Product Description

At last a concise pocketbook covering all the essential anatomy you need to prepare for your exams and clinical placements. All the areas of the body are covered by region and include bones, muscles, joints as well as movement, palpation, origin, insersion, and nerve supply. Common injuries, radiographs, MRI scans, CAT scans showing normal vs abnormal graphs are also included. Sections are covered in bite size chunks with easy navigation should you need to look up something in a hurry - an essential book to have in your pocket.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20399 in Books
• Published on: 2008-03-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 252 pages

Customer Reviews

Student Revision Necessity!
Initial Impression:

* Ideal for students/junior level health professionals who need a
through knowledge of anatomy.

* Good if need to refresh anatomy knowledge before an exam.

* Small enough for students to slip in their tunic pocket or have in
their bag when on a placement.

* plastic cover gives duribility without bulkiness

* Filled with clear, colourful illustrations


Good Points
* Applied anatomy boxes throughout the text put anatomy into clinical
context.

* Very clear diagrams and infomation on location of ligaments around the
joints of the body.

* well suited to students in outpatient/orthopedic placements.

* very comprehensive content for a 'pocketbook' although to allow for
this the text is quite small.

* Pages colour coded by 'topic,'e.g upper limb, and index at start of
each chapter to allow quick access to specific area.

* Index at start of each chapter for quick location of


Bad Points
* Lacks infomation on components of functional movements, e.g sit-stand,
walking unlike the full size text.

a must have
This book has been in my handbag since I got it. I'm currently revising for exams and it gives me all the anatomy I need to know in bite size pieces from origins and insertions of muscles to courses of nerve and key anatomical structures such as fossae and the carpal tunnel. There's even a bit of applied anatomy covering common pathologies at each site.

It provides a fantastic summary of the detail found in the larger version which I was already a big fan of. I don't think I could ask anymore of this pocketbook. It's a definite must have for any physiotherapy student.

Super pocket sized anatomy book
The pocket book is divided into the sections; introduction, upper limb, lower limb, trunk & neck and head & brain. Each section broken down into; bones, articular surfaces, capsule and ligaments, movement at each joint, movement as a whole, muscles and details specific to anatomical area. This clear layout and good indexing makes use of the book simple and efficient. The content is good and covers the anatomy in good detail, especially for such a small book. The best thing I found about this book is the use of excellent coloured diagrams detailing muscle, nerves, movements that make the information so much more accessible, especially if you find visual aids useful to learn from. The yellow boxes throughout the text are great for putting a clinical outlook on what could be just an anatomy book.

Overall this is a great little book for learning or refreshing your applied anatomy.