The Scientific Bases of Human Anatomy

As medical schools struggle to fit ever more material into a fixed amount of time, students need to approach the study of anatomy through a succinct, integrative overview. Rather than setting forth an overwhelming list of facts to be memorized, this book engages readers with a fascinating account of the connections between human anatomy and a wide array of scientific disciplines, weaving in the latest advances in developmental and evolutionary biology, comparative morphology, and biological engineering.

Logically organized around a few key concepts, The Scientific Bases of Human Anatomy presents them in a clear, memorable prose, concise tabular material, and a host of striking photographs and original diagrams.

• Offers a logical organization around for key concepts

• Promotes a true understanding for the importance for human anatomy of a wide array of biomedical,
biological and anthropological disciplines

• Incorporates tabular material summarizing important information.

• Exquisitely and expansively illustrated with original photographs and diagrams.