ADAM Student Atlas of Anatomy [Spanish]

by Todd R. Olson

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN: 0683094335
• ISBN13: 9780683094336
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
• Weight: 3.11 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Everything I epected and more

There's not much I can say on a medical book that seems to include every body part known to man. I can say that I wish I would have had this in my collection for AP classes, that I learned a few more pieces of the human jigsaw than I knew before, and that I was impressed. The only thing I wondered was this - is this book really a beginner edition? It says it is but, when looking at the starter stuff, this thing is far more impressive. If you need a book like this you know it and, if you question if it is worth the cost, it is. It certainly made it to my shelf.

See drawings and actual photos of the human body side-by-side

This book is a comprehensive medical student atlas that uses meticulously rendered illustrations, as well as cadaver photographs to show every part of the human body. The book is fascinating and beautifully done. The side-by-side comparisons of the illustrations and the photographs are great. One spread will show the illustration of a body part on the left, and the exact same body part in a cadaver photo on the right. This gives a great understanding of what what the body part really looks like, as well as the usual technical drawings. The quality of the book is evident on every page. This book is meant as a study guide, and therefore the reproduction of the drawings and photographs needs to be perfect. Even the smallest structures are easy to see. If you are interested in peering into the human body and understanding anatomy, this book will be very useful.

Fabulous for students or professionals

As a medical office professional and medical transcriptionist for over 40 years I have long been searching for a anatomy book that covered everything in such beautiful detail. I was thrilled to see that this book is all that I have been looking for and more. The detailed, full-color drawings that feature cadaveric photographs take a "three-dimensional approach" and are labeled for the beginning student and are supplemented with tables and illustratrations of isolated muscles, bones, and attachments. You'll have a drawing on one side of the page and opposite that the cadaveric photograph -- amazing! I particularly liked the views of the parts of the body in the different body movements and joint actions (i.e.,flexion and extension of the knee and hip, inversion and eversion as well as dorsiflesion and plantarflexion of the ankle and foot). So whether you are a professional or as the title implies, a student, you can't go wrong with this very helpful Atlas of Anatomy. It is invaluable and highly recommended!

very good general anatomy reference

This is quite a good anatomy book for the more serious student of anatomy (medical, massage, alternative healing, artist, etc.). It is probably more involved than one would need for "civilian" (non-medically oriented) uses, but that does not mean it would be bad for general purposes, just overkill. The quality of the color diagrams is outstanding, and the use of perspective and multiple views along with various types of shading and transparency in the diagrams is extremely effective in helping one understand the placement and orientation of the various items shown. The detail and method of showing each feature, i.e. tendons, nerves, muscle, bone, etc., is very effective and I found myself getting drawn into spending far more time studying it than I had intended. That is one clear sign of an excellent book. The only possible fault I could find would be that the organization is by region, not by system, so you have to go to the section covering the legs to see about the nerves in the leg. This is opposed to having the book organized by system so that all nerves would be covered in the section on nerves. This is probably a better way to organize it, although it could cause some extra page turning and going back and forth between sections to get an overall picture of a specific system like the nerves. This way, you see how the various systems are nested together in a given area, giving a more accurate idea of how the body is really put together. I think I would have added a short section with brief overviews of entire systems like the nerves, blood, etc., but that is my sense of how it should be done. It didn't rate losing a whole star for that, so I left it a five. The diagrams are augmented in some cases by photos of cadavers and x-rays. The cadaver photos may be a bit much for someone not used to seeing preserved, dead bodies cut up to expose anatomical features. Most medical types are used to that, but others are not, so be forewarned. It is definitely a huge step up from my old copy of Gray's Anatomy. The only better package I have seen included a CD with interactive animations and audio (proper pronunciation of terms, etc.), but was more than twice the current price of this book, so there really is no comparing the two. Since I am involved in massage, martial arts, and exercise as well as general health, this book will be well used. I think it is excellent, and recommend it without hesitation.