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This second edition is more comprehensive, now including the skin, the cardiovascular system, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapters 1 through 7 explain anatomical orientation, tissues, bones, the axial and appendicular skeletons, joints, and skeletal muscles and fascia. Subsequent chapters detail the four major muscle groups with composite illustrations of each region's deep and superficial muscles in both anterior and posterior views. Colour tables show each muscle's origin, insertion, innervation, and action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA final chapter by Thomas W. Myers outlines myofascial meridians, presenting a map of fascial tracks and illustrating how they wind longitudinally through series of muscles. 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