Gross Anatomy: The Big Picture

Get the BIG PICTURE of Gross Anatomy in the context of healthcare - and zero-in on what you really need to know to ace the course and board exams!

Gross Anatomy: The Big Picture is the perfect bridge between review and textbooks. With an emphasis on what you truly need to know versus "what's nice to know," it features 450 full-color illustrations that give you a complete, yet concise, overview of essential anatomy.

The book's user-friendly presentation consists of text on the left-hand page and beautiful full-color illustrations on the right-hand page. In this way, you get a "big picture" of anatomy principles, delivered one concept at a time -- making them easier to understand and retain.

Striking the perfect balance between illustrations and text, Gross Anatomy: The Big Picture features:

• High-yield review questions and answers at the end of each chapter
• Numerous summary tables and figures that encapsulate important information
• 450 labeled and explained full-color illustrations
• A final exam featuring 100 Q&As
• Important clinically-relevant concepts called to your attention by convenient icons
• Bullets and numbering that break complex concepts down to easy-to-remember points

Inhalt

SECTION 1 BACK Chapter 1. Back SECTION 2. THORAX Chapter 2. Anterior Thoracic Wall Chapter 3. Lungs Chapter 4. Heart Chapter 5. Superior and Posterior Mediastina SECTION 3 ABDOMEN, PELVIS AND PERINEUM Chapter 6. Overview of the Abdomen, Pelvis and Perineum Chapter 7. Anterior Abdominal Wall Chapter 8. Serous membranes of the Abdominal Cavity Chapter 9. Foregut Chapter 10. Midgut and Hindgut Chapter 11. Posterior Abdominal Wall Chapter 12. Pelvis and Perineum Chapter 13. Male Reproductive System Chapter 14. Femail Reproductive System SECTION 4 HEAD Chapter 15. Scalp, Skull and Meninges Chapter 16. Brain Chapter 17. Cranial Nerves Chapter 18. Orbit Chapter 19. Ear Chapter 20. Superficial Face Chapter 21. Infratemporal Fossa Chapter 22. Pterygopalatine Fossa Chapter 23. Nasal Cavity Chapter 24. Oral Cavity SECTION 5 NECK Chapter 25. Oerview of the Neck Chapter 26. Triangles and Root of the Neck Chapter 27. Pharynx Chapter 28. Larynx SECTION 6 UPPER LIMB Chapter 29. Overview of the Upper Limb Chapter 30. Shoulder and Axilla Chapter 31. Arm Chapter 32. Forearm Chapter 33. Hand SECTION 7 LOWER LIMB Chapter 34. Overview of the Lower Limb Chapter 35. Gluteal Region and Hip Chapter 36. Thigh Chapter 37. Leg Chapter 38. Foot SECTION 8 FINAL EXAMINATION Chapter 39. Study Questions and Answers