Essential Atlas of Anatomy

by Parramon Studios,

Overview

Barron’s Essential Atlas of Anatomy features hundreds of detailed, full-color illustrations of the human body and all its parts, organs, and functions.

It can be used as a home reference, as a class or textbook supplement, or just as a guide for anyone interested in anatomy. Fifteen separate sections examine both male and female bodies as follows:

• Human cell structure
• General anatomical features
• Skeleton and musculature
• Digestive system
• Respiratory system
• Circulatory system
• Blood
• Lymphatic system
• Nervous system
• Sensory organs
• Urinary system
• Genital organs
• Human reproduction
• Endocrine system
• Immunological system.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764118333
Publisher:	Barrons Educational Services
Publication date:	09/01/2001
Series:	Essential Atlas Series
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	8.31(w) x 10.81(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	12 Years

Table of Contents

	Introduction	6
	The cell	10
	Components of the human cell	10
	The human body	12
	Male anatomy	12
	Female anatomy	13
	The locomotive system	14
	The skeletal system	14
	Bone tissue	14
	Formation and growth of bone	14
	Types of bone	15
	Osseous blood supply	15
	Bone fractures	15
	The skeleton (anterior view)	16
	The skeleton (dorsal view)	17
	The skull bones	18
	Vertebral column	19
	Skeleton of the upper limb	20
	Skeleton of the lower limb	21
	Joints	22
	Types of joints	22
	Dislocations	22
	Knee joint	23
	Shoulder joint	23
	Hip bone	23
	Meniscus	23
	The muscular system	24
	Muscle structure	24
	Muscle shapes	24
	Muscles of the human body (anterior view)	25
	Muscles of the human body (posterior view)	26
	Muscles of the human head	27
	Muscles of the upper limb	28
	Muscles of the lower limb	29
	The digestive system	30
	The digestive process	30
	Buccal cavity	31
	Section of a tooth (molar)	31
	Deciduous teeth	31
	Permanent teeth	31
	Esophagus	32
	Swallowing	32
	Stomach	33
	Small intestine	34
	Pancreas	35
	Liver	36
	Gallbladder and bile ducts	36
	Large intestine	37
	The respiratory system	38
	Organs of the respiratory apparatus	38
	Mechanism of breathing	38
	Bones and cartilage of the nasal pyramid	39
	Nose	39
	Lateral section of pharynx	39
	Larynx and trachea	40
	Bronchial tree	41
	The lungs	41
	The circulatory system	42
	Diagram of the circulatory system	42
	Heart	43
	Cardiac valves	44
	Coronary blood vessels	45
	Coronary system of electric impulses	45
	Cardiac cycle	45
	Main arteries of the organism	46
	Main veins of the organism	47
	Blood	48
	The composition of blood	48
	Blood cells	48
	Bone marrow	49
	Spleen	49
	Lymph	50
	Relationship between the lymphatic system and the circulatory system	50
	Lymphatic capillary	50
	Lymphatic vessels	51
	Schematic representation of the lymphatic system	51
	Lymph node	51
	The nervous system	52
	Components of the nervous system	52
	Structure of a neuron	52
	Types of neurons	52
	The brain	53
	Cerebrum	54
	Meninges	55
	Areas of the brain	55
	Vertebral column and spinal cord	56
	Peripheral nervous system	57
	The senses	58
	Sight	58
	The eye	58
	Projection of images onto the retina	58
	Lacrimal apparatus	59
	Conjunctiva	60
	Optic nerve	60
	Visual pathways	61
	Principal defects of sight and methods of correcting them	61
	Hearing	62
	External ear	62
	Ossicles of the middle ear	62
	The auditory process	63
	Labyrinth	63
	Smell	64
	Taste	65
	The tongue	65
	Areas of perception of different tastes	65
	Touch	66
	Section of the skin	66
	Sensory receptors	66
	Reflex action to pain stimulus	67
	Hair follicle and root	67
	Nail	67
	The urinary system	68
	Components of the urinary system	68
	Renal circulation	68
	Kidneys and blood supply	69
	Section of a kidney	69
	Blood vessels of the kidney	70
	Nephron	70
	Urinary bladder	71
	Urethra	71
	The reproductive system	72
	Male genital organs	72
	Penis	73
	Testicle and epididymis	73
	Prostate	73
	Female genital organs	74
	Vagina	75
	Ovary and ovarian follicle	76
	Breasts	76
	Menstrual cycle	77
	Human reproduction	78
	Coitus	78
	Union of an ovum and a spermatozoon	78
	Fertilization and implantation	79
	Gestation	80
	Development of the embryo	80
	Development of the fetus	81
	Placenta	82
	Abdomen of a pregnant woman	83
	Birth	84
	Positioning of the fetus	84
	Fetal positions	84
	The delivery process	85
	The endocrine system	86
	Glands of the endocrine system	86
	Hypothalamus and pituitary gland	86
	Functions of the hypothalamus	87
	Hormonal secretion of the pituitary gland	87
	Thyroid gland	88
	Parathyroid glands	88
	Suprarenal glands	89
	The immune system	90
	Organs of the immune system	90
	Location of the thymus	90
	Mechanism of nonspecific immunity	91
	Active immunization: vaccination	91
	Alphabetical index of subjects	92