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Principles of Human Anatomy

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Principles of Human Anatomy, the market-leading text through its many editions, successfully blends visual and textual elements to illuminate the complexities of human anatomy. A host of carefully crafted pedagogical aids support both the succinctly written narrative as well as the outstanding illustration program. Applications representing a variety of clinical perspectives provide readers with both relevance and motivation. The eleventh edition of the book continues to break new ground by offering readers a glimpse into the fascinating history of how we have come to know what we do. In addition, readers are given the opportunity to explore structure from diverse perspectives, and gain insights into the vital contributions that anatomical knowledge brings to the understanding of functions, diagnosis and treatment of disease.

972 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1977

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266 reviews58 followers
February 14, 2020
While this is undeniably a behemoth-level, decently-informative tome, anatomy's form as a subject necessitates a density of details that could cause even the most dedicated student to drop dead via stroke. But not all learning materials are constructed equally.

This one, while utilizing wonderful imagery from Netter's Anatomy and of course containing everything one would ever need to know within the boundaries of lower-division anatomy, could be so much better. I'm not sure how, but the way the content is laid out could no doubt be streamlined or presented in a way that doesn't feel like trying to ingest a bowling ball.




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202 reviews1 follower
June 11, 2026
After an extensive, strenuous, and most exhaustive analysis, I can now confidently identify what humans look like.
Yep, those are humans alright.
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4,920 reviews90 followers
June 25, 2016
Accessible for a determined layperson and a good professional resource. There are NOT many texts that can make that claim.

The electronic support and realistic dissection photos are _very_ helpful.

I would absolutely recommend this book for anyone who needs a good solid anatomy textbook.
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332 reviews34 followers
October 12, 2007
Mine is probably a few editions back. Great book. Was my university text and I loved it. Very friendly.
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187 reviews14 followers
November 25, 2021
ANA126: Elementary Human Anatomy

Thick book with lots of content. Not fun to read but learned lots.
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