Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology

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Summary: Good Textbook for Anatomy and Physiology Students
Review: I don't think this book was very good at explaining various concepts. I prefer the A&P books by Elaine Marieb. I've taken an A&P course years ago & I belive that if I had not had a background in anatomy and physiology I would have been lost trying to understand some of the subjects covered in this book.

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Summary: Pretty darn good
Review: I enjoyed reading this book. I bought it to supplement my course and I found it pretty good. He also has a pretty good sense of humor which I appreciated as well. His explanations are very clear and he uses great analogies. Diagrams are pretty good as well.

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Summary: Better than 6th Edition
Review: I found that I referred to this edition moreso that the current one that Martini revised (edition 6). He should go back to this format.

Rating:
Summary: Better than 6th Edition
Review: I found that I referred to this edition moreso that the current one that Martini revised (edition 6). He should go back to this format.

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Summary: Good Textbook for Anatomy and Physiology Students
Review: I was assigned this book both for my college anatomy and physiology I and anatomy and physiology II classes. I was a little intimidated by the sylabus for the course---muslces, innervations, insertions, origins. I then started to read this textbook and I found that anatomy and physiology wasn't as hard as I thought. However, this textbook is filled with a lot of information---CNS, PNS, digestive system, axons, etc. I didn't really know what to study until I got the following which is on amazon:
Key Facts for Anatomy and Physiology by Patrick Leonardi
This study guide showed me the key topics and high-yield test items to study, for my college A and P exams. A few friends of mine who are pre-med majors told me about this study guide and how it helped them. My advice is to get both books. It is better than taking A and P over again.

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Summary: Good starting point for anatomy/physio info
Review: Martini et.al gives excellent breakdowns on anatomy/phys. issues in this text. There are plenty of full color diagrams andthe lab accompany book is excellent to visualize anatomical elements: there are actually photos of a real human dissection. This text is essential for anyone going into a health care/human science related field.