Product Description

"Clinically Oriented Anatomy, Fifth Edition" provides first-year medical and allied health students with the clinically oriented anatomical information that they need in study and practice. This book is renowned for its comprehensive coverage of anatomy, presented as it relates to the practice of medicine, dentistry, and physical therapy. This latest edition is fully updated with new content and additional features, including new surface anatomy and updated diagnostic images, new "Bottom Line" summaries that reinforce important concepts, and new clinical "Blue" boxes. Two bound-in CD-ROMs contain interactive case studies, USMLE-style review questions, and layered, rotatable anatomical illustrations generated from three-dimensional models of MRI images.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #147768 in Books
• Published on: 2005-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 1104 pages

Review
Doody's Review Service -- "This is the ideal book to accompany human cadaver dissections... The book has extensive clinically relevant information and is so well organized that it should provide support for practicing healthcare professionals throughout their career. This edition has an expanded introductory chapter on systemic anatomy, with significantly improved coverage of the autonomic nervous system, a complicated area that new students often have particular difficulty with. The use of clinical "Blue Boxes" has expanded with descriptions of pathology, injuries, and clinical procedures that are relevant to the anatomy being discussed. These blue boxes are one of the longtime highlights and strengths of the book which have been increased in number and strengthened with illustrations. Summaries called the "Bottom Line" have been added that at times are useful take home messages, though occasionally the sentences end up being lengthy and a bit run-on. Students will most likely find these useful when reviewing material prior to exams. The number of illustrations now rivals some anatomy atlases. Many of the illustrations will be very useful to both readers and teachers because they efficiently drive home key points or relationships that are clinically relevant. Some embryology has been added, which is very useful. With this fifth edition, Clinically Oriented Anatomy, the gold standard North American human anatomy text has risen substantially in value. The authors are to be congratulated on this superb anatomical text that is ideally suited to learning and teaching human anatomy for healthcare providers." Weighted Numerical Score: 98 - 5 Stars

Customer Reviews

Excellent for when you begin anatomy and when you forget it!
Anatomy is never something that you can just read through and learn, so you need a good textbook that you can dip into and get what you need to know. Thankfully, "Clinically Oriented Anatomy" does just the job.

To start off with, there's an excellent introduction explaining all the basics of anatomy and briefly going over all the systems. The next eight chapters take the regional approach to anatomy. With each region, all the anatomy is discussed as you would expect with a good mix of schematic representations, lifelike drawings and photographs.

Each chapter also contains special sections on surface anatomy and medical imaging. At the end of each chapter, several pages are dedicated to the imaging of that region, with each method explained and all the images well annotated. I know that my ability to read X-rays, MRI scans etc has greatly improved from just sitting examining these.

There are also the added bonuses of the Clinical Correlation, or blue, boxes and the Case Studies. Even in the days of the integrated medical degree, it's still difficult to learn anatomy without being able to apply your new-found knowledge. The blue boxes provide some extra explanation into investigations and pathology to show the relevance of it all. The case studies give you a chance to consolidate your learning by going through different cases with the radiological, biochemical and even post-mortem reports if relevant. Some questions are set to help (make?) you think with some discussion at the end.

Finally, for all those struggling with cranial nerves (I don't believe anyone who says they don't!), there's a whole chapter dedicated to them.

The book is easy to read and get around with plenty of clear illustrations. It's an excellent textbook for all those just beginning to study anatomy - and all those who are supposed to have done it already!

The best just got better
This book is a must-buy for any Medical Student. By using Moore you give yourself the distinct advantage of having clinical correlations to everything you are learning. By the time you are finished basic anatomy, you will be familiar with a whole range of clinical conditions, many of which can be diagnosed or indicated by sound knowledge of clinical anatomy.
There are also 'green sections' at the end of each chapter show medical imaging, so before you even hit the wards you know what normal x-rays/MRI/CAT scans of the body look like. To say this is an advantage is stating the obvious.
There is a new section 'bottom-line' which highlights the key take home points of each subsection, great for study.
I can't recommend this book enough, other books teach normal anatomy just as well, but if you are not interested in applying the knowledge clinically, why are you doing Medicine?

Excellent for Osteopathy students
This is an all round excellent book. It breaks the body down into different parts and each section has everything you need to know regarding that section. The clinical applications are interesting although not 100% relevent to osteopathy (only some sections) but give you a bigger picture should you need/be interested in it.

The sections on the limbs, thorax and abdomen are particularly good as is the section on the vertebral column and back. Of all the books on the reading list (including the Snell) this is by far the best option and should last you for the first 3 years of your course whilst studying anatomy.