Anatomy Books

Book SynopsisThe irresistible, ever-curious, and always best-selling Mary Roach returns with a new adventure to the invisible realm we carry around inside.Trade Review"There is much to enjoy about Mary Roach—her infectious aw for quirky science and its nerdy adherents, her one-liners... She is beloved, and justifiably so." -- Jon Ronson - New York Times Book Review"As engrossing as it is gross." -- Entertainment Weekly"Far and away her funniest and most sparkling book, bringing Ms. Roach’s love of weird science to material that could not have more everyday relevance. . . . Never has Ms. Roach’s affinity for the comedic and bizarre been put to better use. . . . “Gulp” is structured as a vastly entertaining pilgrimage down the digestive tract, with Ms. Roach as the wittiest, most valuable tour guide imaginable." -- Janet Maslin - New York Times"A delicious read and, dare I say it, a total gas." -- Kate Tuttle - Boston Globe"With the same eager curiosity that she previously brought to the subjects of cadavers, space, and sex, the author explores the digestive system, from mouth to colon." -- New Yorker"[A] merry foray into the digestive sciences….Inexorably draws the reader along with peristaltic waves of history and vividly described science." -- Brian Switek - Wall Street Journal"You’ll come away from this well-researched book with enough weird digestive trivia to make you the most interesting guest at a certain kind of cocktail party…Go ahead and put this one in your carry-on. You won’t regret it." -- Amy Stewart - Washington Post"A witty, woving romp of a book… Roach…is a thoroughly unflappable, utterly intrepid investigator of the icky." -- Chloe Schama - Smithsonian"Gulp is about revelling in the extraordinary complexities and magnificence of human digestion." -- The Economist"Relentlessly fun to read." -- Bee Wilson - The New Republic"Never before has the process of eating been so very interesting…. After digesting her book, you can’t help but think about what that really means." -- Micki Myers - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"One of my top criteria for pronouncing a book worthwhile is the number of times you snort helplessly with laughter and say, “Wow! Did you know that ... ” before your long-suffering spouse throws a book at you from across the room. My personal spouse says that, in this department, “Gulp” takes the cake." -- Adam Woog - Seattle Times"Letting this brilliantly mischievous writer, for whom no pun is ouch and no cow sacred, dip her pen into the font of all potty humor must have seemed even riskier than her previous excursions into corpses (Stiff), the afterlife (Spook), sex (Bonk) and outer space (Packing for Mars). But dip she did—at one point she put her whole arm into a cow’s belly—and came up with another quirkily informative pop-science entertainment in Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal." -- Jeffrey Burke - Bloomberg"Once again Roach boldly goes where no author has gone before, into the sciences of the taboo, the macabre, the icky, and the just plain weird. And she conveys it all with a perfect touch: warm, lucid, wry, sharing the unavoidable amusement without ever resorting to the cheap or the obvious. Yum!" -- Steven Pinker, author of How the Mind Works and The Better Angels of Our Nature"As probing as an endoscopy, Gulp is quintessential Mary Roach: supremely wide-ranging, endlessly curious, always surprising, and, yes, gut-wrenchingly funny." -- Tom Vanderbilt, author of Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)

