Anatomica: The Complete Home Medical Reference

by Cheryl Perry (Editor), Kurt H. Albertine (Consultant), Robin Arnold (Contributor)

This book is not aimed at health professionals. The concept is to present human anatomy in the context of medical knowledge in a way which is accessible to everyone. Medical therapies are included, with specialist terms for treatments and medications explained. Alternative therapies are also covered. The major body systems: the circulatory, digestive, endocrine, lymphatic, muscular, nervous, autonomic nervous, reproductive, respiratory, skeletal and urinary systems.

First published in 2000 as: Anatomica : the complete reference to the human body and how it works.

Accompanying CD-ROM entitled: Anatomica on CD ROM.

Includes index

Genres: Nonfiction, Medical

912 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Velma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Anatomy for the lay person. I bought this hefty tome 5 or 6 years ago as a general reference and to scratch an itch (I'm intensely curious about what's going on in there), but hadn't really pulled it off the shelves until now. The impetus behind peering between its covers is my new collection of ailments; I want to both visualize the systems that are failing (in order to facilitate healing visualization techniques) and to increase my medical vocabulary (the better to communicate with my ever-widening team of doctors).

This coffee-table behemoth is a good start to that. Intended as both an illustrated guide to the human body and an encyclopedic health reference, it contains the collected knowledge of some 23 physicians, researchers, and other medical experts. (Because it is an Australian publication, this edition at any rate, all of the contributors and consultants are drawn from 'Down Under.')

There are two major sections to Anatomica: an overview of the major systems of the body (circulatory, digestive, endocrine, lymphatic/immune, muscular, nervous, reproductive, respiratory, skeletal, and urinary), followed by an alphabetical catalog of all things anatomical, from Aging and Alveoli, to Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome and Zygote. There is also a brief first aid manual, an extensive symptom guide, and a pictorial representation of major developmental milestones of the human lifespan, as well as a comprehensive index.

This isn't a substitute for a goo anatomy textbook, but it is a good place to begin. Packed with hundreds of color illustrations, it would make an excellent tool for artists, and if I were a breeder, I'd definitely want it my parental arsenal.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good reference book and great pictures, but in my opinion, not really complete and also in my opinion, the pictures from the Netters books are WAY better. But this is good to have.