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The Scientific Bases of Human Anatomy

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The Scientific Bases of Human Anatomy offers a succinct, integrative overview of human anatomy, moving beyond rote memorisation. It explores connections between anatomy and diverse scientific fields such as developmental and evolutionary biology, comparative morphology, and biological engineering. The book is logically organised around key concepts and features clear prose, concise tables, striking photographs, and original diagrams.
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This book is ideal for medical students and anyone seeking a clear, concept-driven understanding of human anatomy within a scientific context.

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Today?s students require a readable and succinct overview of human anatomy from a modern, integrative perspective. The Human Body provides a means for understanding the exciting underlying scientific principles, with an emphasis on the connection between the structure of the human body and a vast array of scientific disciplines.

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As medical schools struggle to fit ever more material into a fixed amount of time, students need to approach the study of anatomy through a succinct, integrative overview. Rather than setting forth an overwhelming list of facts to be memorised, this book engages readers with a fascinating account of the connections between human anatomy and a wide array of scientific disciplines, weaving in the latest advances in developmental and evolutionary biology, comparative morphology, and biological engineering.

Logically organised around a few key concepts, The Scientific Bases of Human Anatomy presents them in clear, memorable prose, concise tabular material, and a host of striking photographs and original diagrams.

Series: Advances in Human Biology

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  • The Scientific Bases of Human Anatomy
    As medical schools struggle to fit ever more material into a fixed amount of time, students need to approach the study of anatomy through a succinct, integrative overview. Rather than setting forth an overwhelming list of facts to be memorised, this book engages readers with a fascinating account of the connections between human anatomy and a wide array of scientific...
    Hardback
    $21399
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    Ships in 3-4 weeks

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780471235996

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 31 July 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Contributors:

  • Series edited by Matt Cartmill
  • Series edited by Kaye B. Brown

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 252.0mm

Weight: 635g

Pages: 328

About the Author

Charles Oxnard is Emeritus Professor, Senior Honorary Research Fellow in Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology and Adjunct Professor of Forensic Anthropology at the University of Western Australia in Crawley, WA, Australia

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