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Book SynopsisWhy do orangutan arms closely resemble human arms? What is the advantage to primates of having long limbs? Why do primates have forward-facing eyes? This book answers these questions.Trade ReviewGebo's consistent focus throughout the book [is] on how anatomical differences relate mechanically to differences in function. Subsequent well-illustrated chapters discuss the hard anatomy of the primate body-heads, teeth, backs, forelimbs, and hind limbs from both phylogenetic and functional perspectives. -- John G. Fleagle Evolutionary Anthropology A nearly perfect introduction to a complex and fascinating subject. Choice Synthesizing the extensive and detailed anatomical literature related to primate bony morphology is no small task, and Gebo does a fantastic job of summarizing important anatomies and oddities, and how these relate to functional demands... The next generation of scholars learning from this textbook will almost certainly come to the same realization as Darwin, Cuvier, and Linnaeus--that comparative anatomy is essential for understanding our place within primates. New Biological Books This book serves as a good, basic introduction to primate anatomy, and there are many attractive, large illustrations throughout the book to accompany anatomical descriptions. Journal of Mammology Daniel Gebo has produced a text that can only be described as invaluable to the researcher, academic, conservationist, primatologist or student of evolutionary studies. A dream of a book. The BiologistTable of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1. Primate Phylogeny and AdaptationChapter 2. The Wet-Nosed PrimatesChapter 3. The Dry-Nosed PrimatesChapter 4. Musculoskeletal SystemChapter 5. HeadsChapter 6. TeethChapter 7. BacksChapter 8. Primate Locomotion and the ForelimbChapter 9. HindlimbChapter 10. Great Ape and Human AnatomyConclusionSelected ReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisI. The Concept of Cell Model. The General Characteristics of Models, Principles of Their Preparation, and Their Sphere of Applicability.- II. Properties of Various Motile Models.- 1. Contraction evoked by ATP.- 2. Lengthening induced by ATP.- 3. Movements composed of a single combination of ATP-induced contraction and relaxation.- 4. Contraction induced by calcium ions and lengthening induced by ATP.- 5. Lengthening induced by calcium ions and inhibited by ATP.- 6. ATP and cytoplasmic streams in plant cells.- 7. Rhythmic movement of flagella and cilia.- III. The Use of Motile Models to Study Problems of a Nonmechanochemical Nature.- IV. Methods of Obtaining Motile Models.- Preliminary remarks.- Actomyosin threads.- Models of the muscle fiber.- Isolated myofibrils.- The muscle fiber without its sarcolemma.- Muscle fiber with disrupted coupling in the sarcotubular system.- Preparation of isolated protofibrils.- Preparation of isolated sarcolemma suspension.- Preparation of relaxing granuTable of ContentsI. The Concept of Cell Model. The General Characteristics of Models, Principles of Their Preparation, and Their Sphere of Applicability.- II. Properties of Various Motile Models.- 1. Contraction evoked by ATP.- Muscle models.- Models of contraction of nonmuscle cells and their organoids.- 2. Lengthening induced by ATP.- 3. Movements composed of a single combination of ATP-induced contraction and relaxation.- Movements in anaphase of mitosis.- Movements in telophase of mitosis.- 4. Contraction induced by calcium ions and lengthening induced by ATP.- 5. Lengthening induced by calcium ions and inhibited by ATP.- 6. ATP and cytoplasmic streams in plant cells.- 7. Rhythmic movement of flagella and cilia.- III. The Use of Motile Models to Study Problems of a Nonmechanochemical Nature.- IV. Methods of Obtaining Motile Models.- Preliminary remarks.- Actomyosin threads.- Actomyosin threads from cross-striated skeletal muscles.- Actomyosin threads from smooth muscles.- Models of the muscle fiber.- Models of cross-striated skeletal muscle fibers.- Preparation of model fibers of the flying muscles of insects.- Models of smooth-muscle fibers.- Preparation of glycerinated models of muscle fibers from the ventricular myocardium.- Isolated myofibrils.- The muscle fiber without its sarcolemma.- Muscle fiber with disrupted coupling in the sarcotubular system.- Preparation of isolated protofibrils.- Preparation of isolated sarcolemma suspension.- Preparation of relaxing granules from skeletal muscles.- Cell (interphase) models becoming rounded in the presence of ATP.- Anaphase models of fibroblasts.- Models of cleavage in the sea urchin egg.- Telephase models of fibroblasts.- Models of mitochondria.- Models of chloroplasts.- Models of locust and frog spermatozoa.- Models of mammalian spermatozoa.- Models of spermatozoa of certain marine invertebrates.- Models of ciliated epithelium.- Models of the Vorticella stalk.- Model cilia from infusorians.- Models of flagella of unicellular algae.- Models of flagella from protozoans.- Models of amebas.- Protoplasmic streaming models in the marine alga Acetabularia calyculus.- Models of the myxomycete Plasmodium.- The use of models for practical work with students.- ATP and muscle contraction.- ATP and ciliary movement.- Notes Added in Proof.- Surveys.- Experimental papers.

