illustration coloring format that seemed to be a remarkably effective way of learning the subject. He showed some layouts to Dr. Elson and indicated his intention to do a coloring book on bones and muscles for artists. Immediately recognizing the potential of this method, Dr. Elson encouraged Kapit to do a "complete" coloring book on anatomy and offered to collaborate on the project. The first edition of The Anatomy Coloring Book was published in 1977, and its immediate success inspired the development of a completely new field of publishing: educational coloring books.

Kapit went on to create The Physiology Coloring Book with the assistance of two professors who were teaching at Berkeley: Dr. Robert I. Macey and Dr. Esmail Meisami. That book was published in 1987 and has gone through two editions. In the early 1990s, Kapit wrote and designed The Geography Coloring Book, now in its second edition.

Lawrence M. Elson, PhD, planned the content and organization, provided sketches, and wrote the text for the book. This is his seventh text, having authored It's Your Body and The Zoology Coloring Book and co-authored The Human Brain Coloring Book and The Microbiology Coloring Book. He received his BA in zoology and pre-med at the University of California at Berkeley and continued there to receive his PhD in human anatomy. Dr. Elson was assistant professor of anatomy at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, participated in the development of the Physician's Assistant Program, lectured and taught dissection anatomy at the University of California School of Medicine in San Francisco, and taught general anatomy, from protozoons to humans, at City College of San Francisco.

In his younger days, Dr. Elson trained to become a naval aviator and went on to fly dive-bombers off aircraft carriers in the Western Pacific. While attending college and graduate school, he remained in the Naval Air Reserve and flew antisubmarine patrol planes and helicopters. His last position in his 20-year Navy career was as commanding officer of a reserve antisubmarine helicopter squadron.

Dr. Elson is a consultant to insurance companies and personal injury and medical malpractice attorneys on causation-of-injury/death issues, a practice that has taken him throughout the United States and Canada. He has testified in hundreds of personal injury trials and arbitrations. His research interests are focused on the anatomic bases of myofascial pain arising from low velocity accidents.

Table of Contents

•PREFACE
•ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
•INTRODUCTION TO COLORING

•Anatomic Planes & Sections
•Terms of Position & Direction
•Systems of the Body (1)
•Systems of the Body (2)
•Cavities & Linings

•The Generalized Cell
•Cell Division / Mitosis
•Tissues: Epithelial
•Tissues: Fibrous Connective Tissues
•Tissues: Supporting Connective Tissues
•Tissues: Muscle
•Tissues: Skeletal Muscle Microstructure
•Tissues: Nervous
•Integration of Tissues

•The Integument: Epidermis
•The Integument: Dermis

•Long Bone Structure
•Endochondral Ossification
•Axial / Appendicular Skeleton
•Classification of Joints
•Terms of Movements
•Bones of the Skull (1)
•Bones of the Skull (2)
•Temporomandibular Joint
•Vertebral Column
•Cervical & Thoracic Vertebrae
•Lumbar, Sacral, & Coccygeal Vertebrae
•Bony Thorax
•Upper Limb: Pectoral Girdle & Humerus
•Upper Limb: Glenohumeral (Shoulder) Joint
•Upper Limb: Bones of the Forearm
•Upper Limb: Elbow & Related Joints
•Upper Limb: Bones / Joints of the Wrist & Hand
•Upper Limb: Bones / Joints in Review
•Lower Limb: Hip Bone, Pelvic Girdle, & Pelvis
•Lower Limb: Male & Female Pelves
•Lower Limb: Sacroiliac & Hip Joints
•Lower Limb: Bones of the Thigh & Leg
•Lower Limb: Knee Joint
•Lower Limb: Ankle Joint & Bones of the Foot
•Lower Limb: Bones & Joints in Review

