The Atlas of the Human Body : A Complete Guide to How the Body Works

by Peter H. Abrahams

Discover how the human body works in this fascinating examination. Navigate through the body from head to toe, looking at bones, muscles, organs, and soft tissue. Learn incredible there are over 9000 taste buds on your tongue and approximately 120,000 hairs on your head. The human body is an immensely complex organism, but this book describes its components and functions and the way they work together in clear language and through an array of detailed illustrations. Easy to follow, jargon-free text describes the composition and function of each part of the body -- from the skull to the toes -- and the illustrations are annotated with labels that make every element clear. The book is organized according to the different structures and systems found in the human body.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Reference, Health, Medicine

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Peter H. Abrahams is a Professor of Clinical Anatomy at the Warwick Medical School.

Reviews

[John · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm not going to finish this book because I'm just not learning from reading it. At some point I will look for a better source to learn/review basic anatomy.

The pictures in this book are not great. When I do an internet image search on any topic, and compare the resulting images to what is in this book, the internet pictures are always better. There are also free 3D human atlases available online that go into just as much detail as this book.

The captions and notes surrounding the pictures are, TBH, a little hard to follow. In general, I feel like there is something missing in this book to make it cohere into a decent learning utility. Perhaps it is meant more for reference? It feels like it is meant for cramming before an anatomy quiz or test. But again, I can't imagine this is a great instrument for any of this. Perhaps as a second source to complement a main text?

Honestly, I learn the most about anatomy when I open up an LLM AI (such as ChatGTP) and ask directed questions about a certain area of anatomy/physiology.

[Elena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Scritto molto bene, con immagini bellissime. Utile per imparare.

[Library Kat · Rating 3 out of 5]

rechecked this on November 7 originally checked out In October when I got the "clean eating" book.
This book has good illustrations and good footnotes although the edition I have is a cream cover lettering rather than the picture you see above. Much longer in whigth then your average grays anatomy text
I find the illustration more comprehensible as well.