The Human Body: A Visual Guide to Human Anatomy

A large book with very high quality photos and good descriptions.Purchased for the grandkids after seeing a copy in a doctor’s office. The grandkids and their parents use it often.

Very helpful if you are taking Anatomy & Physiology and Biology classes.This book breaks down the human anatomy as well as provides beautifully large pictures to help with understanding how our inner body functions. I purchased this book because I found myself having a hard time comprehending the overwhelming amount of information given to me by my college professor. Thank you Dr. Brewer, I will keep this book on my bookshelf for years to come.

They're practically giving this book away. You can't beat it for the price, expecially if you want to understand or teach/show someone the intricacies of the human body. It won't fit in your briefcase - awesome full color pages - What a deal!

I teach a Foot Zone Class and I incorporate basic anatomy into the curriculum. I love this over-sized book for its large illustrations and good explanations. I thought this book would be $100 or so. It's an incredible deal for the price!

This textbook was a wonderful asset to me in my A&P class. The pictures were very vivid, and this allowed me to better visualize the parts of the body we were studying.

I was very disappointed to find that, contrary to the listing information on Amazon, this book is standard size (~9x12) instead of 14 x 17, as advertised. I love the oversized book collection Quercus makes, but unfortunately this is not one of them.

I am just starting to learn about anatomy again after last studying it in high school about 10 years ago. So I'm no expert. I'm only on the first section- "The Cell" and I am making study cards and trying to learn the information well. I quickly became confused about a few confusing things and discrepancies.1. In the introduction it says that each person has about 20,000-25,000 genes, but on the DNA page, it states that each person has 40,000.2. The beginning of the section on DNA says "The nucleus contains your full genetic blueprint, stored as 46 highly coiled molecules of DNA, known as chromosomes." I couldn't understand whether the blueprint was known as chromosomes, whether the DNA molecules were known as chromosomes, whether there were 46 molecules of DNA in each chromosome, etc. (I apologize for being so ignorant, but the point is, this book didn't help much there and I had to google it and read multiple sources to figure it out. I was buying a book so that I wouldn't have to google these things.)3. I couldn't understand the labels on the picture of the cell. It appeared that "microfilaments" and "centrioles" were the exact same thing, based on the arrows pointing to identical items in the cell. Microtubules were in another section, pointing to something that looked much different, yet those were associated with centrioles more than the identical-looking microfilaments were. To try to make sense of this, I once again resorted to google with multiple pictures and explanations and definitions from multiple sources, before I figured out that the microtubules and the microfilaments were in the wrong place and should be swapped. Even then, a better picture is needed of the centrioles to show what makes them different from microtubules.So I think this book has been helpful so far, but it's very disturbing to me that I found at least two errors or discrepancies in just the first few pages, and it makes me wonder how many more may be in there that I could miss. It's also very annoying that some of it is so confusing that I have to go elsewhere to make sense of it. If I had wanted to google everything, I wouldn't have paid money for a book. Hopefully, though, this book will do more good than harm and at least give me a starting point to learning more about the subject. Perhaps other editions of this book will have corrected some of these errors.Here are the sections in the book:1. The Cell: Cell metabolism, DNA, Cell division, Formation of tissues and organs2. Integumentary System: Skin, hair, nails3. Skeletal System: Bones of the body, Bone structure, Joints, Skull, Spinal column, Thorax, Shoulder and upper limbs, Pelvis and lower limbs, Hands and feet4. Muscular System: Major muscles, Muscle tissue, Skeletal muscle types, Muscles of the head and neck, Muscles moving the eye5. Nervous System: Nervous system, Nerve cells, How nerve cells communicate, External views of the brain, Internal views of the brain, Brain function, Spinal cord, Cranial nerves, Cranial nerve function, Spinal nerves, Five senses, Eyes and vision, Touch, Pain, Nose and smelling, Ears and hearing, Tongue and tasting6. Respiratory System: Upper respiratory system, Respiratory reflexes, Lower respiratory system7. Cardiovascular System: Cardiovascular system, Heart, Phases of the heartbeat, Blood circulation, Blood8. Immune System: Immune system, Immune cells, Inflammatory and immune responses, Complement proteins, Interferons, Inflammation and wound healing9. Endocrine System: Endocrine glands, Hypothalamus and pituitary axis, Thyroid gland, Adrenal gland, Pancreas10. Digestive System: Digestive organs, Mouth, Stomach, Small Intestine, Large Intestine11. Hepatic System: Hepatic system, Gallbladder, Liver12. Urinary System: Urinary structures, Kidneys13. Reproductive System: Male reproductive system, Female reproductive system, Sex cells, Conception, Creation of the embryo, Pregnancy, First Trimester, Second Trimester, Third Trimester, Childbirth, Maturation and the ageing process

Nice pictures but there are labeling issues on some diagrams, inconsistencies with the text, misspellings, outdated info about cell biology, and a gratuitous reference to intelligent design. Not for the serious reader.