Main description:

Either as an illustrated dictionary or comprehensive atlas, this handy book has served healthcare professionals across disciplines as a trusted companion for decades. Now fully updated with more than 1,250 new entries, the Pocket Atlas of Human Anatomy is ready for a new generation.

Features include:

Concise definitions of more than 8,000 terms enhanced with hundreds of vivid, elegant illustrations
Coverage of all of the body's major organs and systems
Easy access - clearly organized, color-coded hierarchies
Up-to-date nomenclature according to the Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology (FCAT)
Comprehensive indexes in Latin and English
Compact, durable design - it fits in your pocket!

The perfect combination of both cutting-edge and time-tested features make the Pocket Atlas of Human Anatomy the best choice for physicians, physical therapists, medical students, nurses, dentists, physician's assistants -- quite simply, anyone who works with the human body.

Studying or teaching anatomy? We have the educational e-products you need.

Students can use WinkingSkull.com to study full-color illustrations using the handy "labels-on, labels-off" function and take timed self-tests.

Instructors can use the Thieme Teaching Assistant: Anatomy to download and easily import 2,000+ full-color illustrations to enhance presentations, course materials, and handouts.

Contents:

General Anatomy

Bones

Sutures, Joints, and Ligaments

Muscles

Tendon Sheaths and Bursae

Alimentary System

Respiratory System

Urogenital System

Abdominopelvic Cavity

Endocrine Glands

Heart

Arteries

Veins

Lymphoid System

Meninges

Spinal Cord

Brain

Cranial Nerves

Spinal Nerves

Autonomic Nervous System

Sense Organs

Skin and its Appendages