McGraw-Hill Education Europe

Description

With its unrivaled art program and accessible writing style, McKinley/O'Loughlin Human Anatomy stands apart from other anatomy texts. High-quality photographs paired with brilliantly rendered illustrations help students visualize, understand, and appreciate the wonders of human anatomy. Student-friendly Study Tips, Clinical View boxes, and progressive question sets motivate students to internalize and apply what they've learned. The second edition has been refined based on reviewer feedback to offer an even stronger version of this highly acclaimed textbook.

Key Features

An approachable, student-friendly writing style and practical learning ideas provided in Study Tip! boxes cater to the undergraduate student at an appropriate level without sacrificing detail.

Many other anatomy texts on the market are written in dry, technical styles that make for difficult reading. McKinley/O'Loughlin is engaging and less intimidating for the undergraduate student, while still offering the appropriate amount of detail.

Brilliant illustrations bring the study of anatomy to life. Drawn by a team of medical illustrators, all figures have been carefully rendered to convey realistic, three-dimensional detail Each drawing has been meticulously reviewed for accuracy and consistency, and precisely labeled to coordinate with text discussions.

Human anatomy is a visual science, and the illustrations in McKinley/O'Loughlin deliver rich depth and dimension to enhance student visualization of structures.

The outstanding photo program complements the illustrations throughout the text and offers real views of anatomy to prepare students for the appearance of structures they will encounter in lab.

The beautiful collection of cadaver dissection images, bone photographs, surface anatomy shots, and histology micrographs capture the intangible characteristics of human anatomy that can only be conveyed through real specimens.

Matching photos and illustrations combine the simple clarify of illustrations with the realism of photos.

Illustrations are often paired with matching cadaver photographs of histology micrographs to enhance visualization of structures. Labels on drawings and photos mirror each other whenever possible, making it easy to correlate structures between views.

Examples of what can go wrong in the body help crystallize understanding of the "norm". Clinical View boxes make anatomy relevant to everyday life, especially for students pursuing health-related careers.

Clinical View boxes use clinical topics to reinforce or expand upon facts and concepts discussed in the narrative. These clinical applications help students understand related concepts and provide relevant background information for students pursuing health-related careers.

Learning human anatomy is often seen as an endeavor of rote memorization. The pedagogical tools in McKinley/O'Loughlin take them beyond memorization and engage them in a thought-provoking discovery of facts that will lead to a well-rounded understanding.

Question sets within each chapter (What Did You Learn? What Do You Think?) and review activities at the end of each chapter (Matching, Multiple Choice, Content Reasoning, and Developing Critical Reasoning) provide a balanced combination of simple retention questions and more complex critical thinking activities. Key topics within each section and a comprehensive end-of-chapter summary help students organize and review course-critical content.

Knowing how the body forms is important in understanding structural organization.

A separate embryology chapter (Ch. 3) sets the stage for an appropriate discussion of developmental anatomy. In addition, system-specific embryology coverage is included in relevant chapters.

Covering arteries and veins together by region makes sense because they often share similar names and thus it is easier to remember and understand the relationships between arteries and veins. It also allows students to consider supply and drainage together, rather than piecing this information together after reading separate sections.

Chapter 23--Cardiovascular System: Vessels and Circulation presents arteries and veins together by region, rather than as isolated sections covering all arteries and all veins. This allows students to consider the blood flow in its entirety throughout each body region. For example, arteries and veins of the upper limb are presented together.