ClinicalAnatomybySystems

"ClinicalAnatomybySystems"isthefirstanatomytextbookfeaturingasystems-basedapproachgearedtomedicalschoolprogramsthathaveadoptedanintegrated,organsystem-basedcurriculum.BasedonDr.Snell'sestablishedandsuccessfulgrossanatomytextbook,"ClinicalAnatomy",thisbookusesmostoftheschematicillustrationsandmanyofthesamepedagogicalfeaturestoapproachthestudyofanatomyfromasystems-basedorientation.Basicanatomysectionssupplybasicinformationfordiagnosticandtreatmentpurposesandforperformingmedicalprocedures.Numerousimagingexamplesandlabeledphotographsofcross-sectionalanatomyareincludedtohelpstudentsthinkintermsofthree-dimensionalanatomy.Surfaceanatomysectionsprovidesurfacelandmarksofimportantanatomicstructureslocatedbeneaththeskinandoftenbypassedbypracticingclinicians.Physiologicandembryologicnotesareinterspersedwithbasicanatomicalmaterialtopointoutthefunctionalsignificanceofthematerialandprovidedevelopmentalanatomyinformationthatisessentialfortheunderstandingofthestructureandrelationshipsoforgans.Congenitalanomaliesthatmayaffecttherespectiveorgansarelistedafterthesenotes.Chapteropeningoutlineshighlighttheimportantconceptsstudentsshouldtakeawayfromeachchapter.End-of-chapterreviewquestionsandanswersprovidevaluableassistanceinboardandcoursereview.Thereisafreebound-inCD-ROMthatcontainsclinicalnotes,informationoncongenitalanomalies,radiographicanatomy,andclinicalproblem-solvingexercises.Theclinicalnotesemphasizethestructuresthatthephysicianwillencounterwhenmakingadiagnosisandtreatingapatient.Theyalsoprovidetheanatomicknowledgenecessarytounderstandmanyproceduresandtechniquesandnotetheanatomic'pitfalls'commonlyencountered.Theproblem-solvingsectionsconsistofcasehistoriesfollowedbymultiple-choicequestionsandanswerswithrationales.