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Book SynopsisDaniel H. Garrison is Professor of Classics at Northwestern University, USA and is author of Sexual Culture in Ancient Greece, The Student's Catullus and The Language of Virgil. He is currently working on an annotated translation of Vesalius' On the Fabric of the Human Body.Table of ContentsIllustrations Series Preface Introduction Daniel H. Garrison, Northwestern University, USA 1 "The End is to the Beginning as the Beginning is to the End": Birth, Death, and the Classical Body Valerie M. Hope, Open University, UK 2 Health and Disease Patrick MacFarlane, Providence College, Rhode Island, USA 3 Sex Marilyn B. Skinner, University of Arizona in Tucson, USA 4 Medical Knowledge and Technology Brooke Holmes, Princeton University, USA 5 Popular Beliefs about the Human Body in Antiquity Page duBois, University of California, San Diego, USA 6 Reflections on Erotic Desire in Archaic and Classical Greece Froma I. Zeitlin, Princeton University, USA 7 Marked Bodies: Gender, Race, Class, Age, Disability, and Disease Brooke Holmes, Princeton University, USA 8 Marked Bodies: Divine, Human, and Bestial Marguerite Johnson, The University of Newcastle, Australia 9 The Body of a Hero: Images of Herakles and Their Political Use in Antiquity Amalia Avramidou, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium 10 The Self from Homer to Charlemagne Marc Mastrangelo, Dickinson College, Carlisle, USA Notes Bibliography Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisThis is a photographic atlas of common animal bones, designed for use by the forensic scientist or archaeologist. This volume is the first to focus comparatively on both human and animal osteology. It features more than 300 illustrations of skeletons. Throughout, animal bones are photographed alongside the corresponding human bone, allowing the reader to observe size and shape variations.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: "The goal is to provide the medico-legal community a resource for the comparison and discrimination of animal and human bone. As the first book of its kind, Comparative Skeletal Anatomy is a well-organized and useful contribution to the forensic literature. … a systematic and logical means of visually comparing the morphology and size of human bones to common animal counterparts. … is both a useful resource for archaeologists and medico-legal specialists, as well as a valuable training text for students of human anatomy and osteology." (Tracy L. Rogers, Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal, August, 2008)Table of ContentsTable of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Human vs Horse 3. Human vs Cow 4. Human vs Bear 5. Human vs Deer 6. Human vs Pig 7. Human vs Goat 8. Human vs Sheep 9. Human vs Dog 10. Human vs Raccoon 11. Human vs Opossum 12. Human vs Cat 13. Human vs Rabbit 14. Human vs Turkey 15. Human vs Duck 16. Human vs Chicken 17. Miscellaneous 18. Traces of Butchery and Bone Working

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Book SynopsisThe New York Times bestseller – with a new afterword about early specialization in youth sports – from the author of Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. The debate is as old as physical competition. Are stars like Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, and Serena Williams genetic freaks put on Earth to dominate their respective sports? Or are they simply normal people who overcame their biological limits through sheer force of will and obsessive training?  In this controversial and engaging exploration of athletic success and the so-called 10,000-hour rule, David Epstein tackles the great nature vs. nurture debate and traces how far science has come in solving it. Through on-the-ground reporting from below the equator and above the Arctic Circle, revealing conversations with leading scientists and Olympic champions, and interviews with athletes who have rare genetic mutations or physical traits, Epstein forces us to rethink the very nature of athleticism.

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Book SynopsisWhat if some of your cells were not your own? What if they once belonged to someone else?Part mind-bending medical mystery—part cutting-edge science—Hidden Guests uncovers the astonishing phenomenon of microchimerism: the presence of foreign cells inside our own bodies. The incredible story of how those cells got there—and what they do once they arrive—might change everything we know about the immune system, lineage, and identity.We are all told the same story as children: that we grew from a single cell into a human, that all of our cells came from the first fertilized egg, and that we have one distinct genetic code. But scientists are beginning to challenge that story.The discovery of microchimerism shows that not all our cells are our own—some of them migrated from other bodies. How did they get there? Scientists are still studying their journey, but today we know cells are exchanged in pregnancy, through transplants and blood transfusions, and possibly even through sex. But what does this mean for our daily lives—is it really such a big deal if someone else’s cell turns up in our bodies? The answer is, as author Lise Barnéoud shows in Hidden Guests, that the implications could be earth-shattering.In Hidden Guests, Barnéoud interviews doctors, researchers, and medical experts at the forefront of microchimerism research. She interweaves their fascinating discoveries with the shocking human stories of microchimerism including:- The story of the mother who gave birth to the genetic children of her sister … even though her sister had never been born.- The story of the man whose DNA was found at a crime scene—only he was in prison at the time. It turned out that he had received a bone marrow transplant, and the DNA came from his donor—the actual offender.- The story of a cancer survivor who discovered that the cells in his blood, saliva, hair, and even his semen were slowly being replaced by the cells of his organ donor- The story of a woman whose children were nearly taken away after genetic testing showed she was not their mother—until she proved that their DNA came from a vanished twin whose cells she had absorbed in uteroHidden Guests traces the history of this still emerging science while asking philosophical and probing questions about immunity, biology, evolution, parental testing, criminal forensics, and the concept of individual identity. Barnéoud makes the case for expanding our notions of both self and immunity: as ever-changing collectives of cells in relation, we are not unlike ecosystems. And like ecosystems, perhaps, the greater our diversity, the greater our resilience.

