Synopses & Reviews
Your ticket to acing a clinical anatomy course
Need help with your college-level clinical anatomy course? This book presents a friendly, unintimidating overview of the material you're studying, including clinical anatomy terms, the systems of the body, and various structures of the thorax, abdomen, pelvis, head, neck, back, and limbs. Clear definitions, concise explanations, and plenty of illustrations will help you make the grade!
Clinical Anatomy 101 get the skinny on how clinical anatomy compares to other types of anatomical study and make sense of the vocabulary used in clinical anatomy
All systems go discover how to organize the body into different systems, including the musculoskeletal, nervous, cardiovascular, and digestive systems
Get under your skin find out everything you need to know about the three regions that comprise the trunk the thorax, the abdomen, and the pelvis
Get a "head" of the class understand the ins and outs of what's going on in your head, neck, and back
Go to extremes understand the structures and movements of the upper and lower extremities
Open the book and find:
Plain-English explanations of terms used in clinical anatomy
The makeup of various systems of the body
Details about the thorax, the abdomen, and the pelvis
Structures in the head, the neck, and the back
Parts of the upper and lower limbs
Ten useful clinical anatomy mnemonics
16 pages of full-color illustrations
Learn to:
Use common clinical anatomy terms
Recognize bones, muscles, nerves, and other structures of the body
Score your highest in a clinical anatomy course
Synopsis
Your ticket to acing Clinical AnatomyClinical anatomy is the study of human anatomy as it relates to clinical practice. Unlike a basic anatomy and physiology course designed to teach general anatomical knowledge, clinical anatomy focuses on specific structures and issues that people may encounter in a clinical setting.
Clinical Anatomy For Dummies presents a friendly, unintimidating overview of the material covered in a typical college-level Clinical Anatomy course. Clear definitions, concise explanations, and plenty of full-color illustrations make Clinical Anatomy For Dummies the most accessible book available to supplement your classroom texts.
- Plain-English explanations make difficult concepts easy to grasp
- Tracks to a typical college-level Clinical Anatomy course
- Features a 16-page color insert
Whether you're a student or a practicing healthcare worker, Clinical Anatomy for Dummies makes this subject accessible and easy to grasp.
About the Author
David Terfera, PhD, teaches biomedical sciences at the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine. Shereen Jegtvig, DC, MS, is a health and nutrition writer.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1Part I: Beginning with Clinical Anatomy Basics 5
Chapter 1: Entering the World of Clinical Anatomy 7
Chapter 2: Getting a Grip on Terms Used in Clinical Anatomy 13
Chapter 3: Examining the Integumentary, Musculoskeletal, and Nervous Systems 23
Chapter 4: Moving Along with the Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems 39
Chapter 5: Looking at the Immune and Lymphatic Systems 49
Chapter 6: Delving into the Digestive, Urinary, and Endocrine Systems 57
Part II: Understanding the Thorax, Abdomen, and Pelvis 67
Chapter 7: Checking Out the Thoracic Cage and Coverings 69
Chapter 8: Assessing the Thoracic Organs 85
Chapter 9: Bellying Up to the Abdominal Wall 105
Chapter 10: Probing the Abdominal Organs 119
Chapter 11: Seeing the Pelvis and the Perineum 145
Part III: Looking at the Head, Neck, and Back 167
Chapter 12: Head of the Class 169
Chapter 13: Seeing, Smelling, Tasting, and Hearing 193
Chapter 14: It’s Neck and Neck 219
Chapter 15: Back to Back 239
Part IV: Moving to the Upper and Lower Extremities 257
Chapter 16: Shouldering the Load: The Pectoral Girdle and the Arm 259
Chapter 17: Bending the Elbow and Focusing on the Forearm 277
Chapter 18: Shaking Hands and Grabbing the Wrist 287
Chapter 19: Getting Hip to the Hip and the Thigh 303
Chapter 20: Knowing the Knee and the Leg 319
Chapter 21: Finding the Ankle and the Foot 335
Part V: The Part of Tens 349
Chapter 22: Ten Helpful Clinical Anatomy Mnemonics 351
Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Look into the Body without Cutting It Open 357
Index 361