Introduction

The knee bone's connected to the leg bone...

Like its counterparts in calculus, chemistry, and physics, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Anatomy, Illustrated, is aimed at students who need an understandable supplement to their more rigorous textbook. However, unlike students of other introductory courses, anatomy students must achieve more than a passing grade, and their retention of what they learn can be a life-and-death matter. With that in mind, this book provides focused, thorough, highly illustrated coverage of the body's tissues, systems, and regions, and its common diseases and disorders.

* More than 150 large and detailed illustrations, complete with callouts and Labels

* Includes illustrated breakdowns of the nine body systems, anatomy by region, and common diseases and disorders