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Book SynopsisStudents learn when they are actively engaged and thinking in class. The activities in this book are the primary classroom materials for teaching Anatomy and Physiology, using the POGIL method. The result is an ""I can do this"" attitude, increased retention, and a feeling of ownership over the material.Kendall Hunt is excited to partner with The POGIL Project to publish materials in a variety of disciplines that are designed for use in active learning, student-centered classrooms.POGIL is an acronym for Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning. Because POGIL is a student-centered instructional approach, in a typical POGIL classroom or laboratory, students work in small teams with the instructor acting as a facilitator. The student teams use specially designed activities that generally follow a learning cycle paradigm. These activities are designed to have three key characteristics: They are designed for use with self-managed teams that employ the instructor as a facilitator of learning rather than a source of information. They guide students through an exploration to construct understanding. They use discipline content to facilitate the development of important process skills, including higher-level thinking and the ability to learn and to apply knowledge in new contexts.

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Book SynopsisWhat are active materials? This book aims to introduce and redefine conceptions of matter by considering materials as entities that ‘sense’ and respond to their environment. By examining the modeling of, the experiments on, and the construction of these materials, and by developing a theory of their structure, their collective activity, and their functionality, this volume identifies and develops a novel scientific approach to active materials. Moreover, essays on the history and philosophy of metallurgy, chemistry, biology, and materials science provide these various approaches to active materials with a historical and cultural context. The interviews with experts from the natural sciences included in this volume develop new understandings of ‘active matter’ and active materials in relation to a range of research objects and from the perspective of different scientific disciplines, including biology, physics, chemistry, and materials science. These insights are complemented by contributions on the activity of matter and materials from the humanities and the design field. Discusses the mechanisms of active materials and their various conceptualizations in materials science. Redefines conceptions of active materials through interviews with experts from the natural sciences. Contextualizes, historizes, and reflects on different notions of matter/materials and activity through contributions from the humanities. A highly interdisciplinary approach to a cutting-edge research topic, with contributions from both the sciences and the humanities.

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Book SynopsisThis book bridges the gap between a clinician’s and material scientists’ knowledge by elucidating upon the different biomaterials used in anatomical systems and how those materials react to the human body. It explores both established and future prospective of biomaterial types/designs, and considerations in material selection and synthesis, to guide students from non-clinical background in understanding the relations of material science and the human body.

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Book SynopsisIch glaube, daß das interessanteste Forschungsobjekt dieser Welt, abgesehen von der Welt selbst, das menschliche Gehirn ist. So wie eines Tages die Einsicht in das Wesen der Materie gewaltige Verände­ rungen in unserem Denken zur Folge haben wird, ähnlich erschütternd wird, glaube ich, das volle Verständnis der Weise sein, wie das Ge­ hirn als ein Teil der Natur uns auch die Kenntnis der Natur vermittelt. Ich kann mir auch denken, daß die Erklärung der Materie erst auf die Erklärung des Gehirns zu warten hat, um mit ihr zusammen das ge­ schlossene Bild der Welt zu ergeben, das die Philosophen suchen. Der Zweck dieses Buches ist, gemessen an den weitschweifenden Gedanken, bescheiden. Es besteht aus lose zusammenhängenden Kapiteln, alle offen, keines endgültig, insgesamt weit entfernt von dem Anspruch, ein Lehrbuch der Gehirnwissenschaften abzugeben. Es sollte verstanden werden als eine kurze Einladung in die Welt unserer Laboratorien, mit einer Schau unserer hübschesten For­ schungsobjekte und mit Diskussionen, die nicht unbedingt über­ zeugen, sondern eher eine Atmosphäre vermitteln wollen.Table of ContentsI. Strukturen an Stelle von Qualitäten.- II. Das Kleine und das Komplexe.- III. Information.- IV. Bestandteile der Gehirne.- V. Wie genau sind Gehirne gezeichnet?.- VI. Neuroanatomische Invarianzen: Analyse der Kleinhirnrinde.- VII. Der Apparat, der den Fliegen zur Flugnavigation dient.- VIII. Gedanken über den Cortex.

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