Authoritative, accurate, and up-to-date, this new text features strong pedagogy including chapter outlines, chapter objectives, and student-involving boxed essays. "It contains The Dynamic Body" essays, end-of-chapter sections on physiological and anatomical abnormalities, and "Understanding the Facts" and "Understanding the Concepts" sections. The four-colour art programme drawn by medical/scientific illustrators is precise, easy to follow, and scientifically accurate.