General Anatomy and Musculoskeletal System

Michael Schünke, Lawrence M. Ross, Erik Schulte, Udo Schumacher, Edward D. Lamperti

Thieme, 2010 - Anatomie - 541 pages

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Outstanding reference. Each section builds upon itself giving you a chance to understand the basics before the more complex. Adding in each layer gives you the bigger concept on how we are put together.
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Contents

• General Anatomy: 2
• Lower Limb: 4
• 1: 8
• Ossification of the Limbs: 16
• 20: 35
• 1: 54
• and Reference Lines: 62
• 3: 68
• Trunk Wall: 75
• 4: 120
• 1: 162
• 4: 178
• The Muscles: 195
• The Vessels: 383
• 18: 394
• 456: 400
• The Veins: 415
• 7: 426
• Overview and Sensory Distribution: 478
• Appendix: 511
• 7: 514
• 8: 515

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Bibliographic information

• Title: General Anatomy and Musculoskeletal System; Thieme Atlas of Anatomy; Thieme Publishers Series
• Authors: Michael Schünke, Lawrence M. Ross, Erik Schulte, Udo Schumacher, Edward D. Lamperti
• Editors: Lawrence M. Ross, Edward D. Lamperti
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Thieme, 2010
• ISBN: 1604062924, 9781604062922
• Length: 541 pages