Scientific Bases of Human Anatomy Developmental, Functional and Evolutionary Bases

About this book

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 memorized, 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 organized 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.

Contents

Foreword   vii
Preface   xi

Chapter 1. A New System of Human Anatomy   1
Chapter 2. A Bird’s-eye View of the Human Body   13
Chapter 3. “The Naming of the Parts”: Some Wrinkles   87
Chapter 4. Building the Human Trunk   97
Chapter 5. Building Human Limbs   139
Chapter 6. Understanding the Human Head   193
Chapter 7. Building the Human Brain   247
Chapter 8. Postlude: Possible Human Futures   283

References   291
Index   295

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Biography

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