•Introduction to Skeletal Muscle
•Integration of Muscle Action
•Head: Muscles of Facial Expression
•Head: Muscles of Mastication
•Neck: Anterior & Lateral Muscles
•Torso: Deep Muscles of the Back & Posterior Neck
•Torso: Muscles of the Bony Thorax & Posterior Abdominal Wall
•Torso: Muscles of the Anterior Abdominal Wall & Inguinal Region
•Torso: Muscles of the Pelvis
•Torso: Muscles of the Perineum
•Upper Limb: Muscles of Scapular Stabilization
•Upper Limb: Muscles of the Musculotendinous Cuff
•Upper Limb: Movers of the Shoulder Joint
•Upper Limb: Movers of Elbow & Radioulnar Joints
•Upper Limb: Movers of Wrist & Hand Joints
•Upper Limb: Movers of Hand Joints (Intrinsics)
•Upper Limb: Review of Muscles
•Lower Limb: Muscles of the Gluteal Region
•Lower Limb: Muscles of the Posterior Thigh
•Lower Limb: Muscles of the Medial Thigh
•Lower Limb: Muscles of the Anterior Thigh
•Lower Limb: Muscles of the Anterior & Lateral Leg
•Lower Limb: Muscles of the Posterior Leg
•Lower Limb: Muscles of the Foot (Intrinsics)
•Lower Limb: Review of Muscles
•Functional Overview

•Organization
•Functional Classification of Neurons
•Synapses & Neurotransmitters
•Neuromuscular Integration

•Development of the Central Nervous System (CNS)
•Cerebral Hemispheres
•Tracts / Nuclei of Cerebral Hemispheres
•Diencephalon
•Brain Stem / Cerebellum
•Spinal Cord
•Ascending Tracts (Pathways)
•Descending Tracts

•Ventricles of the Brain
•Meninges
•Circulation of Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)

•Cranial Nerves
•Spinal Nerves & Nerve Roots
•Spinal Reflexes
•Distribution of Spinal Nerves
•Brachial Plexus & Nerves to the Upper Limb
•Lumber & Sacral Plexuses: Nerves to the Lower Limb
•Dermatomes
•Sensory Receptors

•ANS: Sympathetic Division (1)
•ANS: Sympathetic Division (2)
•ANS: Parasympathetic Division

•Visual System (1)
•Visual System (2)
•Visual System (3)
•Auditory & Vestibular Systems (1)
•Auditory & Vestibular Systems (2)
•Taste & Smell

•Blood & Blood Elements
•Scheme of Blood Circulation
•Blood Vessels
•Mediastinum, Walls, & Coverings of the Heart
•Chambers of the Heart
•Cardiac Conduction System & the ECG
•Coronary Arteries & Cardiac Veins
•Arteries of the Head & Neck
•Arteries of the Brain
•Arteries & Veins of the Upper Limb
•Arteries of the Lower Limb
•Aorta, Branches, & Related Vessels
•Arteries to Gastrointestinal Tract & Related Organs
•Arteries of the Pelvis & Perineum
•Review of Principal Arteries
•Veins of the Head & Neck
•Caval & Azygos Systems
•Veins of the Lower Limb
•Hepatic Portal System
•Review of Principal Veins

•Lymphatic Drainage & Lymphocyte Circulation

•Introduction
•Innate & Adaptive Immunity
•Thymus & Red Marrow
•Spleen
•Lymph Node
•Mucosal Associated Lymphoid Tissue (M.A.L.T.)

•Overview
•External Nose, Nasal Septum, & Nasal Cavity
•Paranasal Air Sinuses
•Pharynx & Larynx
•Lobes & Pleura of the Lungs
•Lower Respiratory Tract
•Mechanism of Respiration

•Overview
•Oral Cavity & Relations
•Anatomy of a Tooth
•Pharynx & Swallowing
•Peritoneum
•Esophagus and Stomach
•Small Intestine
•Large intestine
•Liver
•Biliary System & Pancreas

•Urinary Tract
•Kidneys & Related Retroperitoneal Structures
•Kidney & Ureter
•The Nephron
•Tubular Function & Renal Circulation

•Introduction
•Pituitary Gland & Hypothalamus
•Pituitary Gland & Target Organs
•Thyroid & Parathyroid Glands
•Adrenal (Suprarenal) Glands
•Pancreatic Islets

•Male Reproductive System
•Testis
•Male Urogenital Structures
•Female Reproductive System
•Ovary
•Uterus, Uterine Tubes, & Vagina
•Menstrual Cycle
•Breast (Mammary Gland)

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES APPENDIX A: ANSWER KEYS APPENDIX B: INNERVATION OF SKELETAL MUSCLES GLOSSARY INDEX