More than 400 full-color illustrations along with brief, memorable text help you understand gross anatomy in the context of healthcare

NEW! High-quality videos on each major topic – great for visual learners!

A Doody’s Core Title for 2019! 

The Big Picture: Gross Anatomy, Second Edition is the perfect bridge between reviews and textbooks. With an emphasis on what you truly need to know versus “what’s nice to know”, it features more than 400 full-color illustrations, along with a simple, effective page design that gives you a complete, yet concise, overview of essential anatomy.

The book’s user-friendly presentation consists of text on the left-hand page and beautiful full-color illustrations on the right-hand page. In this way, you get a “big picture” of anatomy principles, delivered one concept at a time – making them easier to understand and remember. \

Zero-in on what you really need to know to ace the course and board exams with:

• NEW! Access to high-quality videos on each major topic — students can view them before reading the text or attending lectures
• Key structures highlighted in bold when they are first mentioned
• Bullets and numbers used to break down important concepts
• More than 400 full-color figures illustrate essential anatomy
• High-yield clinically relevant concepts indicated by a special icon
• Study questions and answers following each section
• A final exam at the end of the book

If you want a well-illustrated, succinct, high-yield review to help you excel on your coursework and the boards, your search ends with The Big Picture: Gross Anatomy, Second Edition.

Contents

Chapter 1 BACK ANATOMY
Chapter 2 ANTERIOR THORACIC WALL
Chapter 3 LUNGS
Chapter 4 HEART
Chapter 5 SUPERIOR AND POSTERIOR MEDIASTINUM
Chapter 6 OVERVIEW OF THE ABDOMEN, PELVIS, AND PERINEUM
Chapter 7 ANTERIOR ABDOMINAL WALL
Chapter 8 SEROUS MEMBRANES OF THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY
Chapter 9 FOREGUT
Chapter 10 MIDGUT, HINDGUT, AND Gl VASCULAR SUPPLY AND INNERVATION
Chapter 11 POSTERIOR ABDOMINAL WALL
Chapter 12 PERINEUM AND PELVIS
Chapter 13 MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
Chapter 14 FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
Chapter 15 SCALP, SKULL, AND MENINGES
Chapter 16 BRAIN
Chapter 17 CRANIAL NERVES
Chapter 18 ORBIT
Chapter 19 EAR
Chapter 20 SUPERFICIAL FACE
Chapter 21 INFRATEMPORAL FOSSA
Chapter 22 PTERYGOPALATINE FOSSA
Chapter 23 NASAL CAVITY
Chapter 24 ORAL CAVITY
Chapter 25 OVERVIEW OF THE NECK
Chapter 26 VISCERA OF THE NECK
Chapter 27 PHARYNX
Chapter 26 LARYNX
Chapter 29 OVERVIEW OF THE UPPER LIMB
Chapter 30 SHOULDER AND AXILLA
Chapter 31 ARM
Chapter 32 FOREARM
Chapter 33 HAND
Chapter 34 OVERVIEW OF THE LOWER LIMB
Chapter 35 GLUTEAL REGION AND HIP
Chapter 36 THIGH
Chapter 37 LEG
Chapter 38 FOOT
Chapter 39 STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS