Essential Atlas of Anatomy

I had looked through many anatomy books for pictures of the male and female reproductive system to show my younger kids. I had "the talk" with them and they had so many questions after that, so I thought a book with pictures would help explain. This book has it all plus so much more, for if/when they become interested in the rest of the body. My kids all love it and have sat down many times to look through it and ask more questions. It has great pictures of the male and female anatomy, fertilization, gestation and birth. I highly recommend this book for the curious as well as the scholar.

There will always be times when you wonder how a part of your body works. This is especially true when you start to notice you are getting old, suffer from injuries, or people close to you have some kind of illness. Book is divided into systems and sections on blood, lymph, cell, and senses. The entire book is full of colored high-quality proportioned illustrations. The illustrations show the organs in several common cross-sections and brief explanation next to each of them. It's quite easy to find the pertinent information you need to understand a specific part of the body through index. Overall, a very good reference to have. Even if you already have Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy, this would still be nice to have on your desk for general overview and refresher. Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy can be overwhelming for first and second year medical students. The only minor problem with this book is the few cross-sections provided for each organ and system. Some organ are difficult to see in some cross-sections and need to be viewed from more angles.

This book is a very good atlas for Anatomy and physiology. I used this book for my college undergrade A and P courses. It shows the various muscles, nervous system and skeletal system with the utmost clarity to name a few. The pictures are of top quality and make anatomy and physiology easier to understand. I also used Tortora's Principles of Anatomy and Physiology as my primary text, which is also very good. However, I used Patrick Leonardi's Anatomy and Physiology Study Guide: Key Review Questions and Answers with Explanations Volume 1 and Volume 2. These two study guides were excellent sources for knowing what high yield questions that appeared on my test. Take it from me, I got excellent grades.

I just started my first anatomy & physiology class and I'm mighty glad I found this book. I have a huge textbook (Tortora, Grabowski) and a photographic atlas for the lab (Van De Graaff, Crawley) yet the Essential Atlas is my main choice when I need to understand the body's systems. It's filled with beautiful, clearly labeled color pictures and, because it's only 96 pages, it's a joy to pick up and look at. For the price, you can't beat this book!