Product Description

The new edition of this well-known text and atlas takes you from knowing human anatomical structures in the abstract to identifying human anatomy in a real body. It is the only text and atlas of gross anatomy that illustrates all structures using high-quality dissection photographs and clearly labeled line drawings for each photo. Plus, concise yet thorough text supports and explains all key human anatomy.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #120345 in Books
• Published on: 2008-08-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 448 pages

About the Author
Emeritus Professor, Manchester University UK, and Foundation Professor of Human Clinical Anatomy, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman. Medically qualified professional anatomist with 50 years experience of teaching all aspects of human anatomy, including applied and living anatomy for medical undergraduates and postgraduates, also paramedical students. For the past 4 years special responsibility for teaching the anatomy module for the M.Sc. in Sports and Exercise Medicine, University of Nottingham Medical School. Co-author of Human Anatomy Color Atlas and Text-4th edn. Mosby (Elsevier Science Limited).

Customer Reviews

The best aid for dissections
Gosling's book is my favorite between publications about human dissections. Now I can't imagine my life without this fine and easy written book at all. You can find photos of the sections and also perfect drawn diagrams with written important notes about given structure. I recomend this book for all english-teaching medical students around the world to make their life during time of the sections as easy as was mine.

Clear and concise, well-labelled diagrams
The key to a successful anatomy text is the creation of a good balance between illustrations and written explanation.

In this way Gosling's work is well constructed. Photographs are used effectively accompanied with idential diagrams with colour-coded schemes indicating the various key features; a theme used throughout the text. All in all perhaps one of its best features, setting the book apart from other books of its kind.

Though the written explanations can be a little difficult to follow in places, the diagrams do allow readers to maintain orientation. Ideal for use in dissection classes or exam preparation.

Very good anatomy text
With anatomy teaching being scaled down or moving towards the use of pro-section and models in most schools, there is more emphasis on students learning their basic anatomy for themselves, and a shifting emphasis to library based learning. A good anatomy book therefore is vital nowadays with the loss of practical experience that dissection provided. This book is well laid out using photographs, models and diagrams to illustrate salient points. The text, like most anatomy texts, takes a while to get to grips with but once familiar with basics is easily understood. Overall, very good as an anatomy text to supplement current anatomy teaching.